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VERSUS - Thursday Thunder XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henley Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Pendulum - Witchcraft. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Henley Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morgan is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan kicks off Harris and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jesse Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Morgan.
Harris shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morgan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for Morgan.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morgan duly obliges.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesse Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris wants a takedown.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris with a poor takedown
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Morgan tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jesse Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henley Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morgan throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Morgan scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morgan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morgan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harris has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henley Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morgan defending against the ground and pound.
Harris has hold of Morgan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Morgan seems comfortable defending it but Harris has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Morgan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Morgan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Harris couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henley Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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216 lbs
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203 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting keeps the fight on the outside.
Cutting jabs at Hastings's body.
Decent striking displayed by Cutting there.
Cutting misses with a left hand
and Hastings counters with a left and a right that stings Cutting.
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!
Hastings takes the fight into the clinch.
Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Cutting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hastings circles away quickly and effectively.
Cutting moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cutting scores with a body shot.
Hastings lands a head kick!
Hastings doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutting circles away.
Cutting throws a series of punches but Hastings avoids them all with ease.
Hastings really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hastings looking to score a takedown here. Cutting is defending well but Hastings drives through and ends up in Cutting's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cutting has a closed guard, preventing Hastings from standing up.
Hastings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hastings stops Cutting from standing up.
Hastings wants to stand but Cutting is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cutting is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hastings controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Hastings just wasn't active enough.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hastings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutting.
Cutting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hastings tries to clinch but Cutting is having none of it.
Cutting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hastings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cutting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cutting stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cutting wants it to stay on the feet.
Hastings closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hastings lands in his opponent's guard.
Hastings trying to control but Cutting is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings stays in close to Cutting's body and controls the position.
Cutting can't keep his opponent in guard - Hastings advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hastings decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hastings has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Josh Hastings has been cut.
Bill Cutting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutting circles away.
Cutting looks to land a combination but Hastings avoids it well.
Hastings defending well as Cutting loads up on a big left hand.
Cutting misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Cutting misses.
Hastings has closed the distance and engaged Cutting in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Hastings looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hastings tries to clinch there but Cutting circles away.
Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cutting.
Cutting misses with a few strikes there.
Cutting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hastings circles away quickly and effectively.
Cutting misses with the combination.
Cutting throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hastings has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hastings wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Cutting will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Hastings's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cutting misses with a looping left.
Cutting looks to throw the jab but Hastings is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hastings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hastings darts in and clinches Cutting up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cutting's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hastings drives through and clinches with Cutting against the cage.
Hastings scores with a knee to the head.
Hastings stalling.
Hastings misses with a knee strike.
Hastings tries to score a body lock takedown but Cutting shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings looking for a takedown.
Hastings taking a breather.
Cutting is trying to push Hastings away but Hastings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but Cutting blocks with his arms.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but Cutting blocks with his arms.
Hastings throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cutting blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Hastings.
Hastings connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but Cutting blocks it.
Hastings keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cutting's efforts to push away.
Cutting is trying to force a seperation but Hastings has the dominant position.
Hastings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hastings with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hastings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hastings has Cutting pressed against the cage, preventing Cutting from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings is trying to maintain a safe position but Cutting gets an underhook and turns Hastings into the cage.
Hastings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutting is trying to push Hastings away but Hastings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hastings misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cutting tries to break the clinch but Hastings is controlling the position.
Hastings with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hastings is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hastings staying out of range there.
Hastings darts in and clinches Cutting up against the cage.
Cutting working hard to break the clinch.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutting misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hastings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Hastings's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cutting throws a lazy right hand but Hastings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hastings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cutting, pushing him back against the cage.
Hastings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hastings throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Hastings - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cutting has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cutting has had enough of the clinch but Hastings keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting tries to break the clinch but Hastings is controlling the position.
Hastings prevents Cutting from breaking the clinch.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hastings is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cutting is defending well.
Hastings misses with a knee strike.
Hastings using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cutting has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hastings lands a knee to the head.
Cutting prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings trying to stall but Cutting improves his position.
Hastings misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings scores with a knee to the head.
Hastings misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cutting is trying to push Hastings away but Hastings has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Hastings.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings looking for a takedown.
Hastings pushes off an throws an elbow but Cutting leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cutting looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hastings misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hastings connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cutting's face.
Cutting is trying to break the clinch but Hastings has him pressed against the cage.
Cutting wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cutting is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hastings tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cutting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cutting lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutting goes for a small jab and connects. Now Cutting goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Hastings stumbles back but Cutting runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Hastings to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Hastings will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bill Cutting!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McCready (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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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael McCready!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCready moves out of range of the strikes.
McCready tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roberto Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCready takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCready shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
McCready not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McCready holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie stands up from McCready's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCready blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCready moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie clobbers McCready with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCready dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
McCready stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
McCready is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCready accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCready throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McCready tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but McCready is in no mood to give up.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCready keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCready keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McCready holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCready really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and McCready is in trouble!
McCready is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
McCready wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McCready can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCready tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
McCready keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but McCready is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCready wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
McCready working to try and regain half guard.
McCready is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCready is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McCready is rocked!
McCready tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCready is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but McCready is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Gracie has control of McCready's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McCready regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McCready seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCready moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCready.
McCready throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
McCready takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
McCready dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on McCready's head and hops out.
Roberto Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCready checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCready counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCready.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCready fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
McCready shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but McCready finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Roberto Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gracie pushes McCready off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but McCready pushes him off.
McCready shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberto Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael McCready.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but McCready is just out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCready manages to avoid it.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCready drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath McCready's ribcage. McCready let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie stalls.
Gracie is looking to control McCready's arms but McCready gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stalling against the cage.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCready or not.
McCready has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCready is controlling him.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCready is one step ahead there.
Gracie pushes McCready off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCready at a distance.
McCready shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCready can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch.
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!
McCready defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCready is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
McCready has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and McCready counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCready tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCready is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McCready tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McCready?
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCready is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
McCready tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
McCready holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie prevents McCready from getting the reversal.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McCready avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
McCready tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but McCready is blocking nicely.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCready is looking to escape.
McCready takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McCready wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
McCready can't escape the position.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCready is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McCready tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCready is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McCready is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCready can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCready wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
McCready is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
McCready keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michael McCready has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but McCready is having none of it.
McCready is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roberto Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCready is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCready is looking to escape.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
190 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a hook to the body
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a body kick.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Jenkins finds it's way through Da Silva's defenses.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Jenkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jenkins throws a shot to the body.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Silva moves to clinch but Jenkins breaks away
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
Da Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jenkins takes a step back to recover.
Jenkins swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jenkins lands.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Da Silva is rocked!
Jenkins misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Jenkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Da Silva defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva is holding his hands too far apart here. Jenkins throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Da Silva is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Jenkins!
A very excited looking Terry Jenkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Teevie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson comes to the cage accompanied by Flickorna pĺ TV2. Teevie has chosen Stupid Kid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Teevie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teevie connects with a crisp jab.
Teevie gets a double leg takedown into Svensson's guard.
Teevie cracks Svensson with a solid left hand.
Teevie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teevie prevents Svensson from getting back to his feet.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Teevie controls the pace.
Teevie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Teevie scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teevie throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Svensson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Teevie trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Teevie won't allow Svensson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teevie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Svensson is looking to stand up but Teevie isn't so interested in that idea.
Svensson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Teevie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teevie wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
Svensson wants to stand but Teevie is controlling the position.
Teevie cracks Svensson with a solid left hand.
Teevie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teevie works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Svensson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Svensson is looking to stand back up but Teevie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Svensson.
Teevie throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Svensson to regain full guard.
Teevie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Svensson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teevie won't allow Svensson to get back to his feet.
Teevie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet but Teevie drags him back down.
Teevie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Svensson is avoiding damage well.
Svensson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Svensson is not content to let Teevie control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teevie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Svensson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Svensson defending against the ground and pound.
Svensson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Teevie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Teevie looking to control but instead Svensson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teevie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Teevie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Teevie trying to advance position but Svensson counters by regaining guard.
Teevie throws an elbow that misses. Svensson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teevie's guard. Nice move by Svensson!
Teevie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Svensson controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teevie working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Teevie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Teevie tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teevies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svensson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teevie is fending him off so far but Svensson persists. Nope, Teevie circles away and we're back to standing.
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Teevie is out of range.
Teevie ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Svensson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Teevie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Svensson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Teevie moves out of range.
Svensson misses with a few strikes there.
Teevie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teevie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson kicks off Teevie and gets to his feet.
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Svensson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teevie throws a leg kick which misses Svensson's front leg but catches the back leg as Svensson tries to avoid it.
Teevie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Svensson's half guard.
Teevie trying to mount his opponent but Svensson defends it.
Svensson pushes Teevie off looking to stand but Teevie dives back in and keeps control.
Svensson is refusing to be controlled, as Teevie sits in half guard.
Svensson is defending against the submission attempts here by Teevie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teevie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Teevie wants to control but Svensson is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teevie connects with a nice short shot to Svensson's temple.
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!
Teevie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Svensson is trying to stand up here but Teevie is controlling him well.
Teevie thows a huge punch but Svensson dodges it nicely.
Svensson kicks off Teevie and gets to his feet.
Teevie looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson throws a combination that misses
and Teevie counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teevie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Teevie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Svensson scores with a four punch combination!
Teevie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svensson did well to prevent Teevie getting side control.
Svensson has hold of Teevie's hands but Teevie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Svensson is rocked!
Teevie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Svensson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teevie works his way into full mount!
Teevie postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Svensson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Teevie and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Teevie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyshriek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moonlight Sonata. Christ has chosen Stephen Lynch - Craig as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Zack Skyshriek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Christ!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ thuds a left hand into Skyshriek's body.
Christ works the jab nicely.
Skyshriek shoots in and bounces Christ off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skyshriek wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skyshriek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skyshriek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christ looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Skyshriek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Skyshriek 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skyshriek working away.
Christ is trying to improve his position.
Skyshriek working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ parries the strikes from Skyshriek easily there. Skyshriek is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Christ to escape.
Christ avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Skyshriek.
Skyshriek is working Christ over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skyshriek working the ground and pound.
Christ tries to buck Skyshriek off but Skyshriek is having none of it.
Skyshriek is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christ managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Christ wants to control but Skyshriek postures up.
Christ is trying to improve his position.
Skyshriek looking to control but instead Christ has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Skyshriek misses with a head shot. Christ uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skyshriek is controlling him.
Skyshriek trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skyshriek trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christ looking to control.
Christ manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skyshriek wants to hold on but Christ pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is landing with some decent strikes but Skyshriek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Christ prevents Skyshriek from getting the reversal.
Christ looking to ground and pound but Skyshriek is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Christ there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Skyshriek is squirming around, avoiding Christ's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Christ there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Christ looking to ground and pound but Skyshriek is blocking nicely.
Skyshriek is trying to escape the mount.
Skyshriek tries to lock up and control but Christ gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Christ raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skyshriek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skyshriek wants to get back to full guard.
Christ wants to pass the guard but Skyshriek is defending well.
Christ thows a huge punch but Skyshriek dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skyshriek is not content to let Christ control the position.
Christ is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Skyshriek looking for a sweep. Not yet Skyshriek, not yet.
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 Zack Skyshriek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skyshriek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skyshriek misses the shot to the body.
Skyshriek throws a leg kick
and Christ counters with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skyshriek crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Christ - the referee stops the clock and Skyshriek gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Christ. Skyshriek manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skyshriek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christ.
Skyshriek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Skyshriek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christ is out of range and Skyshriek settles back down.
Skyshriek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skyshriek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skyshriek throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Skyshriek throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skyshriek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skyshriek closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ tries to land knees in the clinch but Skyshriek avoids the damage to the body.
Skyshriek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Skyshriek fails to land.
Skyshriek is trying to maintain a safe position but Christ gets an underhook and turns Skyshriek into the cage.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek blocks a body shot from Christ.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skyshriek lands with a short shot to the head.
Skyshriek presses Christ against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Christ being controlled against the cage.
Christ takes a shot to the head.
Christ lands a shoulder strike.
Skyshriek is trying to stall.
Christ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Skyshriek has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Skyshriek on the inside.
Skyshriek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Christ coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Christ misses with a shot to the body
and Skyshriek counters with a nice body shot.
Skyshriek misses with a looping right.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Skyshriek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skyshriek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skyshriek scores a takedown into full mount!
Zack Skyshriek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christ's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Skyshriek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Skyshriek avoids the attempt from Christ to control.
Skyshriek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Christ looks a forlorn figure.
Christ is in a horrible position here. Skyshriek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Christ is rocked!
Skyshriek drops a big elbow. That's hurt Christ! More shots from Skyshriek and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Skyshriek!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zack Skyshriek thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Booker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Klitschko lands.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Booker moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Booker counters with a single leg into guard. Klitschko didn't expect that.
Booker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Klitschko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Klitschko has escaped and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klitschko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Booker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a strike but Booker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klitschko keeping moving, preventing Booker from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Booker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Klitschko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Klitschko has escaped and now he's on top!
Klitschko working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker is looking for a triangle but Klitschko pushes his legs off easily.
Klitschko working some strikes from top position.
Booker wants to sweep but no luck.
Booker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klitschko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Klitschko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klitschko wants to control from the top but Booker keeps moving.
Booker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klitschko.
Booker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klitschko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klitschko with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker has his hands on Klitschko's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klitschko throwing strikes but missing.
Klitschko is looking to work some ground and pound but Booker has wrist control.
Booker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klitschko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klitschko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Booker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klitschko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Booker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Klitschko has managed to get both his arms back between Booker's legs - danger averted.
Klitschko tries to stand but Booker is controlling from the bottom.
Klitschko working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker looking for a sweep. Not yet Booker, not yet.
Klitschko trying to control the position from guard on top but Booker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klitschko defends well.
Booker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klitschko throws a big right hand that misses.
Klitschko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Booker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klitschko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klitschko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Booker looking to control.
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 Vitali Klitschko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Booker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Klitschko's guard.
Booker trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Klitschko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Booker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Klitschko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Booker has Klitschko in his guard.
Booker trying to keep a closed guard but Klitschko is proving a slippery customer.
Booker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klitschko defends well.
Booker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klitschko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klitschko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko postures up.
Klitschko connects with a couple of short punches.
Klitschko lands a couple of elbows.
Booker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Booker is trying to keep Klitschko in close.
Klitschko throws a big right hand that misses.
Klitschko trying to control but Booker is working from the bottom.
Booker working a defensive guard here.
Klitschko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klitschko is in close to Booker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker controls Klitschko momentarily but Klitschko frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klitschko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Booker managing to control the position.
Klitschko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booker is looking for a triangle but Klitschko pushes his legs off easily.
Klitschko postures up in Booker's guard and throws a big left but Booker blocks it.
Booker is trying to keep Klitschko in close.
Klitschko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klitschko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Booker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker looking for a guillotine here but Klitschko defends easily.
Booker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vitali Klitschko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klitschko throws a big right hand that misses.
Klitschko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Booker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klitschko looking to sit in guard and control but Booker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Booker trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker tries to free his leg and advance position but Klitschko is retaining full guard.
Klitschko pulls Booker in close to prevent any damage.
Klitschko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Booker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Booker wants to control from the top but Klitschko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vitali Klitschko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko fails with the takedown.
Vitali Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko fails with the takedown
and Booker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Booker is looking for a kimura here.
Klitschko wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker content to control rather than advance.
Booker is looking to advance position but Klitschko won't allow it.
Booker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klitschko keeps working.
Booker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Booker.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Booker avoids them all with ease.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klitschko gets a double leg takedown into Booker's guard.
Booker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klitschko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Booker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Booker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klitschko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Booker is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker trying to keep a closed guard but Klitschko is proving a slippery customer.
Klitschko lands a couple of digs.
Booker has his hands on Klitschko's head, controlling the position.
Klitschko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Booker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dan Booker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Booker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klitschko lands a couple of digs.
Booker looking to control.
Booker is working an open guard so Klitschko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klitschko misses with a hook.
Booker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Booker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Booker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Klitschko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Booker's guard! Nice work there by Klitschko!
Klitschko scoring with some ground and pound.
Booker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Booker throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Klitschko has his hands clasped together but Booker breaks the hold and Klitschko is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Booker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Booker!
After the big win, Dan Booker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ray Mancine enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darwin misses with a hook. Mancine ducked under it nicely.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine misses with a looping right.
Mancine 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.
Darwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mancine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mancine manages to avoid it.
Mancine throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Mancine tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mancine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mancine misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Mancine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Darwin cracks Mancine with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin defending well as Mancine loads up on a big left hand.
Mancine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Darwin is looking to chop away at Mancine's legs.
Darwin throws a good cross that connects.
Darwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mancine misses with an uppercut
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin tried to score with a low kick but Mancine checks it.
Mancine takes one to the side of the head.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mancine.
Mancine slips a jab from Darwin.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mancine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancine in his tracks.
Darwin looks to land a combination but Mancine avoids it well.
Darwin shoots in for a takedown but Mancine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Mancine.
Mancine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darwin swings for the body but Mancine moves out of range.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mancine throws out the jab.
Mancine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darwin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Darwin slips under a jab from Mancine.
Mancine throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mancine.
Darwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
Mancine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Mancine was not able to check.
Darwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mancine throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mancine momentarily.
Mancine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darwin takes a swing at Mancine's ribcage but misses.
Mancine throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mancine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Darwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mancine which made him look bad.
Darwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mancine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Darwin wants to slow Mancine down by chopping away at his legs.
Mancine moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin slips under a jab from Mancine.
Darwin throws a series of punches but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine misses with a straight left.
Darwin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mancine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mancine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mancine can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mancine fails to land.
Mancine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Mancine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mancine cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mancine walks into a straight right hand from Darwin.
Mancine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darwin's guard.
Mancine postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mancine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mancine manages to get to full guard.
Mancine wants to stand up but Darwin is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancine is looking for a triangle but Darwin pushes his legs off easily.
Darwin throwing strikes but missing.
Darwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mancine keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Mancine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mancine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Darwin lands a couple of elbows.
Mancine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Darwin!
Mancine is landing with some decent strikes but Darwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mancine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin tries to hold on but Mancine postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mancine.
Darwin regains half guard.
Mancine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Darwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancine.
Darwin wants to control but Mancine is keeping busy.
Mancine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mancine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mancine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darwin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darwin is pressing down on Mancine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Mancine is proving a slippery customer.
Mancine throwing strikes but missing.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darwin working a defensive guard here.
Darwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mancine throws an elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mancine's guard. Nice move by Darwin!
Mancine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darwin is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancine is retaining full guard.
Mancine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Mancine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mancine wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Mancine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mancine is breathing heavily.
Mancine keeping full guard, as Darwin tries to pass.
Darwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mancine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darwin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darwin duly obliges.
Mancine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darwin to the mat! Darwin manages to get full guard.
Ray Mancine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mancine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darwin trying to keep a closed guard but Mancine is proving a slippery customer.
Mancine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mancine passes Darwin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Darwin wants to improve his position but Mancine is controlling well.
Mancine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Mancine there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mancine distracts Darwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mancine trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mancine throws a strike but Darwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Mancine keeps moving.
Darwin stands up over Mancine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mancine wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darwin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darwin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Mancine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancine wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Mancine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there.
Darwin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darwin cracks Mancine with a solid left hand.
Mancine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darwin is looking to work some ground and pound but Mancine has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Darwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Darwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darwin has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Darwin landing with the ground and pound.
Darwin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine is trying to improve his position.
Darwin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mancine is looking for a sweep.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Darwin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darwin wants to control but Mancine is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Darwin's best efforts.
Darwin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mancine has one foot on Darwin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Mancine.
I've got Mancine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mancine!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ray Mancine waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calculus has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Cerdan.
Calculus throws a leg kick
and Cerdan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cerdan punishes Calculus's body with a nice straight punch.
Calculus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cerdan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Calculus catches Cerdan right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerdan swats away the attempt to clinch by Calculus.
Cerdan jabs Calculus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Cerdan misses.
Cerdan checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan blocks a head kick by Calculus.
Cerdan checks the leg kick.
Cerdan swinging wildly here.
Cerdan's corner calls for a 1-2. Cerdan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calculus moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.
Calculus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerdan.
Cerdan needs to keep his hands up - Calculus had a free shot at his head there.
Cerdan lands a nice looking body shot.
Calculus tries a head kick but it misses.
Calculus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cerdan counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calculus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cerdan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerdan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Calculus.
Oh Cerdan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cerdan walks straight into a right hand from Calculus - that's dropped him! Calculus jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cerdan from any more punishment! Cerdan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenny Calculus!
After winning the bout, Kenny Calculus 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hall!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
It looks like Albert Hall has been cut.
Carter tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
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!
Carter is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Carter lands a big right hand that sends Hall crashing to the mat! Carter stays standing though and waves Hall back to his feet!
Hall is rocked!
Carter lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hall off his feet! Hall tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Llewelyn Carter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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