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FCFC 50: Roberts vs Couture PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santino Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Carolla.
MacDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carolla.
Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by MacDonald.
Carolla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacDonald wants to clinch.
MacDonald tries to clinch but Carolla moves away
and Carolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacDonald is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla knocks out MacDonald with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Carolla before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Carolla picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santino Carolla!
After winning the bout, Santino Carolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent has chosen DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ami Dent!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent fails to land with a series of punches.
Dent throws a head kick that misses
and Spliff counters with a left to the body.
Spliff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spliff.
Dent dodges the ground and pound from Spliff.
Dent is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Spliff off and has taken his back!
Spliff wants to escape the position.
Dent is trying to stick to Spliff's back but Spliff is turning into Dent. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dent's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Spliff.
Dent has his hands on Spliff's head, controlling the position.
Spliff wants to control from the top but Dent keeps moving.
Spliff preventing the sweep.
Spliff 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.
Dent keeping full guard, as Spliff tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spliff tries to free his leg and advance position but Dent is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent working a defensive guard here.
Dent is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Spliff regains half guard.
Spliff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dent looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spliff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spliff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dent is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Dent.
Dent prevents Spliff from improving his position.
Dent misses with a head shot. Spliff uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dent throwing strikes from guard but Spliff blocks nicely.
Spliff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dent is aware though and is defending well.
Dent landing with the ground and pound.
Dent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dent lands a couple of elbows.
Dent stopping the sweep attempt from Spliff.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Dent from controlling successfully.
Spliff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dent defends well.
Dent postures up and lands a big shot to Spliff's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dent's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spliff wants to sweep but no luck.
Dent postures up and lands a big shot to Spliff's brow.
Spliff has his feet on Dent's thighs here. He's pushed Dent 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! Dent screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mustaffa Spliff!
Mustaffa Spliff made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Datu I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I comes to the cage accompanied by LmFaO. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Datu I !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Miller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
I moves into the clinch.
I drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
I manages to pull guard.
I tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with I . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
I lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller tries to hold on but I pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I lands a nice shot to the head.
I 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.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding I 's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to lock up and control but I gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
I with good strikes from the mount here!
I landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I has hold of Miller's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Miller manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
I moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Miller has worked his arm free - good work by Miller!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
I fails to land a wild elbow strike.
I is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
I creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I throwing strikes but Miller manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Miller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on I 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
I gets back to half guard.
Miller tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
I trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I actively working from the bottom here.
I gets back to full guard.
I lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
I looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu I 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.
I lands with a cross.
I swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller looks to throw the jab but I is out of range.
I is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miller's half guard.
Miller is staying active underneath I , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from I .
I winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
I is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for I to get the leverage.
Miller won't allow I to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. I lands a nice short elbow.
I looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
I works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
Miller is not content to let I control the position.
I looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miller is avoiding damage well.
I tries to advance to mount but can't.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Miller!
A nice elbow there by I .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Miller because I loaded up on that one.
I is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
I has isolated one of Miller's arms. Miller looking to fight him off but I twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Datu I !
During a confident post fight interview, Datu I 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balkan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kosovo is Serbia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Kharitonov moved away.
A lazy body kick from Balkan
and Kharitonov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Boris Balkan has been cut.
Balkan fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Balkan with that takedown attempt.
Kharitonov avoids a kick to the body.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Balkan misses with a head kick.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
Balkan is looking to clinch.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
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!
Kharitonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kharitonov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kharitonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balkan pushes Kharitonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Balkan misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balkan is leaning against Kharitonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balkan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balkan blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov takes an elbow to the temple.
Balkan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Balkan lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kharitonov as Balkan tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Balkan.
Balkan lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Balkan.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
Balkan pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kharitonov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Balkan misses with some punches.
A short right from Balkan.
Balkan blocks an uppercut.
Balkan stalling in the clinch.
Kharitonov scores with a shot to the side of Balkan's head.
Balkan avoiding damage.
Balkan scores with a hook to the body.
Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Kharitonov blocking some punches.
Balkan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Kharitonov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Balkan coming out on top.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Balkan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balkan has Kharitonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Balkan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Still in the clinch, Kharitonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kharitonov lands an uppercut.
Balkan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balkan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balkan.
Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Balkan.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Balkan tries a body shot but Kharitonov blocks it.
Balkan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balkan lands a body punch.
Balkan connects with a knee to the head.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Balkan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Balkan.
Balkan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balkan misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov is rocked!
Balkan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Oh Kharitonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balkan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balkan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Balkan fails to land.
Kharitonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkan.
Clinched against the cage, Balkan lands a big elbow that drops Kharitonov! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kharitonov is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Balkan!
Boris Balkan is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Robizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Widow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Widow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Robizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Widow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robizzle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Widow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Robizzle trying to control the position but Widow is working away.
The referee asks Robizzle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Robizzle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Widow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robizzle trying to control the action but Widow is working from the bottom.
Widow tries to roll over but Robizzle keeps him under control.
Widow gets back to full guard.
Widow is looking for a triangle but Robizzle pushes his legs off easily.
Widow controls Robizzle momentarily but Robizzle frees himself.
Robizzle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robizzle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Widow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Robizzle is trying to control Widow's posture but Widow avoids it.
Widow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Robizzle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Widow's guard! Nice work there by Robizzle!
Robizzle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Widow is keeping the position for now.
Robizzle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Robizzle trying to control but Widow is working from the bottom.
Widow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robizzle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widow working for a triangle but Robizzle defends 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!
Robizzle tries to free his leg and advance position but Widow is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Widow keeping moving, preventing Robizzle from controlling successfully.
Widow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robizzle is aware though and is defending well.
Robizzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Widow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robizzle wants to pass the guard but Widow is keeping the position.
Robizzle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Robizzle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Widow keeping moving, preventing Robizzle from controlling successfully.
Widow trying to keep a closed guard but Robizzle is proving a slippery customer.
Widow keeping moving, preventing Robizzle from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Rob Robizzle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robizzle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Widow's waist but Widow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robizzle off to one side.
Robizzle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robizzle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Widow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Widow looking for submissions off his back.
Robizzle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robizzle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Widow is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Black Widow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robizzle misses with a takedown
and Widow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robizzle's guard.
Widow 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.
Robizzle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Widow is one step ahead there.
Black Widow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Widow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Widow wants to control from the top but Robizzle keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Widow won't allow Robizzle to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Black Widow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Robizzle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Widow tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robizzle is in Widow's guard.
Robizzle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Widow's head.
Robizzle working some strikes from top position.
Robizzle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Widow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Widow looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robizzle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Robizzle trying to control the action but Widow is working from the bottom.
Widow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Widow.
Robizzle trying to control but Widow is working from the bottom.
Widow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robizzle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Widow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robizzle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Widow looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robizzle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Widow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robizzle won't allow Widow to sweep him here.
Robizzle looking to pass the guard.
Widow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robizzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Widow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robizzle wanted to stand there but Widow had control of the position.
Widow looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Robizzle is defending well. Widow quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Robizzle has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Widow celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Widow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Saint James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky Road To Dublin. London Saint James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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World class MT
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, London Saint James!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roberts lands with a kick to the temple. Saint James shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like London Saint James has been cut.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts jabs Saint James right on the nose. Saint James blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Saint James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Saint James keeps it at a distance.
Saint James 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 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Roberts!
Bruce Roberts really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rebel Pride Clothing. Many Items on Sale for $5 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by The Proclaimers - 500 Miles. Couture comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama said knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trevor Robertson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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144 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
A nice leg kick lands there from Couture.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couture lands a front kick.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Couture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Couture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Couture - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Couture.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robertson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Couture has managed to clinch.
A short right from Couture.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couture lands an uppercut.
Robertson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
A hook to the body from Couture.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Couture paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robertson takes one on the button.
Robertson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson 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.
Oh Robertson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robertson sprawling to the canvas! Robertson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Couture finish him?!
A solid leg kick lands there for Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Couture.
Couture cracks Robertson with a hook to the temple - Robertson is on wobbly legs here! Couture swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Robertson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Couture wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Couture!
Brandon Couture is the new featherweight champion!
Brandon Couture made sure to mention his sponsor, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview.
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