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VERSUS - SundaySlam IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zangief Streetfighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chewbacca Noise. Zangief Streetfighter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zangief Streetfighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Bacca!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Streetfighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Streetfighter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Streetfighter throwing shots but Bacca is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bacca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Streetfighter throwing shots but Bacca is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bacca pushes Streetfighter off looking to stand but Streetfighter dives back in and keeps control.
Bacca pushes Streetfighter off but Streetfighter dives into side control.
Streetfighter prevents Bacca from escaping the position.
Bacca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Streetfighter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Streetfighter grinds an elbow into Bacca's temple.
Bacca tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Streetfighter is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bacca has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Streetfighter has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bacca taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Streetfighter doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zangief Streetfighter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beau Oxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oxer comes to the cage accompanied by Pretender - Foo fighters. Beau Oxer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shannon Khoury's chin.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Oxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khoury connects with a body shot.
Oxer misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oxer. Khoury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khoury blocks a jab.
Oxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Khoury tries to clinch there but Oxer circles away.
Oxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khoury.
Khoury throws a jab when Oxer was well out of range.
Khoury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khoury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khoury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oxer.
Khoury misses with a wild body shot.
Khoury works over Oxer's head and body with a nice combination.
Khoury misses the shot to the body.
Khoury punishes Oxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Khoury lands with a nice combination. Oxer backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khoury connects with a right hand. Oxer shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxer misses with a two punch combination.
Khoury has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Oxer stops a takedown attempt from Khoury.
Oxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oxer misses with a body punch.
Oxer keeps control of Khoury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khoury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khoury clinches up with Oxer and pushes him back against the cage.
Oxer has Khoury pressed against the cage, preventing Khoury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oxer is trying to break the clinch but Khoury is controlling him.
Oxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Khoury. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Khoury misses.
Oxer jabs at Khoury's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oxer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beau Oxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khoury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oxer throws out the jab.
Oxer throws an off balance right hand
and Khoury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oxer misses with a looping right.
Oxer misses with an uppercut. Khoury saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Oxer. That snapped Khoury's head back.
Khoury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oxer.
Oxer scores with a body shot.
Khoury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khoury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oxer lands a big right hand that sends Khoury crashing to the mat! Oxer stays standing though and waves Khoury back to his feet!
Khoury is rocked!
Khoury leaves his chin hanging out and Oxer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Khoury crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beau Oxer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West 's Stronger . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns gets a clinch.
Burns tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Brewster Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brewster Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
Burns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Shamrock.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Burns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Shamrock has the dominant position.
Shamrock prevents Burns from breaking the 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!
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brewster Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burns!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Shamrock.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brewster Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a jab-cross combination.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Burns.
Jab from Shamrock.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns wants to clinch
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 Brewster Burns will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Burns.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamrock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns tries to clinch
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamrock on the side of the head.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
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!
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Burns is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Shamrock.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
After the fight, Nick Shamrock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brannigan comes to the cage accompanied by QOTSA - 'You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire'. Bastos has chosen D-Nox & Beckers - One Shot (Flame On Fire Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andreas Bastos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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219 lbs
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Bastos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brannigan!
Bastos closes the distance and clinches up with Brannigan, looking for a takedown. Bastos pushes Brannigan against the cage but Brannigan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bastos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bastos lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Brannigan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastos shoots in looking for a takedown but Brannigan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bastos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bastos dives in and grabs Brannigan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brannigan pushes down on Bastos's head and hops out.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Bastos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastos misses with a wild body shot.
Bastos throws the left hand but Brannigan avoids the punch easily.
Brannigan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bastos. That did some damage!
Brannigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brannigan blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos throws a head kick that misses.
Alex Brannigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastos shoots in for a takedown but Brannigan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastos misses with a body shot.
Bastos throws a low kick but Brannigan avoids it.
Bastos lands a nice looking body shot.
Bastos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brannigan.
Brannigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastos.
Bastos swinging wildly here.
Bastos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andreas Bastos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bastos checks a leg kick.
Brannigan misses the shot to the body.
Brannigan misses with an uppercut. Bastos saw that one coming.
Bastos misses with a low kick.
Bastos misses with a low kick.
A big left from Bastos misses.
Brannigan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brannigan's hands.
A jab from Bastos does it's job there.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Bastos circles away.
Bastos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos throws a combination that misses
and Brannigan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bastos really felt that one!
Bastos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brannigan.
Brannigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastos throws out the jab.
Brannigan tries to clinch up.
Bastos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Brannigan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bastos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastos shoots in and gets a takedown into Brannigan's guard.
Bastos preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bastos wants to control from the top but Brannigan keeps moving.
Brannigan has Bastos pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brannigan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bastos advances to half guard.
Brannigan wants to control but Bastos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bastos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bastos works his way into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brannigan keeps working.
Brannigan is trying to improve his position.
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 Alex Brannigan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brannigan throws a leg kick but Bastos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bastos scores with a jab. Brannigan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bastos misses with a body shot.
Bastos misses with a few strikes there.
Bastos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brannigan sprawls well. Brannigan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastos gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastos scores with a body shot.
Bastos with a poor takedown
and Brannigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brannigan wants to clinch up but Bastos keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos scores with the left hand. Brannigan knows he should have avoided that one.
Bastos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brannigan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bastos to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brannigan. Bastos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastos moves out of range as Brannigan throws a body kick.
Brannigan throws a body punch but Bastos moves out of range.
Brannigan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brannigan gets caught napping as Bastos dives in and scores a takedown. Brannigan manages to retain guard.
Bastos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brannigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brannigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brannigan trying to hold on to Bastos's head to control him but Bastos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannigan controlling the position well.
Bastos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brannigan sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bastos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brannigan tries to roll over but Bastos keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is working hard here to advance position.
Bastos wants to take a breather but Brannigan is having none of it.
Bastos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bastos is trying to control the action in half guard but Brannigan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreas Bastos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bastos fails to land with a series of punches.
Brannigan walks into a jab.
Bastos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bastos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brannigan sees it coming and defends easily.
Brannigan is trying to get back to full guard.
Bastos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brannigan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bastos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastos trying to control the action but Brannigan is working from the bottom.
Brannigan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan wants to control but Bastos is keeping busy.
Bastos trying to control from half guard but Brannigan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Bastos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brannigan tries to clinch up
and Bastos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brannigan stuffs the takedown.
Brannigan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bastos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brannigan stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Bastos with that takedown attempt.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Bastos.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos avoids the head kick by Brannigan.
Bastos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bastos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brannigan wants to land a leg kick but Bastos is out of range.
Brannigan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bastos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brannigan thinking.
Brannigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brannigan misses with a straight left.
Brannigan throws a front kick that sends Bastos stumbling back into the cage.
Brannigan ducks under a wild hook from Bastos.
Brannigan connects with a right hand. Bastos shakes it off.
Brannigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Bastos. Bastos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan tries to land a body kick
and Brannigan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brannigan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brannigan has Bastos up against the cage in a clinch.
Brannigan has Bastos pressed against the cage, preventing Bastos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brannigan.
It looks like Andreas Bastos has been cut.
Brannigan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brannigan lands a damaging elbow.
Bastos is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan has him pressed against the cage.
Brannigan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brannigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastos blocks an elbow strike.
Brannigan misses with a knee strike.
Bastos is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan is controlling him.
Brannigan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastos blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Brannigan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brannigan landing knees to the body.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside that Bastos shrugs off.
Brannigan lands a damaging elbow.
Bastos working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Andreas Bastos's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastos has had enough of the clinch but Brannigan keeps him there for the moment.
Bastos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastos is trying to push Brannigan away but Brannigan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bastos is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan is controlling him.
Brannigan prevents Bastos from breaking the clinch.
Bastos working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brannigan obliges.
Brannigan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brannigan.
Brannigan lands a knee to the body.
Alex Brannigan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brannigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside that Bastos shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brannigan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brannigan 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin has chosen Fönt ja en körv as his entrance music. Eskil Lemmelin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
273 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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28
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lemmelin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lemmelin is looking to clinch but Alexandrov is avoiding it.
Lemmelin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Anton Alexandrov has been cut.
Alexandrov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lemmelin counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexandrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lemmelin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexandrov fails to land the takedown.
Lemmelin slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexandrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lemmelin digs a good hook to Alexandrov's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Alexandrov. Those never looked like landing.
Lemmelin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lemmelin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemmelin gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemmelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemmelin digs a right hand underneath Alexandrov's ribcage. Alexandrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown attempt but Lemmelin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lemmelin moves into the clinch.
Lemmelin lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alexandrov is trying to drag Lemmelin to the mat but Lemmelin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lemmelin stops a takedown attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Lemmelin prevents Alexandrov from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Lemmelin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lemmelin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Lemmelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Alexandrov drops back down to his feet.
Alexandrov is working for takedown but Lemmelin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexandrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Lemmelin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lemmelin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lemmelin digs a right hand underneath Alexandrov's ribcage. Alexandrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemmelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lemmelin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lemmelin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lemmelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemmelin presses Alexandrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Lemmelin holds him up against the cage and eventually Alexandrov drops back down to his feet.
Alexandrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lemmelin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Lemmelin.
Alexandrov being controlled against the cage.
Alexandrov has Lemmelin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lemmelin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Lemmelin fails to land.
Lemmelin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Lemmelin is pressed up against the cage. Alexandrov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lemmelin down to the mat. Lemmelin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexandrov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lemmelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lemmelin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anton Alexandrov's cut is getting worse.
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
Alexandrov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lemmelin defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov jumps guard but Lemmelin stands there with Alexandrov around his waist. Alexandrov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lemmelin lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskil Lemmelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Alexandrov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alexandrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemmelin scores with a jab to the body.
Lemmelin thows a body shot but no joy.
Anton Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov misses with a takedown
and Lemmelin counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from Lemmelin.
The crowd are getting on Lemmelin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Lemmelin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexandrov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lemmelin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Lemmelin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemmelin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemmelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown but Lemmelin manages to get underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lemmelin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lemmelin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemmelin throws a head punch that misses.
Lemmelin lands a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Lemmelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lemmelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Lemmelin lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemmelin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin has Alexandrov pushed against the cage.
Alexandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Lemmelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov pulls guard successfully.
Lemmelin with a nice head shot there.
Lemmelin cracks Alexandrov with a solid left hand.
Lemmelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexandrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lemmelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemmelin preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov looking for a guillotine here but Lemmelin defends easily.
Lemmelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemmelin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexandrov wants to sweep here but Lemmelin controlling him for the moment.
Lemmelin throwing strikes but missing.
Lemmelin trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eskil Lemmelin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lemmelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Jeez, Anton Alexandrov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Alexandrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lemmelin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexandrov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lemmelin can't fight it off and eventually Alexandrov manages to take the fight to the floor. Lemmelin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alexandrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemmelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov looking to sit in guard and control but Lemmelin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemmelin trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskil Lemmelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Alexandrov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexandrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemmelin throws a shot to the body.
Alexandrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lemmelin throws out the jab.
Lemmelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lemmelin is leaning against Alexandrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemmelin misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lemmelin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexandrov being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is trying to pull guard but Lemmelin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemmelin lands an uppercut.
Lemmelin scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Alexandrov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eskil Lemmelin!
Eskil Lemmelin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring PartnerBJJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PartnerBJJJ has chosen DJ KOOL as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
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25
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PartnerBJJJ misses the shot to the body.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a leg kick but PartnerBJJJ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
PartnerBJJJ misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva slips a jab from PartnerBJJJ.
Silva misses with a hook.
PartnerBJJJ clinches with his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but PartnerBJJJ stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
PartnerBJJJ lands a left hand.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva prevents a body shot from PartnerBJJJ.
Silva is trying to pull guard but PartnerBJJJ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to pull guard but PartnerBJJJ holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for PartnerBJJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PartnerBJJJ lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
PartnerBJJJ fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
PartnerBJJJ tries to clinch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. PartnerBJJJ did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
PartnerBJJJ trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but PartnerBJJJ is keeping him busy.
Silva trying to pass the guard but PartnerBJJJ defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and PartnerBJJJ defends it well.
PartnerBJJJ actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ moves into full guard.
PartnerBJJJ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
PartnerBJJJ tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
PartnerBJJJ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ manages to get back to half guard.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
PartnerBJJJ makes his way to full guard. A much better position for PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva won't allow PartnerBJJJ to sweep him here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and PartnerBJJJ defends it well.
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!
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PartnerBJJJ is trying to control but can't.
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 Tiago Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva moves away from the strike by PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
PartnerBJJJ misses the shot to the body.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on PartnerBJJJ. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from PartnerBJJJ finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
PartnerBJJJ lands a jab.
PartnerBJJJ lands a right hook to the body.
PartnerBJJJ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
PartnerBJJJ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Tiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PartnerBJJJ takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot
and PartnerBJJJ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but PartnerBJJJ ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
PartnerBJJJ lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but PartnerBJJJ manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
PartnerBJJJ closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
PartnerBJJJ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
PartnerBJJJ prevents Silva from improving his position.
PartnerBJJJ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
PartnerBJJJ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
PartnerBJJJ is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
PartnerBJJJ wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
PartnerBJJJ gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
PartnerBJJJ goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
PartnerBJJJ throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and PartnerBJJJ settles back down.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but PartnerBJJJ circles away quickly and effectively.
PartnerBJJJ misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Silva.
PartnerBJJJ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces PartnerBJJJ back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice cross by PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
PartnerBJJJ swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva walks into a straight right hand from PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
PartnerBJJJ avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by PartnerBJJJ.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
PartnerBJJJ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
PartnerBJJJ connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as PartnerBJJJ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
PartnerBJJJ moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with a right hand
and PartnerBJJJ counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
PartnerBJJJ digs a good hook to Silva's body.
PartnerBJJJ tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
PartnerBJJJ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a body punch but PartnerBJJJ moves out of range.
PartnerBJJJ scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding PartnerBJJJ's attempts to control the action.
PartnerBJJJ controlling the pace for now.
PartnerBJJJ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
PartnerBJJJ landing strikes from the mount.
PartnerBJJJ is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ landing punches.
BOOM! PartnerBJJJ connects with a massive shot to the dome!
PartnerBJJJ can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but PartnerBJJJ cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
PartnerBJJJ lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
PartnerBJJJ lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PartnerBJJJ postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Silva bigstyle! Two more strikes land for PartnerBJJJ and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
Sparring PartnerBJJJ really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McBride!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McBride.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McBride has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
McBride ducks right into an uppercut from Po.
It looks like Patrick McBride has been cut.
McBride scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. McBride connects with a nice short shot to Po's temple.
McBride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Po tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McBride manages to move to mount!
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Po bucks McBride off and manages to get back to his feet!
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Po lands with a right hand.
Po swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBride.
McBride shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Po as he avoids it easily.
Jab from Po.
McBride defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Po as McBride shoots in.
McBride fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McBride.
Po throws a monster overhand right that drops McBride! Po follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tong Po made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Williams has chosen Celebration by Kool and the Gang as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Albert Hall has been cut.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall loses concentration momentarily and Williams pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hall crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Williams finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kane Williams!
Kane Williams took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to send a shout out to Llewelyn Carter - Im comin for you man. Im comin for you and the Versus title and its not gonna be pretty either, you dig?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Abdul Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall. Jabbar comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Party Up. Col. John T. Hall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kareem Abdul Jabbar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jabbar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabbar misses with a body punch.
Jabbar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jabbar gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Jabbar.
Hall looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Jabbar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Jabbar is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabbar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Jabbar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall letting Jabbar take a breather here.
Jabbar lands with a left to the head.
Jabbar misses with a body punch.
Jabbar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jabbar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jabbar.
Jabbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar lands with a left to the head.
Jabbar works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Jabbar.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jabbar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Jabbar.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jabbar scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall tries to work over Jabbar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Jabbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jabbar lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Col. John T. Hall has been cut.
A short right from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Jabbar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jabbar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Jabbar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabbar.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jabbar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jabbar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jabbar is working Hall over against the cage.
Jabbar pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jabbar lands a nice elbow.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Jabbar.
A hook to the body from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabbar.
Jabbar stalling.
Jabbar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Jabbar pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jabbar crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Jabbar digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jabbar lands an uppercut.
Jabbar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Jabbar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabbar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Jabbar pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jabbar cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Jabbar lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
A nice left hand lands by Jabbar.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall is rocked!
That has opened up Col. John T. Hall's cut even more.
Jabbar lands a body punch.
Jabbar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabbar finish him?
Jabbar lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Jabbar just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Jabbar taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Jabbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabbar.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Jabbar is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jabbar lands a body shot.
Jabbar lands with a short shot to the head.
Jabbar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jabbar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jabbar works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Jabbar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jabbar scores with a hook to the body.
Jabbar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Col. John T. Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabbar throws a big uppercut that drops Hall! More strikes from Jabbar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hall lies dazed against the cage as Jabbar celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
Kareem Abdul Jabbar retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kareem Abdul Jabbar thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
156 lbs
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153 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azure chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Calculus can pounce on him.
Azure misses with a looping left.
Calculus dodges the punch combination from Azure.
Azure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Calculus checks a low kick from Azure.
Azure throws out a loose jab but Calculus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azure throws a shot to the body.
Calculus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calculus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Calculus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azure throws a big shot that misses.
Calculus blocks a jab.
Azure misses with a looping right.
Calculus throws a leg kick but Azure moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Calculus swivels and escapes.
A leg kick checked by Calculus.
Calculus checks a leg kick.
Calculus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calculus looks for the body kick but Azure saw that one coming.
Azure takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Azure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calculus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calculus, right into the meat.
Calculus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenny Calculus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calculus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calculus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azure scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Azure misses.
Mr Azure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure blocks a head kick by Calculus.
A punch lands to the side of Calculus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Azure fakes the leg kick and cracks Calculus in the body.
Azure blocks a jab.
Azure throws a hook but Calculus blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Azure.
Azure misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calculus lands with a right hand.
Azure thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calculus if he has to take too many more of those.
Azure checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calculus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calculus wants it to stay on the feet.
Calculus staying out of range there.
Azure throws a solid leg kick but Calculus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Calculus.
Calculus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azure looks to land a combination but Calculus avoids it well.
Calculus swings for the body but Azure moves out of range.
Calculus misses with a body punch
and Azure counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azure connects with a looping right hand.
Calculus walks into a straight right hand from Azure.
Azure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calculus throws a body punch but Azure moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Calculus.
Azure fails with the takedown
and Calculus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenny Calculus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Azure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calculus avoids the head kick by Azure.
Calculus throws the left hand but Azure avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calculus throws a nice looking combination but Azure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azure is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calculus.
Calculus misses with a straight left.
Azure lands with an overhand left.
Azure lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calculus.
Azure looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azure looking to pass the guard.
Azure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Azure will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Azure misses its intended target.
Calculus lands a body shot.
Calculus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azure throws a hook to the side of Calculus's head but Calculus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calculus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calculus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azure swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calculus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Azure.
Calculus throws a front kick that sends Azure stumbling back into the cage.
Azure looks to land a right hand but Calculus moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Calculus.
A punch combination from Azure misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calculus.
Calculus throws a jab when Azure was well out of range.
Calculus tries to clinch but Azure is having none of it.
Calculus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azure throws out the jab.
Azure throws a leg kick
and Calculus counters with a left to the body.
Calculus throws a front kick aimed at Azure's knee but Azure avoids it well.
Azure takes a swing at Calculus's ribcage but misses.
Calculus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Azure manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Azure as he connects with a hook.
Azure fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calculus sprawls well initially but Azure persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Azure works his foot free and advances to mount.
Azure working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure avoids the attempt from Calculus to control.
Azure looking to finish with strikes here!
Azure thowing shots but they're missing.
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!
Azure thowing shots but they're missing.
Calculus is trying to escape the mount.
Azure looking to ground and pound but Calculus is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calculus tries to hold on but Azure postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure breaks from Calculus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Azure looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Calculus is desperately trying to improve his position but Azure has a good base and remains in mount.
Azure raining down shots from the mount!
A big strike lands for Azure! That's really hurt Calculus and he's turned his back - Azure keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Azure jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Azure!
After the big win, Mr Azure 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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