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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lulo Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itchy Rash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lulo Porter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lulo Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Itchy Rash!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rash manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Porter on his heels. He'll look to pass Porter's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rash is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Porter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Porter has escaped and now he's on top!
Porter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Porter tries to free his leg and advance position but Rash is retaining full guard.
Rash working a defensive guard here.
Rash is adopting a defensive guard.
Porter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter advances position into side control!
Rash striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Porter 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.
Rash defending against the ground and pound.
Rash avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Porter.
Rash manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rash can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rash is looking for a sweep. Porter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Porter lands a nice short elbow.
Rash blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porter.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter is pressing down on Rash's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rash is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter throwing strikes from guard but Rash blocks nicely.
Rash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter wants to pass the guard but Rash is keeping the position.
Rash seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rash looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rash is keeping the position for now.
Porter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Porter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rash is keeping the position for now.
Rash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter won't allow Rash to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lulo Porter 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.
Rash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rash shoots in looking for a takedown but Porter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Porter wants to clinch.
Rash shoots in but Porter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lulo Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itchy Rash.
Rash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rash is breathing heavily.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Rash pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Rash pushes him off.
Porter tries to clinch up.
Porter instigates a clinch.
Rash tries to score a body lock takedown but Porter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Porter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rash is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Porter is defending well.
Porter prevents the takedown attempt.
Porter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rash is trying to drag Porter to the mat but Porter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Porter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter tries to clinch but Rash moves out of range.
Rash misses with a takedown
and Porter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rash defending well though.
Porter working the head and body with strikes.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Porter there.
Rash blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porter.
Porter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter thows a huge punch but Rash dodges it nicely.
Porter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rash defending well though.
Porter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rash defending well though.
Rash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porter.
Porter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lulo Porter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Porter tries to pass to full mount but Rash defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Porter.
Porter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rash tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Porter has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
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!
Porter breaks from Rash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lulo Porter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porter doesn't manage to clinch there - Rash circles away.
Rash shoots in for a takedown but Porter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rash swats away the attempt to clinch by Porter.
Porter tries to clinch but Rash is having none of it.
Porter tries to clinch but Rash is having none of it.
Porter doesn't manage to clinch there - Rash circles away.
Rash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Porter as he jumps to the side.
Lulo Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itchy Rash.
Rash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rash circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter tries to clinch but Rash is having none of it.
Rash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Porter counters by clinching up.
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Rash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porter sprawls well. Porter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rash gets slowly back to his feet.
Lulo Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter moves into the clinch successfully.
Rash is looking for a takedown.
Porter scores with a shot to the side of Rash's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Porter.
A right hand to the body from Porter.
A short right from Porter.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Porter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Porter closes the distance and clinches.
Porter lands a shoulder strike.
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Rash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rash looks for a takedown but Porter sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking to clinch but Rash is avoiding it.
Porter wants to clinch up but Rash keeps it at a distance.
Rash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porter tries to clinch up.
Porter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rash can do to turn this around?
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter tries to clinch up
and Rash counters with a takedown into side control.
Porter throws Rash to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter darts in and clinches Rash up against the cage.
Rash has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Porter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Itchy Rash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porter swivels and escapes.
Porter wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lulo Porter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Porter 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lulo Porter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardy Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claymore Longshanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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278 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hardy Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claymore Longshanks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger wants to clinch up but Longshanks keeps it at a distance.
Swagger wants to clinch up but Longshanks keeps it at a distance.
Longshanks misses with the combination.
Longshanks lands with a hook. Swagger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swagger lands a head shot.
Longshanks throws a leg kick but Swagger moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swagger wants a takedown but no success here.
Swagger tightens his grip and picks Longshanks up, before dumping him to the ground. Longshanks manages to land in 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!
Longshanks wants to control the position but Swagger says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Longshanks trying to control but Swagger postures up.
Longshanks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swagger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshanks tries to get to full guard but Swagger has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Longshanks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swagger stands up from Longshanks's guard - Swagger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Longshanks shoots in and gets a takedown into Swagger's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swagger is on top in guard.
Swagger won't allow Longshanks to sweep him here.
Longshanks wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Swagger manages to pass to side control.
Longshanks trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks is looking to improve his position.
Swagger trying to control from half guard but Longshanks is working away.
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!
Longshanks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Longshanks.
Swagger looking to pass the guard.
Longshanks keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swagger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardy Swagger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Longshanks tries to clinch up.
Longshanks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Swagger's guard.
Longshanks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swagger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Longshanks throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longshanks won't allow Swagger to sweep him here.
Longshanksis looking to pass into half guard but Swagger pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Swagger is in guard.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Longshanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longshanks is looking to stand up but Swagger isn't so interested in that idea.
Swagger trying to control but Longshanks is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger won't allow Longshanks to sweep him here.
Longshanks keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Claymore Longshanks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Longshanks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swagger is trying to defend but Longshanks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Longshanks is trying to work for a kimura but Swagger is defending well.
Longshanks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swagger defending well though.
Longshanks trying to control the action but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Longshanks is looking to stall here but Swagger recovers full guard.
Swagger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshanks wanted to stand there but Swagger had control of the position.
Swagger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longshanks is one step ahead there.
Swagger striking off his back but it's not causing Longshanks any problems.
Swagger is controlling Longshanks's posture.
Swagger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Longshanks is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longshanks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swagger is keeping the position for now.
Longshanks wants to control from the top but Swagger keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Claymore Longshanks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Swagger takes the fight into the clinch.
Longshanks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks is trying to control the position but Swagger postures up.
Longshanks working a defensive guard but Swagger passes into half guard.
Longshanks wants to control but Swagger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swagger wants to get back to his feet.
Swagger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Longshanks is looking to control Swagger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Longshanks avoid being mounted?
Swagger wants to pass to mount but Longshanks is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks trying to control from the bottom.
Claymore Longshanks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swagger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Longshanks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swagger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Longshanks misses with a body kick.
Longshanks slips under a jab.
Swagger gets a double leg takedown into Longshanks's guard.
Longshanks is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swagger controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longshanks looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Claymore Longshanks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Swagger shoots in looking for a takedown. Longshanks tries to sprawl out of it but Swagger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Longshanks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Longshanks dives in and grabs Swagger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swagger pushes down on Longshanks's head and hops out.
Swagger rushes Longshanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Longshanks is trying to pull guard but Swagger has him pressed against the cage.
Longshanks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longshanks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swagger is fending him off so far but Longshanks persists. Nope, Swagger circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claymore Longshanks.
Swagger closes the distance and clinches.
Swagger tries to score a body lock takedown but Longshanks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Swagger could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Swagger is pressed up against the cage. Longshanks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swagger down to the mat. Swagger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Longshanks shoots in but no luck this time.
Longshanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Swagger is just out of range.
Swagger tries to close the distance and clinch but Longshanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longshanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longshanks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Longshanks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swagger sprawls well. Swagger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Longshanks gets slowly back to his feet.
Swagger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Swagger decides to stand back up. Swagger steps back and let's Longshanks get back to his feet.
Longshanks tries for a takedown but Swagger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Longshanks shoots in looking for a takedown but Swagger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Longshanks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swagger gets a takedown into half guard.
Hardy Swagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swagger uses his free foot to push down on Longshanks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Longshanks.
Longshanks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Swagger.
Longshanks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Longshanks blocking the ground and pound.
Longshanks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Swagger.
Swagger looking to secure an arm triangle but Longshanks defends it well.
Longshanks wants to hold on but Swagger pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger looking to control but Longshanks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Longshanks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Swagger.
Swagger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Swagger looking to control but Longshanks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Longshanks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger unloads with some shots from mount but Longshanks bucks and avoids them well.
Swagger wants to control the pace but Longshanks is squirming around nicely.
Swagger wants to finish this one by submission but Longshanks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Swagger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longshanks tries to hold on but Swagger postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hardy Swagger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Longshanks 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 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Rysakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mojo Joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mojo Joe Joe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Rysakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mojo Joe Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Mojo Joe Joe has been cut.
Joe Joe takes one to the chin there.
Rysakov cracks the inside of Joe Joe's front leg.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe Joe is defended easily by Rysakov.
Jab, jab by Rysakov - just one landing.
Joe Joe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rysakov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rysakov lands with a straight right. Joe Joe didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rysakov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikolai Rysakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mojo Joe Joe.
Rysakov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rysakov thumps Joe Joe with a low kick.
Mojo Joe Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Rysakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe Joe is rocked!
Joe Joe looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe is aggressively charging in as Rysakov backs up avoiding any damage. Rysakov tosses out a jab and Joe Joe runs right into it face first! Joe Joe is out cold! Rysakov dropped down on all fours and is barking in Joe Joe's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Rysakov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Edgerton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Edgerton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Toby!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toby just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edgerton defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Toby.
Toby looks to land a combination but Edgerton avoids it well.
Edgerton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toby as he avoids it easily.
Edgerton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edgerton is looking for a kimura but Toby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edgerton to get the leverage.
Edgerton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Edgerton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toby keeps working.
Toby is trying to control but can't.
Toby is trying to escape back to his feet but Edgerton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Toby looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgerton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Edgerton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edgerton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toby keeps working.
Edgerton advances nicely into full mount.
Toby really wants to buck Edgerton off and get back to his feet.
Edgerton controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgerton looking for a guillotine from mount but Toby is having none of it.
Edgerton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgerton has control of Toby's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Toby regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Edgerton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Toby has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edgerton is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Toby is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Edgerton!
Joel Edgerton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Polio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Polio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Hatton's chin.
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Polio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hatton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatton pinned against the cage. Hatton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hatton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Billy Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatton's waist but Hatton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polio off to one side.
Hatton stalks Polio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Polio's face. Polio staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tommy Polio has been cut.
Hatton lands a jab.
Hatton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Polio shoots in but Hatton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Polio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Polio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatton circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Polio to the canvas! Polio doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hatton keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Hatton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Schietzelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Kendray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schietzelt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crazy Train, Ozzy Fukking Osbourne . Alexander Schietzelt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
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26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Schietzelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Kendray!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schietzelt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schietzelt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schietzelt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schietzelt wants to free his trapped foot but Kendray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kendray is staying active underneath Schietzelt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schietzelt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schietzelt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schietzelt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schietzelt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Schietzelt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kendray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schietzelt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kendray can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schietzelt throwing strikes here but Kendray is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schietzelt trying to control but Kendray is having none of it.
Kendray is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Schietzelt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schietzelt wants to finish this one by submission but Kendray is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Schietzelt.
Schietzelt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kendray because Schietzelt loaded up on that one.
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!
Schietzelt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendray is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Schietzelt tries to control but Kendray wriggling away.
Schietzelt takes Kendray's back.
Schietzelt looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Kendray taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Schietzelt!
Alexander Schietzelt very nearly forgot to thank Broken Halo Pride Nutrition 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fubar Pogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pogue has chosen Deadmau5 - Ghosts n Stuff as his entrance music. Eddie Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fubar Pogue!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pogue tries to clinch up
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pogue's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez prevents Pogue from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pogue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pogue is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pogue closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fubar Pogue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pogue looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pogue moves into the clinch.
Sanchez gets control of Pogue's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanchez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pogue throwing strikes but missing.
Pogue must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pogue has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogue tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pogue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pogue really wants to buck Sanchez off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working Pogue over with strikes here.
Sanchez won't let Pogue get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pogue looks gassed!
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pogue is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Pogue that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Pogue is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez has control of Pogue's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pogue regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Pogue is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pogue is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pogue in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez has hold of Pogue's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pogue manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez looking to finish Pogue with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pogue!
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pogue to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pogue shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pogue's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pogue in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pogue tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez working for a guillotine from mount but Pogue is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Pogue moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Pogue moves out of range.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Pogue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Pogue fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pogue is defended easily by Sanchez.
Pogue tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Pogue shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eddie Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fubar Pogue.
Pogue gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pogue can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Pogue gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez has his feet on Pogue's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Pogue.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Pogue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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!
Pogue misses with a punch to the body.
Pogue struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Pogue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Pogue turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pogue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Pogue can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Pogue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pogue looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Pogue.
Pogue stalls.
Pogue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez jumps guard but Pogue turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Pogue shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pogue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Pogue closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez forces Pogue back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Pogue has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez stalls.
Sanchez jumps guard.
Sanchez pushes Pogue off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pogue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pogue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Pogue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pogue blocks a leg kick.
Pogue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Pogue wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pogue.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pogue fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pogue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pogue fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogue moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Pogue didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pogue pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Pogue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Pogue shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pogue, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pogue wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pogue wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Pogue pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Pogue, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogue gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez stops Pogue from standing up.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez 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.
Pogue wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pogue wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sanchez manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pogue has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Pogue defends it.
Pogue is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Pogue is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Fubar Pogue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by 'The Ripper' by Chinchilla. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
187 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom White!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with the combination.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taylor pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taylor scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Taylor's guard.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White stops Taylor from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wriggles free and stands up.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with an outside leg kick.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
White throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
White looks gassed!
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Tom White has been cut.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tom White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a double jab.
Taylor is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White lands a right hand.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
White tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White breaks the clinch.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taylor is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, White manages to get to full guard.
Taylor tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Taylor lands a nice looking body kick.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom White'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.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
Ryan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White is controlling Taylor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
White is breathing heavily.
White is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stands up out of the half guard.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor lands a nice looking body kick.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
White misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
White misses with a left hand
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
White is rocked!
Taylor tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Taylor works White's body with a nice hook.
Taylor moves away from the strike by White.
White misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Taylor moves into the clinch.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Taylor trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taylor into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White has picked Taylor up - he's going for a ride! White dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Taylor tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
White wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
White is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tom White wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from White misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taylor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White misses with an uppercut.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor wants to clinch.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor blocks a body shot from White.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White misses with some punches.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White avoiding damage.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Ryan Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
White misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a left right combination that sends White crashing to the mat - Taylor wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding White out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Taylor!
Ryan Taylor really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Broken Halo Pride Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lie Die (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lie Die!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Booth!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Die tries to clinch but Booth is having none of it.
Booth wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Booth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Booth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Booth misses with a series of wild punches.
Die avoids a punch combination nicely.
Booth tries to clinch there but Die circles away.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Booth throws a body punch but Die moves out of range.
Booth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Die counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Die avoids a punch combination nicely.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Booth throws a right hand that Die ducks under and follows up with a left that Die also avoids with ease.
Booth stuffs the takedown attempt from Die. Die gets slowly back to his feet.
Booth throws an overhand right that lands on Die's shoulder, as Die tries to avoid the shot.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Die clinches up with Booth and pushes him back against the cage.
Booth gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Booth looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Die manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Die has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Booth should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Die has tightened it up now! Booth should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lie Die!
A very excited looking Lie Die rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ducka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tinie Tempah - Intro. Johnny Ducka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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232 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ducka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducka throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
No joy there for Ducka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ducka tries to keep at a distance but Davies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davies blocks an uppercut.
Ducka misses with some punches.
Davies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ducka has a couple of punches blocked by Davies.
Davies lands a shoulder strike.
Davies content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ducka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ducka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ducka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ducka tries to break free but Davies pushes him back against the cage.
Ducka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ducka struggles to land a body shot inside as Davies controls his hands.
Davies lands an uppercut.
Davies is struggling to control the position.
Davies lands a right hand.
Ducka misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Davies.
Ducka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ducka tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Ducka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davies's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davies is keeping busy.
Davies prevents Ducka from breaking the clinch.
Davies avoiding damage.
Davies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davies is pushing Ducka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ducka tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Ducka back against the cage.
Ducka tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Davies is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davies as Ducka tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ducka is trying to break the clinch but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies slows down the pace here.
Ducka is looking to control Davies's arms but Davies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ducka has his back to the cage.
Davies avoiding damage.
Ducka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davies looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducka misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davies.
Davies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
Davies clinches up with Ducka and pushes him back against the cage.
Ducka tries to break free but Davies pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davies prevents Ducka from breaking the clinch.
Davies cracks Ducka with a nice body shot.
Ducka tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
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 Michael Davies will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ducka misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies misses with the combination.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ducka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davies eats them both and turns towards Ducka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Michael Davies has been cut.
Ducka throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Ducka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies has Ducka up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ducka is trying to push Davies away but Davies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ducka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ducka misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ducka as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducka can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davies lands with a right to the head.
Ducka misses with a body punch.
Davies just leaning against Ducka, taking a breather.
Ducka can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Davies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davies blocks a body shot from Ducka.
Ducka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ducka tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Ducka back against the cage.
Davies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
Ducka misses with a combination
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davies walks into a stiff left hand from Ducka.
Ducka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ducka misses with a few strikes there.
Ducka misses with the combination.
Davies moves into the clinch.
Davies prevents a body shot from Ducka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ducka lands a body punch.
Ducka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davies blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ducka looking to stall.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ducka looking to stall.
Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ducka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davies counters by clinching up.
Davies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ducka tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Ducka back against the cage.
Davies taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ducka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davies stalling in the clinch.
Davies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davies wants to take the fight to the mat but Ducka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davies tries to pull guard but Ducka holds him up against the cage and eventually Davies drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ducka is looking to break free of the clinch but Davies has double underhooks.
Davies leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ducka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ducka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ducka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Davies's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Davies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ducka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ducka wants to break free but Davies has control.
Davies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ducka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ducka has had enough of the clinch but Davies keeps him there for the moment.
Ducka misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Ducka.
Ducka misses with a punch to the body.
Ducka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Davies to work.
Davies blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducka tries to break the clinch but Davies is controlling the position.
Ducka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Davies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ducka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies stalling.
Davies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ducka misses with a punch to the body.
Ducka misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Davies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ducka struggles to land a body shot inside as Davies controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davies blocks a body shot from Ducka.
Ducka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ducka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ducka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ducka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ducka is trying to break the clinch but Davies is controlling him.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davies tightens his grip and picks Ducka up, before dumping him to the ground. Ducka manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davies not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davies's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Davies.
Davies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ducka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davies counters with a straight that turns Ducka's legs to rubber! Davies pushes forward with more strikes and Ducka goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Davies!
Michael Davies managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Broken Halo Pride Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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