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AFC 44: Soto vs Jones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Trzmiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Domingues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateusz Trzmiel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Trzmiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Domingues!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trzmiel tries to clinch up.
Domingues fails with the takedown.
Trzmiel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domingues.
Trzmiel scores with a head kick. Domingues tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Domingues misses the shot to the body.
Trzmiel gets a clinch.
Domingues tightens his grip and picks Trzmiel up, before dumping him to the ground. Trzmiel manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trzmiel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Domingues decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingues scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mateusz Trzmiel has been cut.
Trzmiel feints a jab promting Domingues to slip. Trzmiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Domingues slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Domingues misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mateusz Trzmiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzmiel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trzmiel wants to clinch but Domingues slips to the side
and Domingues counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trzmiel tries to clinch but Domingues is having none of it.
Domingues displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trzmiel throws out the jab.
Domingues dives in and grabs Trzmiel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trzmiel pushes down on Domingues's head and hops out.
Mateusz Trzmiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Domingues.
Trzmiel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Domingues closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trzmiel quickly recovers to half guard.
Trzmiel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domingues thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trzmiel's head.
Domingues trying to control from half guard but Trzmiel is working away.
Domingues passes the guard and advances to mount!
Domingues throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Trzmiel has his hands clasped together but Domingues breaks the hold and Trzmiel is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Domingues!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Domingues!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Bonkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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186 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Bonkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaminski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonkers takes a swing at Kaminski's ribcage but misses.
Bonkers misses with an uppercut. Kaminski saw that one coming.
Bonkers tries to keep at a distance but Kaminski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonkers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kaminski closes the distance and clinches.
Bonkers is trying to break the clinch but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Bonkers trying to control the position but instead, Kaminski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonkers into the cage.
Kaminski prevents Bonkers from breaking the clinch.
Kaminski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski breaks the clinch.
Kaminski slips under a jab.
Brick Bonkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonkers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kaminski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kaminski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaminski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaminski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonkers's efforts to push away.
Kaminski leaning against his opponent.
Kaminski lands an uppercut.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonkers avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Bonkers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaminski manages to break the clinch.
Kaminski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers trying to land knees to the body.
Kaminski breaks from the clinch.
Kaminski avoids a kick to the body.
Kaminski rushes Bonkers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kaminski breaks the clinch.
Bonkers tries to clinch up
and Kaminski counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonkers throws a hook but Kaminski blocks it.
Bonkers swinging wildly here.
Kaminski misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers misses with a hook.
Bonkers misses with an uppercut.
Kaminski defending well as Bonkers loads up on a big left hand.
Bonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonkers wants to clinch.
Kaminski darts in and clinches Bonkers up against the cage.
Bonkers tries to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling the position.
Kaminski stalling the fight.
Bonkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaminski won't allow it.
Kaminski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kaminski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski throws an overhand right that lands on Bonkers's shoulder, as Bonkers tries to avoid the shot.
Kaminski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonkers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Kaminski slams his shin into Bonkers's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonkers looks to land a right hand but Kaminski moved out of range.
Kaminski throws a hook but Bonkers avoids it easily.
Kaminski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonkers is breathing heavily.
Kaminski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonkers takes a step back to recover.
Kaminski misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaminski thows a body kick. Bonkers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kaminski lands a high kick!
It looks like Brick Bonkers has been cut.
Kaminski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonkers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brick Bonkers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaminski drops Bonkers with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bonkers! Kaminski dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Kaminski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaki Sumitani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring it on. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Masaki Sumitani enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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Very quick |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, So Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Masaki Sumitani!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai moves away from the strike by Sumitani.
Sumitani dives in and grabs Chai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chai pushes down on Sumitani's head and hops out.
Sumitani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sumitani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai shoots in but no luck this time.
Sumitani cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Sumitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sumitani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Sumitani throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sumitani's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Sumitani is keeping the position.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai won't allow Sumitani to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of So Chai.
Sumitani takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Sumitani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumitani misses with a few strikes there.
Chai feints a jab promting Sumitani to slip. Chai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sumitani slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sumitani throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumitani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sumitani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sumitani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chai avoids it really well and circles away.
Sumitani looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Sumitani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sumitani defends it nicely.
Sumitani tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Chai shoots in for a double leg but Sumitani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai has a takedown stuffed.
Sumitani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sumitani connects with a body shot.
Chai with a poor takedown
and Sumitani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sumitani counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sumitani misses with a wild body shot.
Chai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sumitani lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai avoids the body shot from Sumitani.
Sumitani fails to land with a series of punches.
Sumitani thows a body shot but no joy.
Sumitani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai avoids the body shot from Sumitani.
Sumitani tries to work over Chai's front leg with a kick but Chai checks it.
Sumitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Sumitani looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Sumitani ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sumitani.
Sloppy strikes from Sumitani. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Sumitani on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumitani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sumitani tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaki Sumitani dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Sumitani.
Chai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sumitani counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chai's guard now.
Sumitani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai keeping full guard, as Sumitani tries to pass.
Sumitani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Sumitani from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumitani prevents Chai from getting back to his feet.
Sumitani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai pushes Sumitani off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masaki Sumitani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sumitani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sumitani as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai looks for a takedown but Sumitani sprawls well.
Sumitani closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chai to the mat! Chai manages to get full guard.
Sumitani looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Sumitani is retaining full guard.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumitani is looking for a sweep.
Sumitani pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sumitani tries to buck Chai off but Chai is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Chai crashes against the mat.
Masaki Sumitani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chai landing a few strikes.
Chai throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chai just content to control the position.
Chai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sumitani can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chai wants to control but Sumitani is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumitani pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sumitani keeps working.
Chai landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai tries to advance to mount but Sumitani denies him.
Chai fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masaki Sumitani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Sumitani.
Chai misses with a combination
and Sumitani counters with a two punch combo.
Sumitani gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sumitani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumitani can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chai controls the pace.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sumitani wants to stand but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt - Sumitani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Chai or perhaps it was just good defense by Sumitani which made him look bad.
Sumitani throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
So Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumitani throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sumitani thows a body shot but no joy.
Sumitani misses with a double jab.
Sumitani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sumitani misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Sumitani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sumitani slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Sumitani. Those never looked like landing.
Chai fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai avoids the body shot from Sumitani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown but Sumitani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sumitani as he avoids it easily.
Chai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sumitani's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sumitani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai stops Sumitani from standing up.
Chai pushes down on Sumitani's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Chai seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumitani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chai scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chai connects with a nice short shot to Sumitani's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai slows the pace down in half guard.
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sumitani's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Chai there.
And that's the end of the fight!
So Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sumitani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Masaki Sumitani!
A very excited looking Masaki Sumitani 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 Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a one two combo.
It looks like Thiago Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Hall leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Sanchez postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand back up but Sanchez manages to pass into side control.
Sanchez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sanchez cracks Hall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hall is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Plesniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Victor Caffey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Plesniak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Plesniak misses its intended target.
Plesniak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plesniak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caffey avoids it.
Plesniak misses with an elbow strike.
Caffey misses with a knee strike.
Caffey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caffey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caffey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caffey misses with an elbow over the top.
Plesniak lands with a short shot to the head.
Caffey wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plesniak leaning against his opponent.
Caffey throws an elbow but it misses.
Caffey tries a knee to the head but Plesniak blocks it.
Plesniak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caffey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Caffey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caffey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey misses with an elbow strike.
Plesniak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caffey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Caffey lands a damaging elbow.
Plesniak blocks the elbow strike.
Plesniak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caffey connects with an inside leg kick.
Victor Caffey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plesniak.
Caffey has closed the distance and engaged Plesniak in a clinch.
Caffey tries to land a knee to the head but Plesniak blocks with his arms.
Caffey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Plesniak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plesniak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Plesniak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caffey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plesniak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Plesniak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Plesniak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Caffey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Plesniak.
Plesniak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
Plesniak seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Caffey is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Plesniak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duarte Madeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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21
170 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Duarte Madeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Madeiros.
Madeiros shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hathaway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Madeiros.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madeiros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hathaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hathaway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hathaway gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Madeiros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hathaway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Madeiros throws an elbow that misses. Hathaway uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Madeiros's guard. Nice move by Hathaway!
Hathaway trying to control but Madeiros is working from the bottom.
Hathaway is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway looking to sit in guard and control but Madeiros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Madeiros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Madeiros thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Madeiros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hathaway is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madeiros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madeiros throws a big elbow that misses.
Madeiros won't allow Hathaway to sweep him here.
Madeiros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hathaway is keeping the position for now.
Hathaway keeping moving, preventing Madeiros from controlling successfully.
Madeiros 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madeiros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hathaway is controlling Madeiros's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madeiros trying to control but Hathaway is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hathaway throws a looping overhand right but Madeiros ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway defending well as Madeiros loads up on a big left hand.
Madeiros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madeiros manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hathaway on his heels. He'll look to pass Hathaway's guard now, I'm sure.
Madeiros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hathaway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hathaway wants to sweep here but Madeiros controlling him for the moment.
Hathaway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madeiros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Madeiros won't allow Hathaway to get back to his feet.
Madeiros throws a big right hand that misses.
Madeiros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hathaway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madeiros drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hathaway looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hathaway looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hathaway!
Madeiros wants to get back to his feet but Hathaway drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madeiros manages to get back to half guard.
Hathaway wants to pass to mount but Madeiros is defending the position.
Hathaway is looking to take a break and control but Madeiros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madeiros won't allow Hathaway to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duarte Madeiros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hathaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Madeiros eats them both and turns towards Hathaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Madeiros misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Madeiros getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madeiros bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hathaway managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Madeiros.
Madeiros tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Madeiros has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Madeiros is trying to get an arm triangle but Hathaway is defending well.
Madeiros is trying to get an arm triangle but Hathaway is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to bench press Madeiros off him but Madeiros keeps the position.
Madeiros working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Madeiros tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hathaway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madeiros is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hathaway is trying to escape and Madeiros transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hathaway is forced to tap! Nice work there by Madeiros! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duarte Madeiros!
After winning the bout, Duarte Madeiros 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arek Rendziok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rendziok's choice of entrance music: Do góry łeb!. The key to victory for Danny Lynch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
210 lbs
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20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arek Rendziok!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rendziok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lynch throws a lazy right hand but Rendziok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rendziok checks a leg kick.
Rendziok missing with a left hand there. Lynch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rendziok thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Lynch. No joy for Rendziok on that attempt.
Rendziok fails with the takedown.
Rendziok dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Rendziok tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lynch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rendziok somewhat.
Danny Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arek Rendziok.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rendziok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lynch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rendziok is looking to work some ground and pound but Lynch has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendziok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rendziok landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rendziok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Rendziok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rendziok loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rendziok works over Lynch with some ground and pound from guard.
Lynch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lynch tries to get out of the position.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet but Rendziok passes into half guard.
Rendziok passes to side control.
Rendziok working the head with strikes.
It looks like Danny Lynch has been cut.
Rendziok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rendziok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rendziok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lynch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lynch is rocked!
Rendziok cracks Lynch with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rendziok immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lynch is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rendziok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arek Rendziok!
Arek Rendziok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to R.I.P. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
164 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong avoids the head kick by Krasnodebski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krasnodebski checks a leg kick.
Strong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krasnodebski at a distance.
Krasnodebski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krasnodebski misses with the body kick
and Strong counters with a right hand to the body.
Krasnodebski clinches up with Strong and pushes him back against the cage.
Krasnodebski prevents Strong from breaking the clinch.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krasnodebski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strong throws a lazy right hand but Krasnodebski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krasnodebski scores with a leg kick.
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!
Strong throws a low kick but Krasnodebski avoids it.
Krasnodebski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski scores with a leg kick.
Krasnodebski throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krasnodebski misses with a body kick.
Krasnodebski tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Krasnodebski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Krasnodebski is trying to control the action in half guard but Strong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strong is trying to stand up here but Krasnodebski is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is pressing down on Strong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strong is holding on for now.
Strong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krasnodebski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Strong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Strong has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasnodebski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is looking for a triangle but Strong pushes his legs off easily.
Krasnodebski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strong manages to get himself to full guard.
Strong wriggles free and stands up.
Krasnodebski lands with a right hand.
Strong slips under a jab from Krasnodebski.
Strong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Strong slaps away a takedown attempt from Krasnodebski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damian Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krasnodebski closes the distance and clinches.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Strong throws a leg kick
and Krasnodebski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krasnodebski pushes Strong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski has Strong pressed against the cage, preventing Strong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strong wants to get back to striking at distance but Krasnodebski won't allow it.
Krasnodebski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damian Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski keeps control of Strong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krasnodebski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong breaks from the clinch.
Krasnodebski shoots in looking for a takedown but Strong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krasnodebski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krasnodebski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krasnodebski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strong counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasnodebski manages to avoid it.
Krasnodebski shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Krasnodebski slips the punch.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasnodebski with a poor takedown
and Krasnodebski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krasnodebski connects with a body shot that sends Strong's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Strong.
Krasnodebski throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Strong misses with a shot to the body
letting Krasnodebski counter with a right hand.
Strong stuns Krasnodebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krasnodebski shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damian Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Strong there.
Krasnodebski feints and then cracks Strong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strong down.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Krasnodebski saw that one coming.
Strong checks a low kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Krasnodebski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick that misses.
Strong stuffs the takedown.
Krasnodebski misses with a head kick.
Strong blocks a head kick by Krasnodebski.
Strong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Strong misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Krasnodebski misses
and Krasnodebski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Krasnodebski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strong swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strong lands a glancing blow to the side of Krasnodebski's head.
A low kick from Krasnodebski is predictable there
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Krasnodebski dips to his left and cracks Strong with an uppercut!
Strong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krasnodebski's hands.
Krasnodebski misses with the body kick
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski lands a right hook to the body.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Krasnodebski counters with a thumping low kick.
Krasnodebski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Strong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krasnodebski throws a sloppy body shot
and Strong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strong blocks the body kick.
Krasnodebski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strong takes a swing at Krasnodebski's ribcage but misses.
Strong cracks the inside of Krasnodebski's front leg.
Krasnodebski shoots in for a double leg but Strong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krasnodebski takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krasnodebski throws a body kick the misses
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong lands an overhand right.
Krasnodebski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick that misses.
Krasnodebski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strong counters with a series of strikes. Krasnodebski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong scores with a nice strike.
Strong scores with a nice strike.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a low kick but Strong moves his leg out of the way.
Strong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Strong scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski lands with a nice body kick.
Strong avoids the body shot from Krasnodebski.
Strong stuffs the takedown attempt from Krasnodebski. Krasnodebski gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Damian Strong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Krasnodebski counters by clinching up.
Krasnodebski throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong wants to break free but Krasnodebski has control.
A frustrated look appears on Strong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krasnodebski has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Krasnodebski throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong blocks a body shot from Krasnodebski.
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krasnodebski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Krasnodebski saw that one coming.
Krasnodebski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strong tries to avoid it but Krasnodebski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strong to the ground. Strong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasnodebski manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Krasnodebski. Those never looked like landing.
Krasnodebski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strong as he avoids it easily.
Damian Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krasnodebski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong cracks Krasnodebski with a good jab.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krasnodebski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krasnodebski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krasnodebski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Krasnodebski misses.
Krasnodebski looking to score a takedown here. Strong is defending well but Krasnodebski drives through and ends up in Strong's guard.
Strong has his feet on Krasnodebski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Strong.
Krasnodebski misses the body punch
and Strong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krasnodebski lands with an uppercut that bounces Strong off the cage and back into range.
Strong throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Strong avoids a kick to the body.
Krasnodebski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krasnodebski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Strong
and Krasnodebski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strong thinking.
A low kick from Krasnodebski is predictable there
and Strong counters with a left to the body.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krasnodebski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strong keeping full guard, as Krasnodebski tries to pass.
Strong wants to stand and escape but Krasnodebski is having none of it.
Krasnodebski looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strong gets to his feet. Krasnodebski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Krasnodebski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Krasnodebski slips the punch.
Krasnodebski fakes the leg kick and cracks Strong in the body.
Strong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krasnodebski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krasnodebski scrambles back to his feet.
Krasnodebski misses with the combination.
Krasnodebski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strong's sensitive parts.
Strong tests Krasnodebski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Krasnodebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Krasnodebski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Krasnodebski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gotard Krasnodebski.
Well Krasnodebski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gotard Krasnodebski!
Gotard Krasnodebski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roscoe Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roscoe Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Soto backwards.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soto is keeping busy.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soto backwards.
Soto prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Soto blocking some punches.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soto is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Soto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Soto.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Soto.
A right hook to the body lands for Soto.
Jones tries to work over Soto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto stalling.
Soto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Soto has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones presses Soto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Soto's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to stall but Soto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Soto lands with a right to the head.
Soto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soto lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Soto avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones is leaning against Soto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones misses with some punches.
Soto blocking some punches.
Soto looking to slow down the pace here.
Soto digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Soto lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a right hand.
Soto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Soto.
Nice body punch from Soto - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Soto controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Soto.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Soto blocks with his arms.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soto.
Soto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soto lands a nice uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Soto.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Soto finish him?
Soto lands a body shot.
Jones looks gassed!
Soto lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Soto.
Soto creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jones with a big uppercut! Jones tries to clinch up but Soto pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jones to the mat! Jones covers up and Soto unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augusto Soto!
An out of breath Augusto Soto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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