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EFC 7 : Mind Over Matter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dison Karabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dison Karabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Wilson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Karabre.
Karabre has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Karabre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Karabre.
Karabre gets a clinch.
Karabre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karabre.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Karabre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karabre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wilson on his heels. He'll look to pass Wilson's guard now, I'm sure.
Karabre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karabre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Karabre moves into the clinch.
Karabre manages to break the clinch.
Dison Karabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Karabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Karabre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karabre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Karabre moved out of range.
Karabre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like David Wilson has been cut.
Karabre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Karabre stalling against the cage.
Karabre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karabre clinches with his opponent.
Karabre lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karabre manages to break the clinch.
Karabre has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karabre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Karabre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karabre.
Karabre trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Karabre advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karabre looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
Karabre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson tries to hold on but Karabre postures up.
Wilson is looking to get to half guard.
Karabre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karabre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karabre looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karabre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Karabre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karabre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Karabre maintains control.
Karabre trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Karabre raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karabre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karabre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karabre landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
Karabre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wilson has worked his arm free - good work by Wilson!
Karabre working the body and head with strikes.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Karabre keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karabre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Karabre keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dison Karabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karabre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Karabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Karabre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
Karabre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karabre passes into half guard.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Karabre is controlling well.
Karabre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is staying active underneath Karabre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karabre wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Wilson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karabre passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karabre gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Karabre throws a head kick that misses.
Karabre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karabre is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karabre throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karabre's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karabre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karabre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karabre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karabre decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wilson thows a leg kick but Karabre checks it
and Karabre counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karabre moves out of range of the strikes.
Dison Karabre is winning the standup battle so far.
Karabre looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karabre is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Karabre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilson has his feet on Karabre's thighs here. He's pushed Karabre off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Karabre screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Gallows - London is the reason. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Esperanza!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher tries to bum rush Esperanza with a series of wild strikes but Esperanza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fletcher feints and as Esperanza raises his hands in defense, Fletcher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Esperanza keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Esperanza looking for a guillotine here but Fletcher defends easily.
Esperanza is controlling Fletcher's posture.
Fletcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Esperanza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Esperanza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fletcher is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Esperanza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esperanza is not content to let Fletcher control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza is trying to control Fletcher's posture but Fletcher avoids it.
Esperanza isn't going anywhere.
Fletcher content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Esperanza is looking for a sweep.
Esperanza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fletcher is pressing down on Esperanza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esperanza is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza is looking to control Fletcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esperanza avoid being mounted?
Esperanza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Esperanza pulls Fletcher in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fletcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fletcher tries to clinch but Esperanza moves out of range.
Esperanza misses with a head kick.
Fletcher wants to clinch.
Fletcher looks to land a combination but Esperanza avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fletcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but Esperanza shows good takedown defense.
Fletcher tries to sprawl but Esperanza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fletcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Esperanza on the ground.
Fletcher wants to control but Esperanza is keeping busy.
Esperanza wants to take a breather but Fletcher is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esperanza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fletcher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Esperanza.
Esperanza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fletcher keeps working.
Esperanza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fletcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esperanza drops an elbow to the side of Fletcher's head.
Fletcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esperanza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Esperanza is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esperanza works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esperanza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Esperanza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fletcher gets caught flat footed, as Esperanza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jimmy Esperanza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Esperanza stops Fletcher from standing up.
Esperanza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fletcher has his foot on Esperanza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Esperanza works his way back into a safe position though.
Esperanza landing with the ground and pound.
Esperanza lands a couple of elbows.
Esperanza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esperanza is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esperanza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esperanza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Esperanza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Esperanza 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! Fletcher is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Esperanza!
After the fight, Jimmy Esperanza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Kauffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Kauffmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira de Lima throws a series of punches but Kauffmann avoids them all with ease.
Kauffmann wants to clinch.
Kauffmann fails with the takedown.
Oliveira de Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira de Lima misses with a body shot.
Kauffmann throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliveira de Lima tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kauffmann is in Oliveira de Lima's guard.
Kauffmann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira de Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kauffmann is sitting in close to Oliveira de Lima's body. Oliveira de Lima has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kauffmann is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kauffmann is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Oliveira de Lima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Elbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Elbow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan King's chin.
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250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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230 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Elbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbow moves into the clinch successfully.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Elbow to keep the fight standing.
Elbow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jonathan King has been cut.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Elbow to keep the fight standing.
King tries to pull guard but Elbow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gunnar Elbow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan King.
Elbow tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Elbow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elbow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Nice elbow from Elbow.
Elbow lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Elbow lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Elbow.
King looks gassed!
Elbow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Elbow lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jonathan King's cut even more.
Elbow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Elbow lands a knee to the head.
King is rocked!
A fake to the body and Elbow gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for King! He should get out! Another devastating knee and King falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Gunnar Elbow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SDf Asdf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Darian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Darian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, SDf Asdf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Darian!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asdf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body punch from Darian.
Asdf tries to clinch up
and Darian counters with a straight right hand.
Asdf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Darian.
Asdf clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Darian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Asdf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darian's efforts to push away.
Asdf misses with a knee to the head.
Darian managing to block the knees to the body from Asdf.
Asdf tries to land a knee to the head but Darian blocks with his arms.
Asdf has Darian pressed against the cage, preventing Darian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asdf looking to throw knees to the head but Darian is blocking nicely.
Asdf misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asdf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asdf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darian.
Darian avoiding damage as Asdf throws knees to the body.
Asdf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asdf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darian lands with a short shot to the head.
Darian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darian is trying to break the clinch but Asdf is controlling him.
Asdf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darian lands an uppercut.
Asdf looking to throw knees to the head but Darian is blocking nicely.
Darian lands with a short shot to the head.
Asdf looking to throw knees to the head but Darian is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darian is trying to break free.
Darian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asdf darts in trying to clinch
and Darian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darian punishes Asdf's body with a nice straight punch.
Asdf is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Darian there.
Darian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asdfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like SDf Asdf has been cut.
Darian lands a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Darian as he connects with a hook.
Darian tried to score with a low kick but Asdf checks it.
Asdf tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asdf tries to clinch up
and Darian counters with a stiff right hand.
Asdf wants to clinch
and Darian counters with a left and a right that stings Asdf.
Asdf closes the distance and pushes Darian back into the cage.
Darian has had enough of the clinch but Asdf keeps him there for the moment.
Darian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darian managing to block the knees to the body from Asdf.
Asdf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Darian tries to break the clinch but Asdf is controlling the position.
Asdf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darian is trying to push Asdf away but Asdf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Darian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asdf looking to throw knees to the head but Darian is blocking nicely.
Darian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darian cracks Asdf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asdf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asdf throws a head kick that Darian semi-blocks.
Darian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darian counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asdf checks a low kick from Darian.
Asdf takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Asdf tries to clinch there but Darian circles away.
Darian connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Darian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SDf Asdf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darian punishes Asdf's body with a nice straight punch.
Asdf closes the distance but Darian moves to the side
and Darian counters with a left to the body.
Darian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asdf's head.
A shot to the liver by Darian. Beautiful body shot.
Darian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asdf at a distance.
Asdf wants to clinch but Darian slips to the side
and Darian counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Darian.
A right-left combo lands from Darian.
Darian lands a nice looking body shot.
Darian lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darian misses with a body kick.
Darian connects with a crisp jab.
Darian thuds a left hand into Asdf's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian lands the left hand.
Darian is pawing at Asdf, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Asdf's nose. Asdf is badly hurt! Darian pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Asdf tries desperately to hold on but Darian is relentless in his assault! As Asdf receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Darian away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Darian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Superman's Song as his entrance music. Adriano Da Costa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Smith's chin.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Da Costa.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Smith catches Da Costa right on the button with a cross.
Smith lands a body shot.
Da Costa misses with a double jab.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Da Costa's side.
Da Costa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith drops Da Costa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Da Costa looks back up at him and smiles so Smith waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Da Costa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Adriano Da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Costa. That did some damage!
Smith drops Da Costa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Da Costa looks back up at him and smiles so Smith waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Da Costa is rocked!
Da Costa throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustin Carmona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DuShayne Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustin Carmona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DuShayne Walters!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Walters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walters misses with a hook. Carmona ducked under it nicely.
Walters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walters closes the distance and clinches up with Carmona, looking for a takedown. Walters pushes Carmona against the cage but Carmona circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Carmona slips the punch.
Walters misses with a left hand
and Carmona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carmona ducks under a wild hook from Walters.
Carmona throws a push kick but Walters slaps the foot to one side.
Carmona looks to land a left hand but Walters moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Carmona finds it's way through Walters's defenses.
Walters scores with the left hand. Carmona knows he should have avoided that one.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carmona.
Walters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carmona tries a head kick but it misses.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Carmona slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmona slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Carmona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carmona lands a body shot.
Augustin Carmona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters dips to his left and cracks Carmona with an uppercut!
Carmona delivers a nice body kick.
Carmona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carmona dips to his left and cracks Walters with an uppercut!
Carmona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Carmona is out of range.
Walters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmona.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmona ducks under a wild hook from Walters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmona.
A punch lands to the side of Walters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carmona.
Carmona throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walters looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Carmona. That's going to slow Walters down.
Walters tries to land a leg kick but Carmona saw it coming and moves away.
Carmona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walters manages to avoid it.
Carmona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carmona darts in and clinches Walters up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carmona gets underhooks to prevent Walters's takedown attempt.
Carmona misses with some punches.
Carmona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmona misses with some punches.
Carmona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walters blocks a body shot from Carmona.
Walters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carmona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carmona misses with the head strike.
A short right from Carmona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carmona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walters is trying to drag Carmona to the mat but Carmona just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Augustin Carmona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DuShayne Walters.
Walters blocking some punches.
Carmona throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carmona.
Carmona prevents the takedown attempt.
Carmona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carmona misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmona presses Walters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carmona presses Walters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
Carmona misses with a punch to the body.
Carmona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walters is trying to drag Carmona to the mat but Carmona just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustin Carmona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carmona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carmona is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walters thows a leg kick but Carmona checks it
and Carmona counters with a right hand to the body.
Carmona lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Carmona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
Walters shoots for a double leg takedown but Carmona sprawls well. He's pushed Walters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carmona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carmona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters throws an overhand right that lands on Carmona's shoulder, as Carmona tries to avoid the shot.
Carmona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walters thows a leg kick but Carmona checks it
and Carmona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carmona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Carmona throws a nice head kick!
Carmona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carmona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmona.
Carmona scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carmona delivers a nice body kick.
Carmona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augustin Carmona is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Carmona.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmona thows a body kick. Walters tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmona.
Carmona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carmona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walters can do to turn this around?
Carmona jabs at Walters's body.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carmona.
Carmona connects with a high kick.
Carmona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carmona scoring well with a low kick there.
Carmona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carmona feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walters's calf.
Carmona scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carmona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carmona.
Carmona throws a sloppy head kick and Walters moves out of range easily.
Walters shoots for a double leg takedown but Carmona sprawls well. He's pushed Walters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carmona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmona moves into the clinch successfully.
Walters wants a takedown.
Augustin Carmona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DuShayne Walters.
Carmona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carmona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
A body shot lands from Carmona.
Walters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carmona is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Walters tries to score a body lock takedown but Carmona shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carmona works on Walters's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Carmona.
Carmona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmona swings wildly with an uppercut but Walters uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Carmona fails to land.
Walters is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Carmona fails to land.
Carmona lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carmona cracks Walters with a nice body shot.
A short right from Carmona on the inside.
Carmona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Carmona on the inside.
Carmona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Carmona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carmona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmona lands a hook that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Augustin Carmona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carmona pushes Walters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carmona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustin Carmona dominated that second round.
That's time! Carmona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Carmona.
Carmona feints a jab promting Walters to slip. Carmona then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carmona throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carmona goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walters is rocked!
Carmona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carmona connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Carmona moves into range and clinches up with Walters.
A short right from Carmona on the inside.
Carmona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walters is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmona finish him?
Walters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walters seems to have recovered his senses.
Carmona scores with a shot to the side of Walters's head.
A short uppercut from Carmona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Carmona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carmona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carmona lands a nice shot to the body.
Carmona digs a right hand into Walters's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walters's gas tank.
Walters blocks a body shot from Carmona.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walters.
Carmona lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walters.
Carmona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Carmona - that landed with a thud.
Carmona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walters.
Carmona lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walters has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carmona.
Carmona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walters's elbow.
Carmona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmona throws a head punch that misses.
Carmona misses with some punches.
Carmona misses with a punch to the body.
Walters tries to circle away but Carmona has him pinned against the cage.
Carmona misses with the head strike.
Walters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carmona gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carmona prevents the takedown attempt.
Augustin Carmona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DuShayne Walters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters wants a takedown but no success here.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
Carmona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmona lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmona.
Carmona lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Carmona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carmona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carmona blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Carmona.
Carmona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmona.
Carmona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carmona tries a body shot but Walters blocks it.
DuShayne Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Carmona.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmona misses with a punch on the inside.
Walters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmona cracks Walters with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Carmona.
Carmona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustin Carmona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carmona 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustin Carmona!
A very excited looking Augustin Carmona made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Playll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien De Valmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Playll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Playll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastien De Valmont!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Valmont fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Playll, pushing him back against the cage.
De Valmont lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Valmont lands a right hand.
Playll jumps guard but De Valmont turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Playll jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Valmont walks away with a smile on his face. Playll gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Playll drops his hands momentarily and De Valmont takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Tom Playll has been cut.
De Valmont scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Valmont ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Valmont changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Playll is breathing heavily.
De Valmont scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Valmont lands with a nice body punch.
De Valmont lands a nice shot that snaps Playll's head back.
Sebastien De Valmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Valmont cracks Playll with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Valmont has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Playll to stand back up!
Playll is rocked!
De Valmont jabs at Playll's body.
De Valmont works Playll's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Playll gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! De Valmont gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien De Valmont!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doris Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forest Gump had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Gump!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Doris Dube!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dube avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump blocks a head kick by Dube.
Dube misses with an uppercut.
Gump gets caught napping as Dube dives in and scores a takedown. Gump manages to retain guard.
Gump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dube being controlled here momentarily.
Dube is looking to work some ground and pound but Gump has wrist control.
Dube has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gump looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gump is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gump looking for a sweep. Not yet Gump, not yet.
Gump is trying to keep Dube in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Forest Gump just wasn't active enough.
Dube throws the left hand but Gump avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump throws out a powerful jab.
Dube moves into range and clinches up with Gump.
Dube trying to control the position but instead, Gump has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dube into the cage.
Gump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dube keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gump bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dube's head.
It looks like Doris Dube has been cut.
Gump looks to land a right hand but Dube moved out of range.
Dube shoots for a takedown but Gump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dube.
Gump staying out of range there.
Gump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dube misses with a lunging right hand
and Gump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gump misses with a wild combination.
Forest Gump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but Dube sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gump connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dube's hands.
Dube ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Gump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dube tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Gump.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
Gump throws a big shot that misses.
Dube closes the distance but Gump moves to the side
and Gump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gump gets a clinch.
Gump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dube walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dube misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
Gump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gump lands with a shot to the body.
Dube misses with a right hand
and Gump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dube tries to clinch up but Gump circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Dube misses the target.
Gump jabs at Dube's body.
Dube looks gassed!
Dube gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gump.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dube on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dube takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gump lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dube misses with a straight right.
Doris Dube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dube at a distance.
Gump throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gump connects with a body shot that sends Dube's belly button to the back.
Gump listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Doris Dube's cut even more.
Gump connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dube! He's out on his feet! Gump rushes in and drops Dube with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Forest Gump!
Forest Gump retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Steller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller shoots and misses
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
Steller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rios defends it nicely.
Rios wants to clinch
and Steller counters with a shoot takedown. Rios fights it but they end up in guard.
Steller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rios is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steller 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.
Steller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steller throws a strike but Rios rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios preventing the sweep.
Rios 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.
Steller working for submissions but it's allowed Rios to get to half guard.
Steller punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steller gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller controls Rios momentarily but Rios frees himself.
Steller throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Steller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rios is one step ahead there.
Steller trying to keep a closed guard but Rios is proving a slippery customer.
Steller keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
Steller trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Steller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rios counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Steller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios tries to clinch up.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rios defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steller.
Steller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rios.
Steller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rios swivels and escapes.
Steller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rios moves into the clinch.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steller wants a takedown.
Rios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller tries to score a body lock takedown but Rios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rios.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios lands with a short shot to the head.
Steller tries for a takedown but Rios manages to get underhooks.
Rios is working Steller over against the cage.
Steller is breathing heavily.
Rios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Steller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rios.
Rios stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Rios 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.
Rios forces Steller back against the cage and clinches.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
Steller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rios pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steller shoots in and gets a takedown into Rios's guard.
Steller stops Rios from standing up.
Steller won't allow Rios to sweep him here.
Rios scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rios closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rios.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Good body shot from Rios.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Rios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesus Rios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Rios.
Rios is pushing Steller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Rios.
Rios stalling in the clinch.
Steller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Rios.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steller takes a shot to the head.
Rios slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios scores with a hook to the body.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios tries a body shot but Steller blocks it.
Rios is working Steller over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Rios.
Rios presses Steller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rios stalls.
Rios works on Steller's body with a couple of short punches.
Rios controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios scores with a hook to the body.
Rios digs a right hand underneath Steller's ribcage. Steller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
Rios scores with a shot to the side of Steller's head.
Rios taking a breather.
Rios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stellers head.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steller prevents a body shot from Rios.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Rios.
Good body shot from Rios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller being controlled against the cage.
Rios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steller is rocked!
A body shot lands from Rios.
Oh Steller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steller.
Rios lands a big right hand that drops Steller! The killer instinct kicks in and Rios finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Rios!
A victorious Jesus Rios thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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