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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezio Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Auditore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberts shoots in but Auditore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Auditore scores with a decent looking hook.
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roberts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Auditore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Auditore throws the kick towards the body but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Auditore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts walks straight into a right hand from Auditore - that's dropped him! Auditore jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Roberts from any more punishment! Roberts complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ezio Auditore!
After winning the bout, Ezio Auditore thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rams Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Rams Great!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Great throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Rams Great has been cut.
No joy there for Great, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great swinging wildly here.
Great throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez connects with a jab.
That has opened up Rams Great's cut even more.
Great throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Great sprawling to the canvas! Great rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lopez finish him?!
Lopez sends Great crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lopez is motioning to the referee to let Great up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Great is rocked!
Great drops his hands momentarily. Lopez doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Great staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Great doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Lopez!
After the fight, Victor Lopez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robyn Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robyn Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robyn Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jon Jones!
Robyn Jones quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Robyn Jones but it's paid off an Jon Jones is forced to tap! Nice work by Robyn Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robyn Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Margallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Corson (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 Mathew Corson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Margallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mathew Corson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson tries a head kick but it misses.
Margallo moves in looking to clinch but Corson pushes him off.
Corson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Margallo's waist but Margallo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corson off to one side.
Corson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margallo as he jumps to the side.
Corson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Margallo pinned against the cage. Margallo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucio Margallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Corson.
Corson tries to clinch but Margallo is having none of it.
Margallo is looking to clinch but Corson is avoiding it.
Margallo tries to close the distance and clinch but Corson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson keeps the fight on the outside.
Corson fails with a takedown attempt.
Corson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margallo blocks a head kick by Corson.
Corson fails with the takedown.
Corson looks to land a left hand but Margallo moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margallo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corson tries to pull guard but Margallo holds him up against the cage and eventually Corson drops back down to his feet.
Margallo lands a nice shot to the body.
Corson looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Margallo.
A short body shot lands from Margallo as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Margallo.
Margallo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Margallo on the inside.
Margallo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corsons head.
It looks like Mathew Corson has been cut.
A short right from Margallo.
Margallo lands a body punch.
Margallo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Corson up against the cage.
Margallo lands with a right to the head.
Margallo lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margallo lands with a light punch inside.
Margallo scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Margallo as the two fighters clinch.
Margallo digs a right hand underneath Corson's ribcage. Corson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margallo slows down the pace here.
Margallo is working Corson over against the cage.
Margallo lands with a left to the head.
Corson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Margallo is defending well.
Margallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
Margallo scores with a shot to the side of Corson's head.
Margallo presses Corson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Margallo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Margallo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Margallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Margallo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margallo lands a right hand.
Margallo lands with a light punch inside.
Margallo digs a right hand into Corson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corson's gas tank.
Margallo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
Margallo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Margallo.
Margallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corson is rocked!
Margallo lands a shoulder strike.
Corson is still on wobbly legs! Can Margallo finish him?
Margallo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corson letting Margallo take a breather here.
Margallo works on Corson's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Margallo to work.
A short right from Margallo on the inside.
Margallo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margallo lands a shoulder strike.
Margallo leaning against his opponent.
Margallo lands a body shot.
Margallo cracks Corson with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Margallo.
Margallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Margallo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Corson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Margallo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corson seems to have recovered his senses.
Corson gets tackled into the cage by Margallo. Margallo maintains the clinch.
Margallo lands an uppercut.
Margallo lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Margallo.
Good body shot from Margallo.
Margallo lands a nice shot to the body.
Margallo drops Corson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Corson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That has opened up Mathew Corson's cut even more.
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!
A hook to the body from Margallo.
A shot in the inside from Margallo.
Margallo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Corson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Corson drops to his knees and Margallo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucio Margallo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romy Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Eriksson clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Eriksson is controlling the position.
Eriksson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eriksson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands with a light punch inside.
Eriksson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eriksson is trying to stall.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Eriksson has double underhooks.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Eriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eriksson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksson has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Eriksson has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eriksson.
Eriksson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a body punch.
Eriksson effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Eriksson.
Eriksson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eriksson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Eriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz letting Eriksson take a breather here.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Eriksson.
Eriksson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksson won't allow it.
Eriksson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Eriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Eriksson scores with a hook to the body.
Eriksson lands a nice uppercut.
Eriksson lands a shot to the body.
Eriksson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Eriksson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Eriksson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Eriksson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Eriksson as the two fighters clinch.
Eriksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eriksson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson lands with a light punch inside.
Eriksson has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Eriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Eriksson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eriksson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Eriksson has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksson won't allow it.
Diaz tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksson scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz letting Eriksson take a breather here.
Eriksson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Eriksson.
A nice left hand lands by Eriksson.
Eriksson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksson presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Eriksson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Eriksson.
Diaz tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksson has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksson lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Eriksson.
Diaz looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short uppercut from Eriksson.
Eriksson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eriksson.
Eriksson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is rocked!
Eriksson lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Eriksson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eriksson is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Eriksson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Eriksson tries to clinch up.
Eriksson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksson tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
William Eriksson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands an uppercut.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksson won't allow it.
Eriksson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Eriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz letting Eriksson take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Eriksson stalling the fight.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eriksson stalling against the cage.
Eriksson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eriksson lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eriksson.
Eriksson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Eriksson finish him?
Eriksson drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Eriksson is controlling him.
Eriksson throws a big uppercut that drops Diaz! More strikes from Eriksson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diaz lies dazed against the cage as Eriksson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Eriksson!
William Eriksson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeric Raval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Verrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriel Verrus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeric Raval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Verrus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verrus closes the distance and clinches up with Raval, looking for a takedown. Verrus pushes Raval against the cage but Raval circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raval fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Raval. Those never looked like landing.
Verrus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Uriel Verrus has been cut.
Verrus swings widly with a right hand
and Raval counters with a body kick.
Raval throws a combination that misses
and Verrus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raval's 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!
Verrus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Verrus throwing strikes but missing.
Raval utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Verrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verrus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raval knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Verrus on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verrus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raval preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Verrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Raval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verrus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verrus working some strikes from top position.
Verrus throwing strikes but missing.
Verrus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Verrus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raval wants to sweep but no luck.
Verrus throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verrus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verrus wants to control from the top but Raval keeps moving.
Raval is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Verrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verrus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Verrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verrus throws a big elbow that misses.
Verrus lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verrus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Verrus postures up in Raval's guard and throws a big left but Raval blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verrus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raval's head.
Raval working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verrus.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Verrus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raval on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raval tries to get out of the position.
Verrus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Verrus is in close to Raval's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Verrus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Verrus is looking to work some ground and pound but Raval has wrist control.
Verrus postures up in Raval's guard and throws a big left but Raval blocks it.
Verrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raval utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verrus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raval avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Verrus prevents Raval from getting back to his feet.
Verrus with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verrus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Verrus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Verrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verrus lands a couple of digs.
Raval has his hands on Verrus's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verrus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Verrus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uriel Verrus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raval connects with the punch.
Raval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Verrus.
A slow jab from Verrus misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raval.
Verrus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raval manages to avoid it.
Verrus misses with a looping left.
Raval fails to land with a series of punches.
Raval throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verrus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verrus swings widly with a right hand
and Raval counters with a straight right hand.
Verrus shoots for a takedown but Raval saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Verrus scores with a jab to the body.
Raval throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raval lands a jab-cross combination.
Verrus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Raval manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Verrus lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raval looking for a sweep. Not yet Raval, not yet.
Verrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Raval preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Verrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Raval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verrus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Verrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verrus trying to control but Raval is working from the bottom.
Verrus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Verrus lands a couple of digs.
Verrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raval trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verrus chips away with some ground and pound.
Verrus postures up and lands a big shot to Raval's brow.
Verrus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Verrus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raval is rocked!
Verrus loads up on a big left hand. Raval felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Verrus looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Raval can't hide his disappointment, as Verrus celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriel Verrus!
Uriel Verrus gave a mention to Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Van Kisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Saigon - Bring Me Down . Hairy Kane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Van Kisse!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kisse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Kisse fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Kane.
Van Kisse doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Van Kisse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Kisse.
Van Kisse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Kane lands with a cross.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Kisse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Van Kisse.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Kisse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Kisse misses the jab.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Kisse is looking to clinch.
Van Kisse moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Van Kisse avoids the body shot from Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kisse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Kisse at a distance.
Van Kisse looks gassed!
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kisse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Kisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Van Kisse.
Kane connects with a looping right hand.
Van Kisse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kisse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Kisse can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane working the body and head with strikes.
Kane lands an elbow.
Van Kisse is rocked!
Van Kisse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Kane! That's hurt Van Kisse! Will he recover? Kane fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hairy Kane!
After the big win, Hairy Kane made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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