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O.R.G. 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Turrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turrett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Criticize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Turrett!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dexter slaps away a takedown attempt from Turrett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dexter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dexter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dexter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dexter throws out the jab.
Billy Dexter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dexter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turrett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dexter wants to sweep here but Turrett controlling him for the moment.
Turrett has gone for a leg lock! Dexter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Turrett's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turrett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dexter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dexter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dexter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turrett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dexter has managed to get both his arms back between Turrett's legs - danger averted.
Dexter wants to pass the guard but Turrett is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dexter 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 tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turrett has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dexter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turrett tries to clinch but Dexter is having none of it.
Turrett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dexter avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dexter. Those never looked like landing.
Dexter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dexter misses with a combination
and Turrett counters with a takedown into side control.
Dexter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dexter tries to get out of the position.
Dexter manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Turrett tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dexter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is trying to maintain the position but Turrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Dexter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Dexter.
Dexter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Turrett dominated that round.
That's time! Dexter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dexter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dexter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turrett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Dexter misses.
Dexter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turrett gets the takedown into side control.
Turrett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dexter is trying to control Turrett's posture but Turrett avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turrett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turrett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turrett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turrett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turrett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dexter tries to lock up and control but Turrett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turrett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Turrett thowing shots but they're missing.
Turrett prevents Dexter from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Turrett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dexter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dexter misses with a looping right.
Dexter misses with an uppercut
and Turrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Dexter misses with a series of wild punches.
Dexter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turrett blocks a jab.
Dexter tries to keep at a distance but Turrett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turrett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dexter smiles and moves away.
Dexter misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turrett napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Turrett regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dexter's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Turrett actively working from the bottom here.
Turrett is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Dexter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is trying to control. Turrett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dexter is looking to stall here but Turrett recovers full guard.
Dexter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dexter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dexter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turrett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dexter has managed to get both his arms back between Turrett's legs - danger averted.
Turrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turrett keeping moving, preventing Dexter from controlling successfully.
Turrett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dexter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turrett can't keep his opponent in guard - Dexter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turrett looking for submissions off his back.
Turrett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paul Turrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dexter working over Turrett with some ground and pound. Turrett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turrett is refusing to be controlled, as Dexter sits in half guard.
Dexter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dexter wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Dexter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turrett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Turrett!
After the fight, Paul Turrett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gadafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has chosen Reverend And The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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288 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gadafi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Jebediah Reed!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadafi moves away from the strike by Reed.
Gadafi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gadafi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gadafi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Gadafi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Gadafi misses with a wild combination.
Reed throws a jab when Gadafi was well out of range.
Reed throws the left hand but Gadafi avoids the punch easily.
Gadafi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gadafi looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Gadafi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Gadafi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Reed catches Gadafi right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Gadafi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gadafi tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed is stalking Gadafi. Gadafi circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Reed, and it's lights out! Gadafi really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jebediah Reed!
An intense looking Jebediah Reed took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank Mr Red for taking this fight again you are a true warrior and a great competitor'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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201 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua wants to slow Doe down by chopping away at his legs.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Rua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rua tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Rua blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe connects with a single shot there.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the ropes.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua has Doe pressed against the ropes, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Doe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua is stalling here.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Doe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Shogun Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe misses with a looping right.
Rua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Doe. That snapped Rua's head back.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doe lands a high kick!
Rua wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua has closed the distance and engaged Doe in a clinch.
Doe pulls guard.
Doe has Rua pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Doe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doe is controlling him.
Doe gets to his feet. Rua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doe shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Doe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Doe circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Doe swinging wildly here.
Rua looks to clinch
and Doe counters with a solid body kick.
Rua takes one to the side of the head.
Doe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doe.
Doe throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Doe.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Doe.
Rua tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Rua tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
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 John Doe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Doe.
Doe breaks from the clinch.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Rua has Doe pressed against the ropes, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Doe tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the ropes.
Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe fakes the leg kick and cracks Rua in the body.
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doe off to one side.
Doe slips under a jab from Rua.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Rua tenderised Doe's leg. Doe is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua clinches up with Doe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Doe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the ropes.
Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Doe's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Doe pushes him off.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Doe cracks Rua with a good jab.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Rua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Rua blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Rua.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Doe gets an underhook and turns Rua into the ropes.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
Doe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Doe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Rua to keep the fight standing.
Doe letting Rua take a breather here.
Doe tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rua!
Doe tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
Rua somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua blocks a head kick by Doe.
Rua is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
Doe gets tackled into the ropes by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Doe tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua wants to clinch
and Doe counters with a big head kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doe shoots for a takedown but Rua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Doe saw it coming and moves away.
Doe misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Doe jumps into guard, dragging Rua to the mat.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Doe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Doe.
Doe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Doe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doe scores with a nice right hand.
Doe lands a jab to the head.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe scores with a head kick.
Doe tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Doe tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Doe improves position.
Doe is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Doe tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the ropes and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doe as Rua tries to tie him up.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Doe gets an underhook and turns Rua into the ropes.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Doe tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the ropes.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doe pulls guard.
Doe has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rua should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Doe has tightened it up now! Rua should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Doe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
261 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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268 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorich avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Zorich blocks the low kick.
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roberts throws a leg kick
and Zorich counters with a two punch combo.
Roberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roberts ducks right into an uppercut from Zorich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Zorich's knee but Zorich avoids it well.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zorich blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorich moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Zorich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zorich avoids the head kick by Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Zorich checks it.
Roberts scores with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Zorich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts misses with a leg kick
and Zorich counters with a good, hard body kick but Roberts shrugs it off.
Zorich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zorich counters with a nice body shot.
Zorich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zorich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Zorich moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts connects with a leg kick. Zorich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roberts throws a leg kick
and Zorich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roberts won't be happy with that.
Roberts taking a bit of punishment here - Zorich scoring with strikes.
Zorich lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roberts down.
Zorich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zorich is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zorich working the ground and pound from side control.
Zorich connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roberts some visible discomfort.
Zorich working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorich trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.
Zorich tries to advance to mount but can't.
Zorich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
Zorich wants to control for a moment but Roberts uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Roberts tries to roll over but Zorich keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Zorich is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Zorich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roberts scores with a jab.
Zorich checks a leg kick nicely.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Zorich sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Roberts misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts cracks the inside of Zorich's front leg.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries a low kick but Zorich avoids it.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! Roberts slams his shin into Zorich's torso.
Roberts fakes the leg kick and cracks Zorich in the body.
Good leg kick by Roberts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Zorich swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zorich.
Roberts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zorich.
Zorich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roberts. Roberts obviously looking to wear him down.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Zorich moves out of range easily.
Zorich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roberts.
Roberts lands a front kick.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zorich lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zorich throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Roberts works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zorich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Zorich in his half guard.
Roberts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zorich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zorich drops an elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Chris Zorich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zorich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roberts wants to improve his position but Zorich is controlling well.
Zorich lands strikes from half guard.
Zorich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roberts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zorich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Zorich in his half guard.
Roberts is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorich lands a big elbow - Roberts is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Zorich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Zorich! Chris Zorich retains his heavyweight title!
Chris Zorich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nowhere to run kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
185 lbs
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28
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Davison!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Translucent connects with a body shot.
Translucent slips a straight right by Davison.
A right-left combo lands from Translucent.
Translucent lands a head kick!
No joy there for Davison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Translucent throws a combination. Davison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davison misses with a double jab
and Translucent counters with a straight right hand.
Davison throws a lazy uppercut
and Translucent counters with an inside leg kick.
Translucent ducks under a wild hook from Davison.
Joe Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison misses with a few strikes there.
Translucent lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Translucent. That snapped Davison's head back.
Davison takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Translucent lands but Davison takes it in his stride.
Translucent lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Translucent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davison.
Translucent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Translucent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Translucent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Translucent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Translucent connects with a nice looking jab.
Davison throws an off balance right hand
and Translucent counters with a low kick, right behind Davison 's knee.
Translucent throws a head kick that Davison semi-blocks.
Translucent lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Translucent.
Translucent works over Davison's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Translucent punishes Davison's body with a nice straight punch.
Translucent goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Translucent buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Translucent closes the distance and clinches.
Davison misses with some punches.
Davison is trying to break the clinch but Translucent has him pressed against the ropes.
Translucent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davison is rocked!
Davison wants to break free but Translucent has control.
Davison is still on wobbly legs! Can Translucent finish him?
Translucent pushes Davison against the ropes. Translucent is working some dirty boxing. Translucent pushes off with a quick right hook! Davison goes down! Davison tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Translucent moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Translucent!
Mr Translucent 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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