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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shiba.
Berry throws a series of punches but Shiba avoids them all with ease.
Berry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berry wants it to stay on the feet.
Berry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shiba somewhat.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Berry scores with a four punch combination!
Shiba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shiba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardian Shiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berry throws a nice looking combination but Shiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shiba looks to clinch
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Berry looking to score a takedown here. Shiba is defending well but Berry drives through and ends up in Shiba's guard.
Shiba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berry defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba looking to control but Berry passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shiba to stand up.
Berry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shiba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba working a defensive guard here.
Shiba is looking for a triangle but Berry pushes his legs off easily.
Berry is posturing up here but Shiba has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Berry tries to roll out but it's too tight and Berry has to tap! Slick submission there by Shiba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ardian Shiba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Burr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xian Jinxi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Burr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Xian Jinxi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jinxi lands a slapping body shot.
Jinxi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jinxi digs a good hook to Burr's body.
A punch combination from Burr misses.
Burr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jinxi.
Jinxi scores with a jab. Burr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Jinxi misses its intended target.
Jinxi misses with an uppercut. Burr saw that one coming.
Jinxi throws a lazy right hand but Burr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xian Jinxi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Burr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jinxi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jinxi throws out a leg kick but Burr moves out of range and Jinxi only half commits.
Burr misses with a series of wild punches.
Jinxi looks to throw the jab but Burr is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinxi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burr is able to avoid easily.
Burr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jinxi throws a lazy right hand but Burr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burr slips under a jab from Jinxi.
Jinxi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jinxi 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 Burr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burr moves out of range of the leg kick from Jinxi.
Burr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jinxi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jinxi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jinxi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burr scoring well with a low kick there.
Jinxi throws out a loose jab but Burr uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jinxi loads up on a big right hand but Burr slips the punch.
Jinxi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burr.
Jinxi throws out a loose jab but Burr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Burr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burr misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Burr. Those never looked like landing.
Jinxi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jinxi lands a right hook to the body.
Jinxi lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Burr.
Jinxi misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burr is breathing heavily.
Jinxi thows a body shot but no joy.
Jinxi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burr has time to react.
Burr throws a jab when Jinxi was well out of range.
Burr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burr get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Burr stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Jinxi runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xian Jinxi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abou Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Emerlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abou Diaby!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby shoots in for a takedown but Emerlong shows good takedown defense.
A cross from Emerlong lands.
It looks like Abou Diaby has been cut.
Emerlong scores with a shot to the body.
Diaby just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Emerlong has knocked Diaby down with a huge combo! Emerlong steps away and waves a wobbly Diaby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Diaby is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Emerlong!
Diaby is still on wobbly legs! Can Emerlong finish him?
Diaby looks gassed!
Emerlong lands a brutal uppercut that launches Diaby off his feet! Diaby tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Emerlong!
A relieved looking Fernando Emerlong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashton avoids the head kick by Pitt.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashton throws out the jab.
Pitt misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Pitt.
Jake Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt misses with a low kick as Ashton jumps back.
Pitt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Charlie Ashton has been cut.
Ashton tries to clinch up.
Pitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ashton slips a straight right by Pitt.
Pitt scores with a three punch combo!
Pitt throws a sloppy head kick and Ashton moves out of range easily.
Ashton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashton.
Pitt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ashtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ashton is rocked!
Pitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Ashton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ashton lands an elbow that stopped Pitt in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jake Pitt has been cut.
Ashton has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitt tries to circle away but Ashton has him pinned against the cage.
Pitt is trying to break free.
Ashton seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ashton prevents Pitt from breaking the clinch.
Pitt avoiding damage as Ashton throws knees to the body.
Pitt working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashton misses with an elbow over the top.
Pitt is trying to break the clinch but Ashton is controlling him.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Ashton.
Pitt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitt can't break the clinch.
Ashton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ashton throws an elbow but misses.
Ashton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitt's efforts to push away.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Ashton, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pitt is trying to force a seperation but Ashton has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ashton throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ashton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitt's brow.
Pitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ashton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt is looking to break free of the clinch but Ashton has double underhooks.
Ashton misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Pitt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
A shot to the liver by Pitt. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pitt. Those never looked like landing.
Ashton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ashton checks it well.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashton slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Ashton dodges the punch combination from Pitt.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Ashton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
A slow jab from Pitt misses its intended target.
Ashton closes the distance and pushes Pitt back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ashton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ashton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitt.
Ashton has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ashton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pitt tries to circle away but Ashton has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt is trying to break free.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton misses with an elbow strike.
Ashton lands an elbow inside that Pitt shrugs off.
Pitt is trying to push Ashton away but Ashton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Ashton misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ashton throws an elbow but misses.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Ashton.
Pitt is trying to break the clinch but Ashton is controlling him.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
Ashton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Ashton.
Ashton throws an elbow but it misses.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
Ashton prevents Pitt from breaking the clinch.
Charlie Ashton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
Pitt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Ashton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ashton is looking to clinch but Pitt is avoiding it.
Pitt scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Pitt.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashton moves away.
Pitt gets tackled into the cage by Ashton. Ashton maintains the clinch.
Pitt is trying to break free.
Ashton has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitt dodges an elbow strike from Ashton.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt is trying to force a seperation but Ashton has the dominant position.
Pitt has had enough of the clinch but Ashton keeps him there for the moment.
Pitt managing to block the knees to the body from Ashton.
Ashton prevents Pitt from breaking the clinch.
Ashton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Ashton misses with an elbow strike.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Ashton lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ashton.
Pitt is trying to push Ashton away but Ashton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Ashton.
Pitt wants to get back to striking at distance but Ashton won't allow it.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
Ashton lands a damaging elbow.
Pitt working hard to break the clinch.
Ashton lands a damaging elbow.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton lands an elbow inside that Pitt shrugs off.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Ashton, against the cage.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Ashton.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pitt can't break the clinch.
Ashton lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ashton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt wants to break free but Ashton has control.
Ashton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pitt's defenses.
Ashton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ashton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitt's brow.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Ashton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Ashton.
I think Ashton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Ashton!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie Ashton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker McQuail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres's entrance music is Three Lions. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying McQuail's choice of entrance music: Glasgow Kiss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Parker McQuail!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and McQuail makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McQuail misses with a wild body shot.
McQuail shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Torres napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McQuail is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torres has escaped the position, nice work there.
McQuail wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
McQuail lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McQuail is trying to get an arm triangle but Torres is defending well.
Torres is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuail just content to control the position.
McQuail working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McQuail is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McQuail working the ground and pound but Torres is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from McQuail are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McQuail tries for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
McQuail working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuail throws a strike aimed at the side of Torres's head but Torres avoids it well.
McQuail in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McQuail is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torres has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torres prevents McQuail from improving position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuail in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuail postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McQuail gets to mount! Torres was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McQuail with good strikes from the mount here!
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McQuail is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torres is surviving well by controlling McQuail's body position as best he can.
Torres regains half guard.
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McQuail pulls his head out easily.
Torres might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuail scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McQuail trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
McQuail passes the guard and advances to mount!
Torres is squirming around, avoiding McQuail's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuail controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQuail goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Torres is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker McQuail dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and McQuail makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McQuail counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres with a poor takedown
and McQuail counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQuail ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McQuail throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ricardo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with a takedown
and McQuail counters with an inside leg kick.
McQuail throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McQuail dives in and scores a takedown into Torres's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuail's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McQuail looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuail trying to move into half guard but instead Torres has managed to sweep!
McQuail wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
McQuail wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McQuail keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McQuail just misses with a punch to the body.
McQuail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and McQuail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and McQuail counters with a series of strikes that sends Torres to the canvas! McQuail follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Torres is rocked!
McQuail has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McQuail is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McQuail drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McQuail jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McQuail postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
McQuail pushes down on Torres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McQuail is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McQuail is looking for a kimura but Torres is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McQuail to get the leverage.
McQuail looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McQuail working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McQuail wants to work for an arm triangle but Torres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torres gets back to full guard.
McQuail wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
McQuail throwing strikes but missing.
McQuail trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McQuail accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker McQuail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and McQuail counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres with a poor takedown
and McQuail counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torres!
McQuail landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
McQuail with the ground and pound from mount.
McQuail scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McQuail.
McQuail tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
McQuail is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Torres goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for McQuail!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Parker McQuail!
In his post fight interview, Parker McQuail started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stroud's choice of entrance music: Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. Tom Stroud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroud tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Stroud didn't expect that.
Stroud is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroud controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith postures up.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stroud trying to control the position.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stroud is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroud is retaining full guard.
Smith trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Smith postures up.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stroud is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroud is keeping the position for now.
Stroud has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smith is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stroud.
Stroud manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Smith.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stroud trying to control but Smith postures up.
Smith is working for a kimura but Stroud is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stroud is looking to improve his position.
Smith is working for a kimura but Stroud is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith passes into side control, despite Stroud's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound but Stroud is defending the strikes.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Stroud is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stroud has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Stroud is defending well.
Stroud manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stroud doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stroud is trying to get back to full guard.
Stroud is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Stroud won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Stroud is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroud throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Stroud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Smith wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Stroud won't let him.
Stroud working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith wants to stand but Stroud is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Stroud trying to control the position.
Smith is posturing up here but Stroud has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Smith tries to roll out but it's too tight and Smith has to tap! Slick submission there by Stroud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Stroud!
After winning the bout, Tom Stroud 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 Emil Blonksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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271 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Blonksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Blonksy.
It looks like Jong Bak has been cut.
Blonksy clinches.
Blonksy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Blonksy manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak takes one on the button.
Bak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bak misses with a takedown attempt - Blonksy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blonksy lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bak is looking to close the distance but Blonksy sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bak crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bak is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Emil Blonksy!
An out of breath Emil Blonksy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La donna e Mobile. Fu Manchu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fu Manchu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Manchu.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Manchu eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manchu connects with a nice looking jab.
Manchu misses with a body shot.
Manchu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses the jab.
Manchu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manchu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Manchu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manchu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones avoids the body shot from Manchu.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Manchu.
Manchu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones looks to land a combination but Manchu avoids it well.
Manchu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manchu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manchu.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Manchu misses with an uppercut.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manchu.
Manchu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Manchu thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Manchu.
Jones defending well as Manchu loads up on a big left hand.
Manchu throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Manchu will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manchu ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manchu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manchu throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Manchu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Manchu misses with a straight right.
Manchu ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a series of punches but Manchu avoids them all with ease.
Manchu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Manchu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manchu throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manchu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manchu needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Manchu swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Manchu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looks to land a combination but Manchu avoids it well.
Manchu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Manchu gets a clinch.
Manchu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manchu backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manchu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manchu misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Manchu's head.
Manchu is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manchu throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Manchu is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manchu wants to clinch.
Manchu misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Manchu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones avoids the body shot from Manchu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Manchu.
Manchu slips a jab from Jones.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones lunges at Manchu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manchu's hand.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manchu.
Manchu misses the shot to the body.
Jones drops Manchu with a beautiful combination! Manchu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Manchu is rocked!
It looks like Fu Manchu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manchu scores with a jab to the head.
Manchu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Manchu connects with a body shot.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Manchu misses with a body shot.
A big right from Manchu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Manchu slips the punch.
Manchu throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Manchu should have avoided that one.
Manchu blocks a jab.
Adam Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Manchu scores with a nice right hand.
Manchu moves into the clinch successfully.
Manchu is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manchu has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manchu backwards.
Jones blocking some punches.
A short left from Jones.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Manchu misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Manchu slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Manchu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manchu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manchu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Manchu has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Manchu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Manchu blocks the elbow strike.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manchu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones slips under a jab.
Manchu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Manchu misses with a body shot.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manchu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manchu.
Manchu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manchu lands a jab to the nose.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Manchu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manchu wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manchu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manchu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manchu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fu Manchu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Manchu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones works Manchu's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manchu.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Manchu thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Manchu's belly button to the back.
Jones throws the left hand but Manchu avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Manchu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones lands with a straight right. Manchu didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Manchu's head but Manchu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a hook but Manchu blocks it.
Manchu cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones scores with a hook.
Manchu jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manchu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Manchu seems unphased.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manchu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manchu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Manchu misses with a body shot.
Manchu lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manchu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fu Manchu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones scores with a jab. Manchu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones throws a hook but Manchu avoids it easily.
Manchu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones throws a series of punches but Manchu avoids them all with ease.
Manchu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Manchu ducks down to avoid it.
Manchu throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Manchu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manchu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Manchu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manchu. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manchu misses with a body shot.
Jones catches Manchu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Manchu should have avoided that one.
A jab from Manchu does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manchu's head.
Manchu misses the shot to the body.
Adam Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Manchu off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Manchu.
Manchu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab. Manchu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manchu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manchu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manchu thinking.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Manchu's belly button to the back.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Manchu should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manchu misses with a body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Jones!
Adam Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berkeley Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Joker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Berkeley Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Robinson checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Robinson jabs at Hunt's body.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.
Robinson is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Robinson lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Robinson moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Robinson - just one landing.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Robinson! Hunt is backing up but he can't get away as Robinson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hunt and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlton Robinson!
Carlton Robinson is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Carlton Robinson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trillanes comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Trillanes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Rios!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trillanes misses the shot to the body.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Antonio Trillanes has been cut.
Rios closes the distance and clinches.
Rios is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Trillanes.
Trillanes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rios as Trillanes tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rios.
Still in the clinch, Rios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios digs a right hand into Trillanes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trillanes's gas tank.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rios - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rios lands a shoulder strike.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trillanes can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Rios works on Trillanes's body with a couple of short punches.
Rios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trillanes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trillanes.
Rios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trillanes is breathing heavily.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Trillanes avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Trillanes controls his hands.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Trillanes tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Trillanes back against the cage.
Trillanes wants to stall.
Rios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Trillanes backwards.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trillanes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rios.
Rios is struggling to control the position.
Trillanes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Trillanes blocking some punches.
Trillanes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Rios.
Trillanes tries to break the clinch but Rios is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Trillanes controls the action.
Trillanes lands a right hand.
Trillanes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trillanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trillanes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trillanes can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Trillanes avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Trillanes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Trillanes backwards.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
Trillanes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trillanes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Rios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trillanes's efforts to push away.
Trillanes working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to work over Trillanes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Trillanes trying to stall but Rios improves his position.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trillanes pushes Rios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios lands a body punch.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Trillanes controls the action.
Rios lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios lands a body shot.
Rios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios dips a shoulder and cracks Trillanes with a mighty uppercut! Trillanes falls back against the cage and Rios unloads with a barrage of strikes! Trillanes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rios screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Rios!
Jesus Rios is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jesus Rios thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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