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NEI - Ignition (21) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher has chosen Gallows - London is the reason as his entrance music. Johnny Fletcher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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201 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson jabs at Fletcher's body.
Johnny Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fletcher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilson to the mat! Wilson manages to get full guard.
Fletcher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson controls Fletcher momentarily but Fletcher frees himself.
Fletcher is stalling in the full guard.
Fletcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Fletcher wants to stand but Wilson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Fletcher.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Fletcher closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fletcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fletcher.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Fletcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the ropes.
Fletcher lands with a light punch inside.
Fletcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Fletcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson throws a low kick but Fletcher avoids it.
Fletcher gets a clinch.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fletcher lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fletcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilson looking for subs off his back but Fletcher has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fletcher prevents Wilson from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wilson is trying to control but Fletcher manages to pass to mount!
Fletcher with a couple of short strikes.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fletcher is landing with some decent strikes but Wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher controlling from mount.
Fletcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fletcher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fletcher with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is looking to get to half guard.
Wilson wants to control but Fletcher is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fletcher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fletcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fletcher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wilson!
Fletcher content just to control the position here.
Fletcher is trying to control here but Wilson has managed to regain half guard.
Fletcher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fletcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fletcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Fletcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Fletcher is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fletcher pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Fletcher has control of the leg.
Fletcher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fletcher is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard but Fletcher has passed into side control.
Fletcher lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fletcher is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fletcher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fletcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fletcher sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Fletcher hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Fletcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fletcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson trying to stall but Fletcher improves his position.
Fletcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fletcher clinches.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fletcher breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wilson taking a breather.
Fletcher jumps guard and drags Wilson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fletcher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fletcher has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fletcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fletcher 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! This is the final round!
Fletcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fletcher shoots in and bounces Wilson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fletcher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fletcher has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
Fletcher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilson is proving hard to escape from.
Fletcher pushes down on Wilson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fletcher.
Fletcher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fletcher pulls his head out easily.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson trying to control but Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wilson is refusing to be controlled, as Fletcher sits in half guard.
Fletcher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but Wilson defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher working Wilson over with strikes.
Fletcher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fletcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Fletcher controlling the action here.
Wilson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fletcher jumps into side control!
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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!
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fletcher off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to control Fletcher but Fletcher is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fletcher fending off the submission attempt from Wilson.
Wilson gets his hands free as Fletcher looks to control.
David Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher fending off the submission attempt from Wilson.
Fletcher looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wilson gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fletcher is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wilson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
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 David Wilson.
I think Fletcher 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Johnny Fletcher!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Johnny Fletcher!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Johnny Fletcher!
Johnny Fletcher wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Fletcher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Morse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney has chosen Belfast Boy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Rooney!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rooney wants to clinch up but Morse keeps it at a distance.
Morse misses with a combination
enabling Rooney to counter with a crisp jab.
Rooney dodges the punch combination from Morse.
Rooney moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rooney.
Morse tries a knee to the head but Rooney blocks it.
Morse letting Rooney take a breather here.
Morse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rooney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morse, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rooney manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Morse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney takes one to the chin there.
Morse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rooney swivels and escapes.
Morse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rooney is fending him off so far but Morse persists. Nope, Rooney circles away and we're back to standing.
Morse misses with a series of wild punches.
Morse misses with a two punch combination.
Rooney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rooney swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Morse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rooney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rooney circles away quickly and effectively.
Rooney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morse's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morse can't keep his opponent in guard - Rooney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rooney lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney wants to control but Morse is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rooney prevents Morse from improving his position.
Rooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morse is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rooney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rooney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morse's head.
Morse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rooney.
Morse is breathing heavily.
Morse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rooney.
Rooney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rooney moves into full mount! Morse won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rooney working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rooney with shots to the head and body - Morse looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Morse that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rooney with the ground and pound from mount.
Rooney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morse is rocked!
Rooney connects with a bit shot that sees Morse covering up! More strikes from Rooney and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rooney is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rooney!
Our winner, Ryan Rooney, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clive OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Widow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
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153 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, White Widow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OMalley swings widly with a right hand
and Widow counters by moving into the clinch.
OMalley is trying to break free.
Widow keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Widow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Widow is controlling him.
Widow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
OMalley can't break the clinch.
OMalley is looking to break free of the clinch but Widow has double underhooks.
Widow keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Widow wants a takedown.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch but Widow keeps him there for the moment.
OMalley is trying to break free.
OMalley being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Widow is trying to drag OMalley to the mat but OMalley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Widow displaying some good clinch control by pressing OMalley up against the ropes.
OMalley wants to get back to striking at distance but Widow won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Widow has hold of one of OMalley's legs. OMalley is fighting the takedown attempt but Widow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
OMalley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OMalley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OMalley looking for a sweep. Not yet OMalley, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OMalley holds on and takes a little breather.
Widow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OMalley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Widow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
OMalley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Widow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Widow wants to control from the top but OMalley keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widow throws a big elbow that misses.
Widow works over OMalley with some ground and pound from guard.
Widow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Widow postures up in OMalley's guard and throws a big left but OMalley blocks it.
Widow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Widow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Widow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Widow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
OMalley is breathing heavily.
Widow throwing strikes from guard but OMalley blocks nicely.
Widow landing with the ground and pound.
OMalley is trying to control the position but Widow postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Widow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Widow throwing strikes from guard but OMalley blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widow distracts OMalley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Widow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Widow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OMalley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Widow on the ground.
Widow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OMalley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Widow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Widow works over OMalley with some ground and pound from guard.
Widow trying to control but OMalley is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Widow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Widow throws a big elbow that misses.
Widow throwing strikes from guard but OMalley blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
White Widow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Widow.
Widow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
OMalley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Widow.
Widow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OMalley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Widow chips away with some ground and pound.
OMalley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Widow.
Widow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Widow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
OMalley is working an open guard so Widow takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Widow darts in and clinches OMalley up against the ropes.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Widow pulls guard successfully.
Widow scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley throws a series of strikes that have Widow backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Widow dives in and grabs OMalley's left leg, looking for a takedown. OMalley pushes down on Widow's head and hops out.
OMalley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
OMalley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! OMalley slams his shin into Widow's torso.
Widow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clive OMalley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of White Widow.
OMalley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Widow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
OMalley wants to control but Widow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OMalley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
OMalley trying to hold on to Widow's head to control him but Widow postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
OMalley wants to get back to full guard.
Widow lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Widow is nestled in close to OMalley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
OMalley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Widow.
Widow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Widow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OMalley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Widow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Widow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Widow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OMalley's head.
Widow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widow working over OMalley with some ground and pound. OMalley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Widow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Widow.
OMalley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Widow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Widow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OMalley defending well though.
Widow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
OMalley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Widow wants to take a breather but OMalley is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Widow there.
OMalley has hold of Widow's hands but Widow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Widow throwing shots but OMalley is blocking nicely.
Widow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Widow working OMalley over with strikes.
OMalley is rocked!
Widow working the head and body with strikes.
Oh OMalley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Widow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Widow 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.
Widow postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for OMalley to stand up.
A head kick misses from OMalley.
Widow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as OMalley sprawls well. OMalley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Widow gets slowly back to his feet.
Widow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Widow is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, OMalley is hurt! He's hurt bad - Widow fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save OMalley from any more punishment! Congratulations to Widow! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Widow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa comes to the ring accompanied by TP outro . MacRoberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pretty Vacant by The Sex Pistols kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Phuttharaksa.
MacRoberts throws a head kick but Phuttharaksa moves out of range.
Phuttharaksa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. MacRoberts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Phuttharaksa is trying to get an arm triangle but MacRoberts is defending well.
MacRoberts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MacRoberts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
MacRoberts is looking to improve his position.
Phuttharaksa maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! MacRoberts could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Phuttharaksa has cracked it and MacRoberts is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Phuttharaksa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa gave a mention to Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Can Spam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Sleep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Can Spam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Sleep!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleep does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sleep is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sleep.
Spam wants to land a leg kick but Sleep is out of range.
Spam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sleep, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sleep avoiding damage as Spam throws knees to the body.
Spam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spam lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Arthur Sleep has been cut.
Sleep managing to block the knees to the body from Spam.
Spam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sleep blocks it with crossed arms.
Sleep working hard to break the clinch.
Sleep wants to get back to striking at distance but Spam won't allow it.
Spam tries a knee to the head but Sleep blocks it.
Sleep is looking to break free of the clinch but Spam has double underhooks.
Spam'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.
Sleep has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sleep blocks it with crossed arms.
Spam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sleep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spam has Sleep pressed against the ropes, preventing Sleep from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sleep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spam has him pressed against the ropes.
Spam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sleep is trying to break the clinch but Spam is controlling him.
Spam scores a nice knee to the body.
Spam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sleep wants to get back to striking at distance but Spam won't allow it.
Sleep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spam has him pressed against the ropes.
Spam trying to land knees to the body.
Spam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sleep's face.
Sleep wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleep is looking to break free of the clinch but Spam has double underhooks.
Spam connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Spam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sleep looks gassed!
Spam scores with a knee to the head.
Sleep is rocked!
Spam has Sleep pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Sleep is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Spam - that's hurt Sleep badly! Oh, another knee lands and Sleep is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Sleep doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Can Spam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adelphos Typhon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr BreakYourBones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mr BreakYourBones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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130 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adelphos Typhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr BreakYourBones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Typhon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Typhon.
BreakYourBones misses with a takedown
and Typhon counters with a good low kick that BreakYourBones was not able to check.
Typhon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Typhon tenderised BreakYourBones's leg. BreakYourBones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Typhon thumps BreakYourBones with a low kick.
BreakYourBones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Typhon sizes up BreakYourBones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BreakYourBones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Typhon cracks BreakYourBones with a good jab.
BreakYourBones is still on wobbly legs! Can Typhon finish him?
Typhon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Typhon jabs BreakYourBones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
BreakYourBones looks gassed!
Typhon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Typhon digs a good body shot into BreakYourBones's ribs.
and Typhon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts BreakYourBones! He's just covering up as Typhon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adelphos Typhon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adelphos Typhon thanked Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the TerrorDome. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Bailey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Bailey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Bailey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown tries for a takedown but Bailey circles away easily
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bailey pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brown pulls Bailey into guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Bailey tries to pass.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown has his foot on Bailey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bailey works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bailey has passed into half guard!
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bailey drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bailey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey advances position into side control!
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Bailey cracks Brown with a big elbow.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Bailey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Bailey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bailey is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey avoid being mounted?
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Bailey defends it.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bailey sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bailey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bailey is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown looking for a submission but Bailey manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bailey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Bailey's legs - danger averted.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Bailey is retaining full guard.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bailey dives on top into guard.
Bailey connects with a couple of short punches.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey forces his way 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!
Bailey moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joel Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Bailey counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Bailey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Joel Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Brown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bailey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Bailey misses.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bailey walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Bailey working some strikes from top position.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Bailey advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bailey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bailey passes to full mount!
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controlling his opponent.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Bailey is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bailey pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bailey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Bailey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bailey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bailey.
Bailey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brownis looking to pass into half guard but Bailey pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bailey is in guard.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Bailey is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bailey scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Bailey scores with a nice strike.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bailey counters with a nice body shot.
Bailey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bailey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Bailey tightens his grip and picks Brown up, before dumping him to the ground. Brown manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Bailey slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bailey has passed into half guard!
Bailey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Bailey connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Bailey is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joel Bailey has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bailey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown is looking for a triangle here but Bailey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Bailey keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Bailey is chipping away with strikes.
Bailey advances to mount.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Bailey lands with some strikes.
Bailey landing punches.
Bailey prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Bailey lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Bailey maintains control.
Brown taking shots to the head.
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!
Bailey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bailey scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Bailey's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bailey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown is rocked!
Bailey cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Bailey lands with some strikes.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bailey moves nicely into side control.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bailey cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bailey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bailey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Joel Bailey!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Joel Bailey!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Joel Bailey!
Joel Bailey wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbaro circles away.
Barbaro clinches up with William and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro tries a body shot but William blocks it.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barbaro prevents a body shot from William.
Barbaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbaro avoids the damage to the body.
Barbaro gets through William's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro avoids the elbow strike from William, against the ropes.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbaro pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Barbaro blocks a body shot from William.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbaro taking a breather.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbaro.
Barbaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
William takes a shot to the head.
Barbaro lands with a right to the head.
Barbaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William misses with a knee strike.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
William's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaro.
Barbaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Barbaro.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbaro's elbow.
Barbaro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Barbaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barbaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbaro lands a right hand.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbaro avoids it.
William misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William misses with a knee strike.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbaro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Barbaro tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barbaro drops back down to his feet.
Barbaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of William backwards.
William is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbaro is keeping busy.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Barbaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbaro blocks a body shot from William.
Barbaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbaro misses with a punch to the body.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
Barbaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William tries to work over Barbaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbaro pushes William back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt William or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
Barbaro lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William misses with the head strike.
Barbaro tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbaro blocks it with crossed arms.
William throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Barbaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barbaro - that landed with a thud.
Barbaro tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbaro managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Barbaro blocking some punches.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Barbaro is blocking nicely.
Barbaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
William is looking to control Barbaro's arms but Barbaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now William has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barbaro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbaro connects with a body shot that sends William's belly button to the back.
Barbaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbaro.
Barbaro forces William back against the ropes and clinches.
Barbaro trying to control the position but instead, William has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbaro into the ropes.
William working aggressively here.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaro trying to stall but William improves his position.
William tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbaro blocking some punches.
Barbaro stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
William tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbaro avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbaro is defending well for now.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbaro controls his hands.
Barbaro lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Barbaro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Barbaro tries to tie him up.
Barbaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing William up against the ropes.
Barbaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Barbaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbaro struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Barbaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
William lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbaro.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Barbaro can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Barbaro is working William over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
William prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
William tries a knee to the head but Barbaro blocks it.
Barbaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
William blocks a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbaro is defending well for now.
Barbaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbaro being controlled against the ropes.
William tries to throw a body punch but Barbaro avoids it by throwing William back against the ropes.
William prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Barbaro back against the ropes.
William missing with knees to the body.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro blocks an elbow strike from William.
William tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe Barbaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbaro as William tries to tie him up.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbaro digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
William prevents a body shot from Barbaro.
Barbaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
A short right from Barbaro on the inside.
Barbaro lands with a left to the head.
Barbaro managing to block the knees to the body from William.
A nice left hand lands by Barbaro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down William.
William is breathing heavily.
Barbaro works on William's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbaro lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barbaro.
Barbaro digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
Barbaro scores with a hook to the body.
Barbaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbaro cracks William with a nice body shot.
Barbaro pulls William into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barbaro is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbaro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
William wants to control from the top but Barbaro keeps moving.
William must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William is standing up over Barbaro. Barbaro looks to escape but William dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Barbaro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
William moves in looking to clinch but Barbaro pushes him off.
William tries to keep at a distance but Barbaro has taken the fight into the clinch.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbaro blocks an elbow strike from William.
Barbaro scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
Barbaro blocks an elbow strike.
Barbaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
Barbaro lands a shoulder strike.
Barbaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, William just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbaro's brow.
Barbaro decides to pull guard.
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!
William is looking to advance position but Barbaro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Barbaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaro lands a nice shot to the head.
William is rocked!
Barbaro postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked William badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barbaro around the waist but Barbaro pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barbaro is the winner by TKO! Barbaro jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Barbaro!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Barbaro waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spandex Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Spandex Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jozka Kruty!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
Rex loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Rex catches Kruty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruty is looking to land body kicks.
Rex scores with a hook to the body. Kruty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Kruty.
Rex throws a looping overhand right but Kruty ducks down to avoid it.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Kruty slips a straight right by Rex.
Kruty throws a leg kick but Rex moved away.
Rex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruty.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruty was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Kruty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rex.
Rex looks to throw the jab but Kruty is out of range.
A slow jab from Kruty misses its intended target.
Kruty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty scores with a head kick.
Kruty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rex blocks the body kick.
Kruty tries a head kick but it misses.
Rex throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kruty counters with a low kick, right behind Rex 's knee.
Rex misses with a looping right.
Good work by Rex as he checks the leg kick.
Rex misses with a shot to the body
and Kruty counters with a nice leg kick.
Kruty ducks under a wild hook from Rex.
Kruty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rex.
Kruty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Rex thuds a left hand into Kruty's body.
Jozka Kruty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty throws a leg kick but Rex sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rex fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kruty!
Rex needs to keep his hands up - Kruty had a free shot at his head there.
Rex pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kruty back to the ropes. Rex follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rex shoots for a double leg takedown but Kruty sprawls well. He's pushed Rex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rex misses with a looping right.
Rex tries to clinch but Kruty moves away
and Kruty counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick and Rex moves out of range easily.
Kruty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rex's head.
Rex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
Rex has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruty.
Rex lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruty cracks Rex with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rex doesn't seem bothered though.
Kruty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rex's hands.
Kruty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rex's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Kruty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rex has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruty lands a leg kick that knocks Rex off balance momentarily.
Rex misses with a left hand
and Kruty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruty dodges the punch combination from Rex.
Rex missing with a left hand there. Kruty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rex takes a step back to recover.
Rex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex swings for the body but Kruty moves out of range.
Kruty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruty misses with a few strikes there.
Kruty misses with a double jab.
Kruty thuds his shin into the meat of Rex's side.
Kruty misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
Kruty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rex.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruty looks to land a right hand but Rex moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rex throws an overhand right that lands on Kruty's shoulder, as Kruty tries to avoid the shot.
Rex throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruty on the side of the head.
Kruty misses with a looping right.
Kruty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rex. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozka Kruty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rex.
Kruty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kruty keeps the fight on the outside.
Rex catches Kruty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kruty throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Rex misses.
Rex takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruty throws a head kick that misses.
Rex tries to clinch up but Kruty circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruty lands with a nice body kick.
Jozka Kruty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
Kruty thows a body shot but no joy.
Rex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kruty as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex closes the distance and clinches up with Kruty, looking for a takedown. Rex pushes Kruty against the ropes but Kruty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kruty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick and Rex moves out of range easily.
Rex tries for a takedown but Kruty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spandex Rex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex lands with a good body shot.
Rex scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rex avoids the head kick by Kruty.
Rex takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruty lands a head kick!
Rex blocks a head kick by Kruty.
Kruty defending well as Rex loads up on a big left hand.
Rex throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruty can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Kruty.
That kick from Kruty tenderised Rex's leg. Rex is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kruty.
Kruty walks into a left hand.
Rex misses with a hook. Kruty ducked under it nicely.
Kruty goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rex. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rex takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rex will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruty can pounce on him.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rex's sensitive parts.
Rex shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kruty but Kruty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty moves out of range of the strikes.
Rex looks to land a combination but Kruty avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Rex.
Rex gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruty cracks Rex on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rex falls backwards against the ropes. Kruty follows up with more strikes that drop Rex to his knees. Kruty keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rex! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozka Kruty!
An out of breath Jozka Kruty 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Leroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Berkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroix comes into the arena with Jump you f***** jump blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Leroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Berkovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroix works Berkovic's body with a nice hook.
Berkovic throws a right and a left that Leroix avoids nicely.
Leroix connects with a body shot.
Leroix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leroix.
Leroix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroix is just out of range.
Berkovic cracks Leroix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Ricardo Leroix has been cut.
Berkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leroix manages to avoid it.
Leroix misses with a wild body shot.
Leroix is looking to wear down Berkovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leroix clinches.
Leroix tries a knee to the head but Berkovic blocks it.
A short right from Leroix.
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!
Leroix can't find room to land a body shot as Berkovic controls the action.
Berkovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berkovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leroix smiles and moves away.
Leroix connects with a body shot that sends Berkovic's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leroix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leroix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkovic misses with a hook.
Berkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leroix manages to avoid it.
Berkovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leroix lands a nice hook to Berkovic's body. Berkovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leroix takes a swing at Berkovic's ribcage but misses.
Leroix lands with a good body shot.
Leroix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leroix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leroix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leroix lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leroix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Berkovic. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Leroix.
Berkovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berkovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leroix misses with a wild combination.
Berkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leroix throws a hook to the side of Berkovic's head but Berkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leroix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ricardo Leroix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leroix jabs Berkovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leroix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroix swings for the body but Berkovic moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Berkovic - just one landing.
Leroix misses with the combination.
Berkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroix throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovic misses the shot to the body.
Leroix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leroix misses with a jab to the body
and Berkovic counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Berkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Berkovic misses with a hook. Leroix ducked under it nicely.
Leroix throws a jab when Berkovic was well out of range.
Leroix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Leroix.
Leroix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Leroix. Those never looked like landing.
Berkovic drops his hands momentarily and Leroix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leroix cracks a nice hook into Berkovic's ribs.
Leroix just misses with a punch to the body.
Leroix moves into range and clinches up with Berkovic.
Berkovic working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Leroix.
Leroix lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkovic backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroix tries a body shot but Berkovic blocks it.
Berkovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Leroix gets an underhook and turns Berkovic into the ropes.
Leroix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berkovic's face.
It looks like Mario Berkovic has been cut.
Leroix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berkovics head.
Berkovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leroix.
Leroix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Leroix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leroix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berkovic is trying to pull guard but Leroix has him pressed against the ropes.
Leroix misses with the head strike.
Berkovic is trying to push Leroix away but Leroix has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Berkovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leroix cracks Berkovic with a nice body shot.
Berkovic looks gassed!
Berkovic tries to break free but Leroix pushes him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Leroix.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leroix obliges.
Leroix scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Leroix dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leroix moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Leroix - that landed with a thud.
Leroix lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Leroix as the two fighters clinch.
Leroix lands a body punch.
Leroix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berkovic backwards.
Leroix scores with a shoulder strike.
Leroix lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Leroix.
Leroix pushes Berkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkovic is rocked!
Leroix working aggressively here.
Berkovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Leroix finish him?
Leroix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leroix throws a punch but it's blocked by Berkovic.
Leroix swings wildly with an uppercut but Berkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroix has Berkovic pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Berkovic is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Leroix - that's hurt Berkovic badly! Oh, another knee lands and Berkovic is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Berkovic doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ricardo Leroix!
A very excited looking Ricardo Leroix made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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