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MMAL 125 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Toulon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Toulon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez is looking for a takedown.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Toulon clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Toulon won't allow it.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Toulon breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toulon drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Toulon breaks from the clinch.
Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toulon clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
Toulon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Toulon instigates a clinch.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Toulon. Toulon maintains the clinch.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Toulon counters with a nice uppercut.
Toulon moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toulon is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Toulon.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toulon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Toulon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toulon closes the distance and clinches.
Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon closes the distance and clinches.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon closes the distance and clinches.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toulon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toulon clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Victor Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toulon connects with the punch.
Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Lopez tries to circle away but Toulon has him pinned against the cage.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Toulon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toulon walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toulon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toulon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toulon manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon moves into the clinch successfully.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Toulon to keep the fight standing.
Andre Toulon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Lopez.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Toulon has managed to clinch.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon wants to clinch.
Toulon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toulon closes the distance and clinches.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon clinches.
Lopez looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Toulon clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez looking for a takedown.
Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon clinches.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
Toulon rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Toulon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toulon gets a clinch.
Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Toulon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Toulon.
Toulon rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Toulon 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.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Toulon clinches.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon instigates a clinch.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
Toulon has managed to clinch.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andre Toulon is winning the standup battle so far.
Toulon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Toulon closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.
Lopez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Toulon is defending well.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Toulon moves into the clinch.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon clinches up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Toulon pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toulon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Toulon closes the distance and clinches.
Toulon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon clinches.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon moves into the clinch.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Toulon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Victor Lopez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toulon tries to clinch up.
Toulon ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Toulon. Toulon maintains the clinch.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Toulon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toulon closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
Toulon tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Toulon clinches up against the cage.
Toulon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Andre Toulon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Lopez.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Toulon finds it's target.
Toulon closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon takes the fight into the clinch.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Toulon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toulon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Toulon is looking to clinch.
Toulon wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toulon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toulon moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Toulon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toulon breaks the clinch.
Toulon cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Toulon tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Toulon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez is rocked!
Toulon has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Toulon finish him?
Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Lopez is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Toulon doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Lopez crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Lopez's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Toulon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolan Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rolan Tiongson enters the cage!
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210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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225 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel La Fleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolan Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Fleur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiongson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
La Fleur pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiongson back to the cage. La Fleur follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tiongson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting La Fleur counter with a right hand.
La Fleur slips a jab from Tiongson.
La Fleur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiongson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiongson misses with a double jab
and La Fleur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiongson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps La Fleur's head backwards.
La Fleur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiongson counters with a good low kick that La Fleur was not able to check.
La Fleur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiongson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La Fleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiongson just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Fleur, as that shot connected.
It looks like Rolan Tiongson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Fleur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiongson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La Fleur. La Fleur obviously looking to wear him down.
Tiongson fails to land with a series of punches.
La Fleur scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiongson should have avoided that one.
Tiongson is rocked!
Tiongson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! La Fleur gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tiongson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel La Fleur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Mallao (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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230 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
11 - 13 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Roger Mallao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson misses with an uppercut
and Mallao counters with a solid body kick.
Dawson throws a right hand that misses
and Mallao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawson's knee momentarily.
Mallao dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Mallao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mallao walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallao walks into a straight right hand from Dawson.
It looks like Roger Mallao has been cut.
Mallao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawson's waist but Dawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mallao off to one side.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallao counters with a two punch combo.
Mallao wants to clinch.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
letting Mallao counter with a right hand.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Mallao counters with a head kick. That will keep Dawson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dawson lands a big shot that drops Mallao! Can he finish him?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dawson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mallao, up you get!
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mallao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mallao moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
Mallao shoots for a takedown but Dawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mallao blocks a jab.
Mallao lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mallao counter with a right hand.
Mallao stalks Dawson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dawson's face. Dawson staggers backwards, shaken.
Mallao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mallao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dawson misses with a double jab
and Mallao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mallao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jay Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mallao.
Dawson misses with a left hand
and Mallao counters with a head kick.
Mallao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mallao counters with a straight right hand.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mallao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mallao tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Mallao.
Dawson misses with a hook
and Mallao counters with a nice body shot.
Jay Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Dawson connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mallao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Mallao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mallao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawson's waist but Dawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mallao off to one side.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mallao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Dawson.
Mallao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dawson defends it nicely.
Dawson misses with an uppercut
and Mallao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dawson really felt that one!
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Mallao counters with a solid body kick.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mallao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawson throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Mallao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mallao dives in and grabs Dawson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawson pushes down on Mallao's head and hops out.
Mallao has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dawson misses with an uppercut
and Mallao counters with a one-two to the body.
Mallao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dawson defends it nicely.
Dawson misses with a left hand
and Mallao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallao counters with a nice body kick.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mallao to counter with a crisp jab.
Mallao punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Mallao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Mallao avoids it well.
Mallao misses with a head kick.
Mallao tries to clinch up.
Dawson looks to land a combination. Mallao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mallao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mallao is defended easily by Dawson.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Mallao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mallao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallao slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a right hand
and Mallao counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawson misses with a hook
and Mallao counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dawson's guard now.
Dawson pushes Mallao off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mallao tries to clinch up.
Dawson leaves Mallao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mallao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mallao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson connects with a right hand. Mallao shakes it off.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dawson wants it to stay on the feet.
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 Jay Dawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Mallao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice straight punches there by Dawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawson.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mallao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mallao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Mallao counters with a three punch combo that has Dawson backing up. Dawson nods at Mallao to acknowledge the strikes.
Mallao shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawson tries to sprawl out of it but Mallao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallao counters with a two punch combo.
Dawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mallao. Mallao gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mallao.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Mallao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Dawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mallao doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Mallao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dawson misses with a looping left.
Mallao is breathing heavily.
Mallao closes the distance and clinches up with Dawson, looking for a takedown. Mallao pushes Dawson against the cage but Dawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson connects with a right that clearly hurt Mallao. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Dawson proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mallao collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Dawson!
A less than humble Jay Dawson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akbar Muhammed (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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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Assassin with a nice head shot there.
Assassin with a nice head shot there.
Assassin is looking to work some ground and pound but Muhammed has wrist control.
Assassin working some strikes from top position.
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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muhammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin throws an elbow that misses. Muhammed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assassin's guard. Nice move by Muhammed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assassin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muhammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Assassin working for a triangle but Muhammed defends it easily.
Muhammed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assassin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assassin looking for subs off his back but Muhammed has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muhammed wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Assassin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Muhammed has his hands clasped together but Assassin extends an breaks Muhammed's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Assassin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Canadian Assassin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Corvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corvia has chosen 2pac - Made niggaz as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
210 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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25
209 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent 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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Corvia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corvia in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Corvia misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Corvia counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Corvia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Corvia stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Corvia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corvia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corvia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz is not content to let Corvia control the position.
Corvia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corvia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Corvia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Corvia wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Corvia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Diaz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Corvia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Diaz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Corvia lets go of the hold and Diaz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Corvia!
After winning the bout, Sean Corvia 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicasio Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laboy comes to the cage accompanied by It's Amazing by Kanye West. Damian Laboy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
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162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Laboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicasio Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonga takes a swing at Laboy's ribcage but misses.
Laboy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salonga counters with a single leg into guard. Laboy didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Laboy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Salonga is defending well. Laboy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Salonga has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Laboy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Laboy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxxi Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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285 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxxi Moon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura shoots in and bounces Moon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kimura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moon trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Kimura trying to control but Moon is working from the bottom.
Moon has a closed guard, preventing Kimura from standing up.
Moon has his foot on Kimura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimura works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moon can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Moon keeps moving.
Ken Kimura has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ken Kimura has been cut.
Kimura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moon's waist but Moon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kimura off to one side.
Kimura throws a right hand that Moon ducks under and follows up with a left that Moon also avoids with ease.
Kimura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura gets a takedown into half guard.
Moon throws a strike from the bottom but Kimura passes into side control!
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Kimura avoids the strikes from the bottom by Moon.
Kimura stands up.
Moon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimura avoids the body shot from Moon.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moon lands a big uppercut and Kimura crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kimura looks OK. Moon waves Kimura back to his feet!
Kimura is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon lands a nice shot to the body.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Kimura is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Moon doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kimura crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kimura's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxxi Moon!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruch Chorzow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chorzow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bump n` Grind. Ruch Chorzow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
290 lbs
24 - 3 - 0 |
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30
251 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruch Chorzow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua gets a clinch.
Chorzow blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Chorzow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ruch Chorzow has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chorzow's brow.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Chorzow in his tracks for a moment.
Chorzow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Arturo Rua has been cut.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Chorzow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Chorzow in his tracks for a moment.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Chorzow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chorzow throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Chorzow misses with the head strike.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Chorzow improves position.
Chorzow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chorzow has Rua pressed against the cage.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chorzow is defending well for now.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Chorzow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Chorzow trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chorzow into the cage.
Chorzow blocks an elbow strike.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chorzow avoids it.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Chorzow looking to slow down the pace here.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Ruch Chorzow's cut even more.
Chorzow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chorzow stalls.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Rua stalling.
Chorzow blocks the elbow strike.
Chorzow avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Chorzow avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Chorzow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Chorzow takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Ruch Chorzow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chorzow is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chorzow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chorzow managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Chorzow managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chorzow.
Chorzow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Chorzow avoids the damage to the body.
Chorzow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Chorzow is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Chorzow into the cage.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Chorzow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chorzow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chorzow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rua dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Chorzow.
Chorzow trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chorzow avoids it.
Chorzow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chorzow avoids it.
Chorzow misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chorzow is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Chorzow into the cage.
Chorzow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Chorzow shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Chorzow trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Chorzow avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chorzow is rocked!
Ruch Chorzow'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 Ruch Chorzow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
An out of breath and clearly excited Arturo Rua thanked Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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