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UFC 34 - Strikes vs Valasvatsa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chisto Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Don Henderson enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chisto Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almighty fails with the takedown.
Almighty shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almighty lands a nice short elbow.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almighty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almighty winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson is looking to control Almighty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Henderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Almighty distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson is trying to keep Almighty in close.
Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almighty defends well.
Henderson controls Almighty momentarily but Almighty frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almighty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almighty scoring with some ground and pound.
Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almighty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almighty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almighty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almighty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Almighty is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Almighty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almighty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson controls Almighty momentarily but Almighty frees himself.
Almighty throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Almighty is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almighty is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almighty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almighty defends well.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Almighty defends easily.
Almighty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almighty scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almighty throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Almighty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almighty tries to get out of the position.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Almighty is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almighty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Almighty's brow.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Almighty blocks nicely.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson stops Almighty from standing up.
Almighty can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson prevents Almighty from standing back up.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Almighty defend it? Henderson steps over the head and cranks it - Almighty is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Henderson!
A very excited looking Don Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Parise!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parise moves out of range of the body kick from Bing.
Bing bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bing lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parise moves out of range of the leg kick from Bing.
Parise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bing was well out of range. Poor timing from Parise.
Parise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bing.
Bing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parise misses with a hook
and Bing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bing.
Bing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parise's defenses.
It looks like Zach Parise has been cut.
Parise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bing has closed the distance and engaged Parise in a clinch.
Parise is looking to break free of the clinch but Bing has double underhooks.
Bing dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parise's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bing misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing prevents Parise from breaking the clinch.
Bing misses with a punch on the inside.
Bing pushes off an throws an elbow but Parise leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bing prevents Parise from breaking the clinch.
Bing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bing wants to stall.
Parise wants to break free but Bing has control.
A short body shot lands from Bing as the two fighters clinch.
Bing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parise's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Parise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bing is stalling here.
Bing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parise's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bing.
Parise is trying to break the clinch but Bing has him pressed against the cage.
Bing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing lands with a short shot to the head.
Bing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parise's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parise is looking to break free of the clinch but Bing has double underhooks.
Bing lands a knee to the body.
Parise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parise throws a head kick that misses.
Parise misses with an uppercut
and Bing counters with a low kick, right behind Parise 's knee.
Parise throws a series of punches but Bing avoids them all with ease.
Bing slips a jab and a cross from Parise.
Zach Parise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bing darts in and clinches Parise up against the cage.
Bing connects with a knee to the head.
Parise is rocked!
That has opened up Zach Parise's cut even more.
Bing jerks Parise's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Parise drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bing goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bing because Parise was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Eric Bing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Hetman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Peezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peezy has chosen 300 violin orchestra as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Jacek Hetman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Peezy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peezy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetman moves away.
Peezy clinches up with Hetman and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hetman avoids the elbow strike from Peezy, against the cage.
Peezy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hetman blocks an elbow strike.
Peezy letting Hetman take a breather here.
Hetman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peezy throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peezy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peezy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hetman.
Hetman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peezy walks away with a smile on his face. Hetman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peezy throws a shot to the body.
Peezy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peezy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peezy motions for Hetman to come forward. Peezy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peezy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hetman thows a body shot but no joy.
Hetman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peezy moves away.
Joe Peezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peezy throws out a leg kick but Hetman moves out of range and Peezy only half commits.
Peezy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hetman at a distance.
Peezy has managed to clinch.
Hetman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but Hetman blocks it.
Hetman tries for a takedown but Peezy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacek Hetman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hetman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hetman takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jacek Hetman has been cut.
Hetman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peezy throws an elbow that misses.
Hetman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peezy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peezy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hetman checks a leg kick.
Joe Peezy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peezy forces Hetman back against the cage and clinches.
Peezy lands a damaging elbow.
Hetman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peezy tries to stall but Hetman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetman tries to throw a body punch but Peezy avoids it by throwing Hetman back against the cage.
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!
Hetman wants to get back to striking at distance but Peezy won't allow it.
Hetman lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peezy.
Peezy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peezy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peezy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetman avoids it.
Peezy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peezy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hetman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetman misses with some punches.
Peezy blocks a body shot from Hetman.
Peezy misses with an elbow strike.
Hetman misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Peezy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hetman drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hetman as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Peezy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hetman! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jacek Hetman!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacek Hetman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cori Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed's entrance music is M.I.A - Paper Planes. A fine choice. Gray has chosen Prodigy _ Baby's got a temper as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Abdul Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cori Gray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed lands a really nice looking cross but Gray seems unphased.
Mohammed misses with a kick to the body.
Cori Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed is looking to score with low kicks.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by Gray.
Mohammed throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gray is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mohammed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mohammed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mohammed is in Gray's guard.
Mohammed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gray wants to sweep here but Mohammed controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Abdul Mohammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mohammed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mohammed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mohammed is out of range and Gray settles back down.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Cori Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammed misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Mohammed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Mohammed takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray swings widly with a right hand
and Mohammed counters with a body kick that stops Gray in his tracks momentarily.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mohammed fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mohammed throws out the jab.
Gray throws a leg kick which misses Mohammed's front leg but catches the back leg as Mohammed tries to avoid it.
Mohammed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gray throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray misses with the combination.
Mohammed misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray tried to score with a low kick but Mohammed checks it.
Mohammed throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Mohammed misses the shot to the body.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohammed misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Mohammed drives through with a takedown into Gray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mohammed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mohammed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Abdul Mohammed just wasn't active enough.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mohammed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mohammed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mohammed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Abdul Mohammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gray tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Gray throws a series of punches but Mohammed avoids them all with ease.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mohammed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohammed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray wants to clinch.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by Gray.
Mohammed takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray with a jab.
Mohammed slips under a jab from Gray.
Mohammed checks a low kick from Gray.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mohammed throws a leg kick but Gray checks it.
Gray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohammed circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Gray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray checks a low kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray thumps Mohammed with a low kick.
Gray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mohammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mohammed misses with a two punch combination.
Mohammed lands a right hook to the body.
Mohammed scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mohammed to score with a decent uppercut.
Gray swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mohammed scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohammed.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohammed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Mohammed wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Mohammed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mohammed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed misses with a low kick.
Mohammed wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mohammed dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammed counters with a leg kick.
Mohammed dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Mohammed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cori Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammed lunges at Gray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gray's hand.
Mohammed digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Mohammed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Mohammed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mohammed.
Mohammed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Mohammed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mohammed.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gray is rocked!
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mohammed to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray is still on wobbly legs! Can Mohammed finish him?
Mohammed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gray momentarily.
Mohammed is looking to wear down Gray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Mohammed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Gray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Mohammed throws a leg kick but Gray checks it.
Gray wants to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray blocks a head kick by Mohammed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mohammed. That's going to slow Gray down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray wants to clinch.
Mohammed throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Mohammed throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mohammed checks it well.
Mohammed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mohammed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abdul Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gray misses
and Mohammed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mohammed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mohammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cori Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohammed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gray's shoulder. That is not cool.
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!
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mohammed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Mohammed!
Abdul Mohammed decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Mkhalele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mkhalele kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noir D�sir - Un jour en France. Cleaver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Cleaver has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Tristan Mkhalele is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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30
248 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
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23
275 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Tristan Mkhalele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mkhalele wants to clinch.
Cleaver throws a combination. Mkhalele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Tristan Mkhalele has been cut.
Mkhalele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cleaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleaver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleaver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleaver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mkhalele moves into the clinch.
Mkhalele lands an elbow just above Cleaver 's eye.
It looks like Randall Cleaver has been cut.
Cleaver looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mkhalele obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Cleaver shrugs off.
That has opened up Randall Cleaver's cut even more.
Mkhalele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mkhalele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mkhalele.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mkhalele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mkhalele throws an elbow but misses.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Cleaver shrugs off.
Randall Cleaver's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randall Cleaver's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tristan Mkhalele!
After winning the bout, Tristan Mkhalele 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inc comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Moon Rising. Bruce Bunk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Bruce Bunk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunk tries a low kick but Inc avoids it.
Bunk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Bunk.
A good leg kick by Bunk.
Inc misses with a straight left.
Inc drives through with a takedown into Bunk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Inc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunk is keeping the position for now.
Inc throws an elbow that misses. Bunk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Inc's guard. Nice move by Bunk!
Inc looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bunk passes into half guard.
Inc trying to get back to full guard but Bunk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bunk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Inc is desperately trying to improve his position but Bunk has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inc is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bunk looking to control but Inc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Inc is looking to improve his position but Bunk isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk trying to control but Inc is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inc keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc wants to hold on but Bunk pushes him away.
Inc is looking to improve his position but Bunk isn't that keen on the idea.
Inc bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Inc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inc looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Inc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inc tries for a takedown but Bunk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bunk throws a combination that misses
and Inc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Inc throws a hook but Bunk blocks it.
Inc tried to score with a low kick but Bunk checks it.
Bunk misses with a straight right.
Bunk scores with a body shot.
Bunk tries to bum rush Inc with a series of wild strikes but Inc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inc misses with a low kick.
Inc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inc moves away.
Inc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bunk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Inc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inc misses with a looping left.
Inc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bunk defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Inc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunk throws a series of punches but Inc avoids them all with ease.
Inc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inc.
Inc throws a head kick that misses.
Inc doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunk circles away.
Bunk throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bunk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inc throws a strike aimed at the side of Bunk's head but Bunk avoids it well.
Inc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunk keeps working.
Inc landing strikes.
Bunk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Inc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Inc fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Inc trying to control the position but Bunk is working away.
Inc throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc tries to advance to mount but Bunk denies him.
Inc wants to control but Bunk is keeping him busy.
Inc lands a decent elbow from side control.
Inc throws a strike aimed at the side of Bunk's head but Bunk avoids it well.
Inc has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunk stops Inc from passing to mount.
Inc tries to move to full mount but Bunk actually manages to regain half guard.
Inc is thwarting Bunk's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc trying to mount his opponent but Bunk defends it.
Bunk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Inc throws an elbow that misses. Bunk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Inc's guard. Nice move by Bunk!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunk preventing the sweep.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Inc will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bunk throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Inc misses.
Inc connects with a solid leg kick.
Inc misses with a looping left.
Bunk throws a right hand that Inc ducks under and follows up with a left that Inc also avoids with ease.
Bunk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruce Bunk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inc looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunk is just out of range.
Bunk tries a low kick but Inc avoids it.
Bunk throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dick Inc has been cut.
Bunk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunk thumps Inc with a low kick.
Bunk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruce Bunk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunk misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inc throws out a loose jab but Bunk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inc shoots in for a double leg but Bunk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inc just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Bunk misses.
Inc throws a leg kick but Bunk checks it.
Inc throws a looping overhand right but Bunk ducks down to avoid it.
Bunk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Inc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bunk circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Bunk there.
Inc shoots in for a takedown but Bunk shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Inc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inc 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.
Bunk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bunk looks for the body kick but Inc saw that one coming.
Inc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bunk pinned against the cage. Bunk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bunk walks into a stiff left hand from Inc.
Inc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunk.
Bunk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dick Inc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc throws an overhand right that lands on Bunk's shoulder, as Bunk tries to avoid the shot.
Bunk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inc manages to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bunk enables Inc to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bunk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Inc stands and throws Bunk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Inc trying to control the action but Bunk is working from the bottom.
Bunk struggling a bit here.
Bunk is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunk is being controlled here.
Bunk tries to buck Inc off but Inc is having none of it.
Inc trying to control the action but Bunk is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inc happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bunk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Inc!
Dick Inc seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Skywalker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugo Stglitz's chin.
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25
142 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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145 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stglitz misses with a looping right.
Skywalker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stglitz momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
Stglitz moves out of range as Skywalker strikes.
Stglitz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stglitz throws a hook to the side of Skywalker's head but Skywalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stglitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skywalker throws a hook but Stglitz avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a looping overhand right but Stglitz ducks down to avoid it.
Skywalker gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stglitz trying to control here.
Stglitz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stglitz working for a triangle but Skywalker defends it easily.
Stglitz keeping full guard, as Skywalker tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses. Stglitz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skywalker's guard. Nice move by Stglitz!
Stglitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stglitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stglitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Stglitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stglitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stglitz trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz throwing strikes from guard but Skywalker blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stglitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skywalker keeping full guard, as Stglitz tries to pass.
Stglitz looking to sit in guard and control but Skywalker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skywalker won't allow Stglitz to sweep him here.
Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker stopping the sweep attempt from Stglitz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skywalker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stglitz's head.
Stglitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skywalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Stglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stglitz looking to control.
Skywalker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skywalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugo Stglitz.
Stglitz slips a jab and a cross from Skywalker.
Stglitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stglitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stglitz slips a jab from Skywalker.
Stglitz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skywalker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stglitz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Skywalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stglitz misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Skywalker blocks the leg kick.
Stglitz tries a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
Skywalker misses with a body kick.
Stglitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stglitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skywalker.
Stglitz staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skywalker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skywalker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stglitz connects with a leg kick. Skywalker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod.
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.
Skywalker instigates a clinch.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker takes an elbow to the temple.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker can't find room to land a body shot as Stglitz controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skywalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skywalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skywalker as Stglitz tries to tie him up.
Stglitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skywalker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skywalker crunches a lovely knee into Stglitz's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stglitz pushes Skywalker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stglitz's brow.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stglitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Stglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stglitz wants to stall.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skywalker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
Skywalker lands a takedown into guard.
Skywalker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stglitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker is in close to Stglitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skywalker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stglitz holds on and takes a little breather.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stglitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skywalker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stglitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stglitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skywalker is one step ahead there.
That's two 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!
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.
Stglitz seems keen to control Skywalker's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stglitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skywalker's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stglitz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stglitz throws a big elbow that misses.
Stglitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stglitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skywalker to score with a decent uppercut.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Stglitz moves out of range.
Stglitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stglitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stglitz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skywalker pinned against the cage. Skywalker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skywalker jabs at Stglitz's body.
Skywalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stglitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stglitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skywalker checks it well.
Stglitz shoots in for a double leg but Skywalker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stglitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skywalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Skywalker - just one landing.
Skywalker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stglitz. Stglitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skywalker moves out of range of the leg kick from Stglitz.
Skywalker swings for the body but Stglitz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stglitz takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.
Skywalker blocks a low kick nicely.
Skywalker thuds his right hand into Stglitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Skywalker.
A good leg kick by Stglitz.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the head.
Stglitz walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stglitz avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stglitz moves away.
Skywalker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stglitz is out of range and Skywalker settles back down.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stglitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stglitz tries to move into range but Skywalker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skywalker fails with the takedown.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick from Stglitz.
Skywalker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stglitz walks into a jab.
Stglitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skywalker lands a nice shot to the body.
Skywalker throws a hook but Stglitz avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Stglitz.
Skywalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Skywalker misses with a hook.
Stglitz avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Stglitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skywalker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz shoots in for a takedown but Skywalker shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stglitz connects with a single shot there.
Stglitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Stglitz as he checks the leg kick.
Skywalker misses with a wild body shot.
Stglitz wants to land a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range.
Skywalker fails with a takedown attempt.
Stglitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skywalker. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
Stglitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Stglitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skywalker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stglitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Stglitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Stglitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stglitz lands with a straight right. Skywalker didn't see that one coming.
Stglitz takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skywalker lands an elbow that stopped Stglitz in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
Stglitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Luke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Stglitz.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a shoulder strike.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stglitz.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hugo Stglitz has been cut.
Stglitz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Skywalker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Stglitz working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker avoids the elbow strike from Stglitz, against the cage.
Stglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stglitz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skywalker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skywalker.
Stglitz is trying to break free.
Skywalker tries to throw a body punch but Stglitz avoids it by throwing Skywalker back against the cage.
Skywalker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skywalker tries to land knees in the clinch but Stglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Skywalker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Stglitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skywalker cracks Stglitz with a nice body shot.
Stglitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stglitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Skywalker.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stglitz.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stglitz's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside that Stglitz shrugs off.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skywalker is keeping busy.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Skywalker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Stglitz is rocked!
Stglitz is trying to stall.
Stglitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Skywalker finish him?
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body.
Stglitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Skywalker on the inside.
Luke Skywalker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skywalker landing knees to the body.
Hugo Stglitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skywalker cracks Stglitz with a nice body shot.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stglitz's defenses.
That has opened up Hugo Stglitz's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skywalker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Skywalker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skywalker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
Luke Skywalker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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255 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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235 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Simpson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson has managed to clinch.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simpson throws an elbow but it misses.
Bear looking for a takedown.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bear won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Max Bear has been cut.
Bear takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Bear shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Bear 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Bear 's eye.
Bear goes for a takedown attempt but Simpson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simpson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simpson has closed the distance and engaged Bear in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bear prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Bear shrugs off.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Simpson has the dominant position.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Bear in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Bear prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bear tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bear's defenses.
Bear is rocked!
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Simpson lands a big elbow that drops Bear! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Bear is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Simpson!
Edward Simpson is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonatan Valasvatsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Strikes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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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
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Joonatan Valasvatsa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valasvatsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valasvatsa shoots in and bounces Strikes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strikes controlling Valasvatsa's posture.
Valasvatsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Strikes is retaining full guard.
Strikes is controlling Valasvatsa's posture.
Valasvatsa won't allow Strikes to sweep him here.
Valasvatsa advances position into side control!
Strikes pushes Valasvatsa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Valasvatsa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Valasvatsa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Valasvatsa is looking to take a break and control but Strikes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes gets back to half guard.
Valasvatsa is working for a submission of some sort.
Strikes is looking for a sweep. Valasvatsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strikes pushes Valasvatsa off looking to stand but Valasvatsa dives back in and keeps control.
Valasvatsa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strikes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valasvatsa.
Strikes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa seems to be looking for submissions.
Valasvatsa seems to be working for a kimura but Strikes defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valasvatsa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Strikes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valasvatsa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Strikes wants to control but Valasvatsa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Valasvatsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strikes is bucking up trying to escape but Valasvatsa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valasvatsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strikes is looking to escape.
Valasvatsa wants to finish this one by submission but Strikes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Strikes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Strikes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strikes preventing the sweep.
Strikes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valasvatsa on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valasvatsa is trying to control the position but Strikes postures up.
Valasvatsa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strikes defends it easily.
Valasvatsa pushes a forearm under Strikes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Strikes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joonatan Valasvatsa!
Our winner, Joonatan Valasvatsa, 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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