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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood shoots in looking for a takedown but Braddock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Braddock darts in and clinches Rood up against the cage.
Rood goes for a takedown attempt but Braddock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rood scores with a hook to the body. Braddock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Braddock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Rood misses.
Braddock's corner calls for a 1-2. Braddock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braddock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braddock tries to clinch up.
Braddock throws a right and a left that Rood avoids nicely.
Rood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Rood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rood looks for a takedown but Braddock sprawls well.
Braddock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Braddock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rood somewhat.
Braddock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Braddock.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rood can't do much from the bottom here.
Braddock decides to stand back up.
Braddock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Braddock.
Rood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rood throws a right hand that Braddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Braddock also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock tries to close the distance and clinch but Rood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braddock throws a head kick that misses.
Braddock looks gassed!
Braddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rood tries for a takedown but Braddock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Rood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rood trying to control but Braddock postures up.
Braddock is trying to control. Rood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rood is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood has one foot on Braddock's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braddock moves into the clinch successfully.
Rood manages to break the clinch.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rood tries for a takedown but Braddock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braddock throws a sloppy head kick and Rood moves out of range easily.
Braddock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rood pinned against the cage. Rood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braddock slips a jab and a cross from Rood.
Rood tries to work over Braddock's front leg with a kick but Braddock checks it.
Rood is looking to clinch.
Braddock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braddock.
A right-left combo lands from Rood.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rood tries to bench press Braddock off him but Braddock keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Braddock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braddock tries to avoid it but Rood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braddock to the ground. Braddock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Braddock fails with a takedown attempt.
Braddock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rood doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rood.
Braddock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rood's waist but Rood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braddock off to one side.
Rood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Braddock.
Liam Rood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Braddock.
Rood moves into range and clinches up with Braddock.
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Rood catches Braddock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liam Rood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rood shoots in but Braddock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Braddock.
Rood doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Braddock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Braddock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rood is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood is looking to control Braddock's arms but Braddock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rood has his back to the cage.
Rood throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Braddock.
Braddock avoiding damage as Rood throws knees to the body.
Rood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rood tries to pull guard but Braddock holds him up against the cage and eventually Rood drops back down to his feet.
Braddock is looking for a takedown.
Rood is trying to pull guard but Braddock has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Braddock as Rood tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Braddock.
Rood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braddock wants a takedown.
Rood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braddock walks away with a smile on his face. Rood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rood sprawls well. Rood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braddock gets slowly back to his feet.
Rood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Braddock closes the distance and pushes Rood back into the cage.
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Braddock or perhaps it was just good defense by Rood which made him look bad.
Rood lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rood but Rood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rood duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Rood dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Braddock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rood.
Rood tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock misses with a head kick.
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Rood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Braddock.
Rood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braddock breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rood shoots in for a takedown but Braddock shows good takedown defense.
Rood misses with a takedown attempt - Braddock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Rood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Braddock is out of range and Rood settles back down.
Rood throws a head kick that misses.
Rood shoots in for a double leg but Braddock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Braddock or perhaps it was just good defense by Rood which made him look bad.
Rood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braddock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braddock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock tries to move into range but Rood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rood darts in and clinches Braddock up against the cage.
Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Rood. Beautiful body shot.
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Rood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braddock keeps control of Rood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Rood.
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!
Braddock breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rood tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Rood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Rood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rood closes the distance and pushes Braddock back into the cage.
Rood breaks the clinch.
Rood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rood misses with a takedown attempt - Braddock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liam Rood is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock throws a nice head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rood.
Braddock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Braddock. No joy for Rood on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Braddock.
Rood has closed the distance and engaged Braddock in a clinch.
Braddock keeps control of Rood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Rood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Rood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arteta comes into the arena with Yall must have Forgot--Roy Jones Jr blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Arteta.
Arteta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arteta throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Arteta throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Arteta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arteta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arteta looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Junior Silva has been cut.
Arteta misses with a two punch combination.
Arteta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Arteta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva shoots in but Arteta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arteta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arteta throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arteta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arteta fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Arteta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diego Arteta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Arteta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta misses with a wild combination.
Arteta scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Arteta.
Silva looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Arteta or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Arteta sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick from Arteta lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva is rocked!
Diego Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta misses with the combination.
Arteta misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Arteta shoots in.
Arteta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Arteta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arteta is looking for the KO!
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Arteta finish him?
That has opened up Junior Silva's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arteta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Arteta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arteta misses with a double jab.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arteta lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Arteta misses.
Arteta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva shoots in but Arteta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arteta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta lands with a cross.
Arteta throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Arteta lands an overhand right.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diego Arteta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Arteta.
Arteta is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Arteta lands with a big left! Silva is wobbled badly! Arteta comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Silva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Arteta!
Our winner, Diego Arteta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Unger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Warnock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Amsterdam, Lars Unger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Warnock!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Warnock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Unger as he connects with a hook.
Unger shoots in for a takedown but Warnock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Unger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warnock's waist but Warnock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Unger off to one side.
Unger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Unger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warnock pushes Unger up against the cage in a clinch.
Warnock tightens his grip and picks Unger up, before dumping him to the ground. Unger manages to land in guard.
Warnock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warnock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Warnock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Warnock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Warnock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Warnock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Unger's head.
Warnock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warnock escapes and gets back to his feet.
Warnock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warnock creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Unger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Warnock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Unger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Warnock stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Unger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warnock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Unger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warnock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warnock swats away the attempt to clinch by Unger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unger scores with a leg kick.
Unger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Unger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Warnock counters with a single leg into guard. Unger didn't expect that.
Warnock wants to stand but Unger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Warnock looks gassed!
Unger is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Warnock has his hands clasped together but Unger extends an breaks Warnock's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Unger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lars Unger!
Lars Unger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Haye will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 London, John Lazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazy gets caught napping as Haye dives in and scores a takedown. Lazy manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haye trying to control the position from guard on top but Lazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haye looking to sit in guard and control but Lazy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lazy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haye looking for a sweep. Not yet Haye, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lazy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lazy with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazy postures up and lands a big shot to Haye's brow.
Lazy connects with a couple of short punches.
Lazy throws a big right hand that misses.
Lazy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lazy chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lazy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lazy postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.
Lazy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lazy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lazy throws a big elbow that misses.
Haye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lazy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lazy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lazy works over Haye with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like David Haye has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lazy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haye is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazy wants to pass the guard but Haye is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lazy throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazy is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.
Lazy 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.
Lazy connects with a couple of short punches.
The cut above David Haye's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lazy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haye is still in real trouble! Can Lazy finish him?
David Haye's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Haye's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Lazy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Nagatomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Bombay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagatomo comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, George Nagatomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Bombay!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombay misses with a wild combination.
Nagatomo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bombay.
Nagatomo misses with a body kick.
Bombay gets tackled into the cage by Nagatomo. Nagatomo maintains the clinch.
Nagatomo manages to break the clinch.
Bombay misses with the combination.
Nagatomo slips a jab and a cross from Bombay.
Nagatomo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombay.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nagatomo.
Bombay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bombay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bombay misses with a double jab.
Bombay misses with a double jab.
Nagatomo wants to clinch up but Bombay keeps it at a distance.
Bombay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nagatomo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bombay in the body.
Nagatomo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bombay.
Bombay looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagatomo throws a sloppy head kick and Bombay moves out of range easily.
Bombay moves out of range of the body kick.
Nagatomo throws a head kick but Bombay moves out of range.
Nagatomo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nagatomo misses with a head kick.
Nagatomo throws a head kick that misses.
Nagatomo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nagatomo breaks from the clinch.
Nagatomo throws a sloppy head kick and Bombay moves out of range easily.
Nagatomo lands with a nice body kick.
Nagatomo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Nagatomo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bombay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nagatomo. That one must have hurt.
Nagatomo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagatomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bombay fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagatomo throws a sloppy head kick and Bombay moves out of range easily.
Nagatomo lands a big head kick that sends Bombay tumbling to the mat! Nagatomo takes a step backwards and waves Bombay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bombay is rocked!
Bombay gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Nagatomo!
During a confident post fight interview, George Nagatomo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Montague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Pierson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montague might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to K-Lash-Nekoff - Murder. Brandon Pierson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Montague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Pierson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierson tries to clinch there but Montague circles away.
Montague just misses with a punch to the body.
Montague throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierson.
A punch combination from Pierson misses.
Montague throws a body kick that misses.
Pierson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierson wants to land a leg kick but Montague is out of range.
Montague gets tackled into the cage by Pierson. Pierson maintains the clinch.
Montague is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierson has double underhooks.
Montague looking to stall.
Montague using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montague looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montague tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montague dodges an elbow strike from Pierson.
Pierson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montague avoids it.
Montague looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierson avoiding damage as Montague throws knees to the body.
Montague is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pierson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Montague to the mat. Montague regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Montague tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Montague throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Montague looking to control.
Montague wants to stand but Pierson is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Montague tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierson throws a big elbow that misses.
Montague keeping moving, preventing Pierson from controlling successfully.
Pierson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierson won't allow Montague to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montague trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Montague 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.
Pierson wants to control from the top but Montague keeps moving.
Montague will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montague had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierson defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierson controlling from the top position.
Montague looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierson is one step ahead there.
Pierson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montague looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierson stands up over Montague, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Montague bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierson's guard.
Pierson is pulling down on Montague's head. It's preventing any offense from Montague, at least for the moment.
Montague throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montague stands up and waves to Pierson to follow him.
Pierson misses with a few strikes there.
Montague tries to clinch up but Pierson circles away and keeps his distance.
Montague throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierson.
Pierson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montague ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierson moves away.
Pierson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montague.
Pierson gets tackled into the cage by Montague. Montague maintains the clinch.
Pierson takes a knee to the side of the body.
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.
Montague is pushing Pierson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Montague lands a damaging elbow.
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 Mickey Montague will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Montague misses with a few strikes there.
Montague lunges at Pierson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierson's hand.
Pierson fails with a takedown attempt.
Montague has closed the distance and engaged Pierson in a clinch.
Montague using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montague wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierson won't allow it.
Montague is trying to force a seperation but Pierson has the dominant position.
Montague is looking for a takedown.
Montague throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montague tries to land knees in the clinch but Pierson avoids the damage to the body.
Montague blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montague throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierson blocks it with crossed arms.
Montague wants to break free but Pierson has control.
Montague throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montague manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pierson prevents Montague from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierson postures up.
Pierson won't allow Montague to get back to his feet.
Pierson 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.
Pierson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montague is on top in guard.
Brandon Pierson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierson managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montague prevents Pierson from getting back to his feet.
Montague throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Pierson pulls Montague in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brandon Pierson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pierson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Montague tries to roll over but Pierson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montague is trying to stand back up but Pierson is controlling him
Montague misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Montague trying to hold on to Pierson's head to control him but Pierson postures up.
Montague trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montague throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pierson prevents Montague from getting the reversal.
Pierson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Montague is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierson cracks Montague with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierson scoring with strikes but Montague is staying in there.
Montague really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pierson breaks from Montague's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pierson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Montague working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pierson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pierson prevents Montague from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Pierson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Montague fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierson, pushing him back against the cage.
Montague is trying to push Pierson away but Pierson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Montague jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierson walks away with a smile on his face. Montague gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierson tries a low kick but Montague avoids it.
Montague throws a head kick but Pierson moves out of range.
Montague gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Montague looking for a takedown.
Montague breaks the clinch.
A combination from Montague does no damage.
Pierson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montague moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montague is looking to score with low kicks.
Pierson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montague is out of range and Pierson settles back down.
Pierson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montague looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Montague enables Pierson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Montague manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierson postures up and lands a big shot to Montague's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montague is on top in guard.
Montague postures up in Pierson's guard and throws a big left but Pierson blocks it.
Montague missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montague working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montague throwing strikes from guard but Pierson blocks nicely.
Pierson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Montague is looking to stand up but Pierson won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Montague postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montague won't allow Pierson to get back to his feet.
Montague loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pierson wriggles free and stands up.
Montague tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montague shoots in but Pierson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Montague. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montague scores with a head kick.
Montague swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierson.
Pierson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pierson shoots in but Montague avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montague. That's going to slow Pierson down.
Montague closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Montague gets the takedown into side control.
Montague scores with punches from side control.
Montague working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montague stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierson dodges the punch combination from Montague.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montague looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montague defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pierson.
Montague throws a head kick that Pierson semi-blocks.
Pierson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montague misses with a few strikes there.
Montague wants to clinch up but Pierson keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montague misses with a body kick.
Montague gets caught napping as Pierson dives in and scores a takedown. Montague manages to retain guard.
Montague looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Montague showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montague has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mickey Montague!
Mickey Montague decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
215 lbs
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212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Sack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sack looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Sack feints a jab promting Fury to slip. Sack then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Sack's head but Sack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a right hand that Sack ducks under and follows up with a left that Sack also avoids with ease.
Fury tries to bum rush Sack with a series of wild strikes but Sack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.
Fury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sack's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sack avoids the head kick by Fury.
Fury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury delivers a nice body kick.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Sack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryan Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury throws a series of punches but Sack moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Sack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Sack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury misses with a wild combination.
Sack with a nice cross.
Sack staying out of range there.
Sack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with the combination.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sack tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Sack counters with a one-two to the body.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury misses with a combination
and Sack counters with a one-two to the body.
Sack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
Fury moves away from the strike by Sack.
Fury tries to move into range but Sack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Sack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sack's calf.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Sack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Sack is just out of range.
Sack throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Sack fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fury to the ground. Sack is now in Fury's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sack with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sack postures up.
Sack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Fury dominated that round.
That's time! Sack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sack just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Sack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sack misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fury throws a head kick but Sack moves out of range.
Fury digs a good hook to Sack's body.
Sack has a takedown stuffed.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sack lands with a nice combination. Fury backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sack just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with a slapping head kick.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Sack throws a series of punches but Fury avoids them all with ease.
Sack misses the shot to the body.
Sack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fury, pushing him back against the cage.
Sack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fury pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fury misses with an elbow strike.
Fury breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sack manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury throws a series of punches but Sack avoids them all with ease.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Sack slips the punch.
Fury misses with a wild combination.
Sack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sack misses with a head kick.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick and Sack moves out of range easily.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury throws a right and a left that Sack avoids nicely.
Fury is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Sack staying out of range there.
Sack looks to land a combination but Fury avoids it well.
Sack rushes Fury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sack tries to circle away but Fury has him pinned against the cage.
Fury breaks the clinch.
Sack on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fury.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Sack throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury throws a series of punches but Sack moves out of range.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick and Sack moves out of range easily.
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack throws a push kick but Fury slaps the foot to one side.
Sack misses with a body shot.
Sack instigates a clinch.
Sack changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sack takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands with an uppercut that bounces Sack off the cage and back into range.
Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury connects with a solid leg kick.
Sack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sack doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sack circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Sack's ribs.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Sack is looking to wear down Fury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sack slips a jab from Fury.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
so Sack counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fury has his feet on Sack's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury throws a series of punches but Sack moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sack moves away.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sack fails to land the takedown.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Sack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sack counters with a straight right hand.
Fury misses with a double jab
enabling Sack to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury throws a right hand that Sack ducks under and follows up with a left that Sack also avoids with ease.
Sack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sack lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sack is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack misses the shot to the body.
Fury lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Fury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a head kick that Sack semi-blocks.
Fury throws a series of punches but Sack avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sack closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fury to the mat! Fury manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury has his feet on Sack's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sack tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Bobby Sack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Fury!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasumi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson looks to land a left hand but Kasumi moved out of range nicely.
Kasumi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kasumi tests Gunderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunderson throws a shot from downtown. Kasumi moves away and avoids it.
Kasumi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Gunderson. Those never looked like landing.
Gunderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kasumi. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasumi scores with a push kick.
Kasumi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasumi lands a front kick.
Gunderson looks gassed!
Kasumi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kasumi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kasumi.
Kasumi scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kasumi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kasumi.
Kasumi lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasumi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Kasumi tenderised Gunderson's leg. Gunderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kasumi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasumi shoots in and bounces Gunderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kasumi drops back looking for a leg! Gunderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunderson manages to kick Kasumi off! Kasumi jumps back into Gunderson's guard.
Kasumi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kasumi lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kasumi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kasumi stops Gunderson from standing up.
Kasumi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gunderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kasumi is controlling him.
Kasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kasumi stands and throws Gunderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gunderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasumi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gunderson wants to get back to his feet but Kasumi is dominant here and he's now got Gunderson's back!
Kasumi loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gunderson hold on?
Kasumi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gunderson hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi has Gunderson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gunderson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gunderson holding both Kasumi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kasumi is punishing Gunderson with some ground and pound.
Gunderson is rocked!
Kasumi has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Gunderson is in real trouble here. Kasumi gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Gunderson is tapping out! Kasumi wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenshiro Kasumi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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114 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin looking to score a takedown here. Ernie is defending well but Assassin drives through and ends up in Ernie's guard.
Assassin stands and throws Ernie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Assassin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assassin landing a few strikes.
Ernie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Assassin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Assassin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ernie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ernie can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin cracks Ernie with a big elbow.
Assassin 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.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
Assassin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Assassin working the ground and pound.
Ernie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ernie is still in real trouble! Can Assassin finish him?
Assassin lands a strong strike to the head of Ernie. That's dazed him! Assassin looking to finish here. Ernie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Assassin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lager Assassin!
Lager Assassin gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Machin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Machin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Machin is controlling well.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Machin is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Machin has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Machin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Machin passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Machin is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Machin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Machin's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie working for a choke but Machin is defending well.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Machin is controlling his hands well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Machin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Machin showing good submission defense here.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Machin manages to turn into his guard.
Machin passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Machin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Machin is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Machin is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Machin trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Machin eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Machin in his half guard.
Machin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Machin is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Machin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machin looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Machin raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Machin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machin is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Machin steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Machin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Machin!
Jack Machin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY], into his post fight interview.
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