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DFC 18 - Aoki vs Matuszewski PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Marzec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ship Enter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Marzec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ship Enter!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Enter lands a head shot.
Marzec shoots in and bounces Enter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Enter is looking to stand up but Marzec isn't so interested in that idea.
Marzec working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Enter pulls Marzec in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enter wants to sweep here but Marzec controlling him for the moment.
Enter is pulling down on Marzec's head to control his posture.
Marzec won't allow Enter to sweep him here.
Marzec 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.
Ship Enter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Enter misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Enter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enter scores with a jab.
Enter lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Enter.
Marzec looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marzec takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Enter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marzec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marzec is trying to control the action in half guard but Enter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Enter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Enter tries to kick Marzec off but Marzec keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marzec controlling the action here.
Marzec stops Enter from getting back to his feet.
Marzec trying to mount his opponent but Enter defends it.
Enter kicks off Marzec and gets to his feet.
Marzec has his takedown stuffed
and Enter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ship Enter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enter throws a right hand that Marzec ducks under and follows up with a left that Marzec also avoids with ease.
Enter looks to land a combination but Marzec avoids it well.
Enter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marzec circles away quickly and effectively.
Enter with a jab.
Marzec manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Enter on his heels. He'll look to pass Enter's guard now, I'm sure.
Enter looking for a sweep. Not yet Enter, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enter pushes Marzec off and scrambles back to his feet.
Enter looks gassed!
Marzec misses with a takedown attempt - Enter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marzec takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Enter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marzec had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marzec takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Enter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enter trying to control but Marzec is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Enter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Enter cracks Marzec with a solid left hand.
Enter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Enter looking to sit in guard and control but Marzec gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marzec stays in close to Enter's body and controls the position.
Marzec advances to half guard.
Marzec looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Enter is looking to escape.
Marzec trying to mount his opponent but Enter defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enter wants to improve his position but Marzec is controlling well.
Marzec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Enter is doing well to control the position and prevent Marzec from advancing to side control.
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!
Marzec passes to full mount!
Enter is squirming around, avoiding Marzec's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marzec is really struggling to control Enter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Enter is looking to improve his position but Marzec isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ship Enter 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.
Enter lands with an overhand left.
Marzec shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Enter sprawls well. Enter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marzec gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marzec is defended easily by Enter.
Enter punishes Marzec's body with a nice straight punch.
Enter lands with a nice combination. Marzec backs away looking to recover.
Enter lands a right hook to the body.
Enter throws a nice looking combination but Marzec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enter looks to land a combination. Marzec sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Enter checks a leg kick.
Marzec takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Enter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ship Enter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marzec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enter.
Marzec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Enter pinned against the cage. Enter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Marzec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Enter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Enter.
Marzec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enter thuds his right hand into Marzec's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice straight punches there by Enter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Enter.
Enter connects with a crisp jab.
Mariusz Marzec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enter lands a jab to Marzec's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Enter.
Enter misses with a low kick.
Enter cracks Marzec with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzec on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Enter throws a right hand that Marzec ducks under and follows up with a left that Marzec also avoids with ease.
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!
Enter digs a good body shot into Marzec's ribs.
Enter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marzec on the side of the head.
Enter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Enter wants it to stay on the feet.
Marzec has his takedown stuffed
and Enter counters with a nice uppercut.
Marzec looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Enter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marzec.
Enter connects with a nice looking jab.
Marzec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Enter pinned against the cage. Enter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marzec takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marzec takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown by Marzec or perhaps it was just good defense by Enter which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Enter. Beautiful body shot.
Enter jabs Marzec to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Enter lunges at Marzec with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marzec's hand.
A cross from Enter lands.
Enter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Enter.
Enter lunges at Marzec with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marzec's hand.
Enter works the jab nicely.
Enter lands a jab to the head.
Enter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marzec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marzec walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marzec gets caught napping as Enter dives in and scores a takedown. Marzec manages to retain guard.
Ship Enter has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marzec tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Enter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Enter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Enter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Enter trying to control the position from guard on top but Marzec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marzec has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Enter is in close to Marzec's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Enter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marzec keeping moving, preventing Enter from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enter looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ship Enter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marzec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Enter scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Enter.
Enter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Enter. No joy for Marzec on that attempt.
Enter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Enter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Enter.
Enter lands a nice shot that snaps Marzec's head back.
A combination from Enter does no damage.
Enter misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Enter. That snapped Marzec's head back.
Enter thuds a left hand into Marzec's body.
Enter thuds his right hand into Marzec's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Enter throws a series of punches but Marzec avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Enter lands with an uppercut that bounces Marzec off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enter tries for a takedown but Marzec sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Enter misses with an uppercut.
Enter misses with a double jab.
Enter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marzec avoids it really well and circles away.
Enter stuffs the takedown.
Marzec changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Enter tries to avoid it but Marzec manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Enter to the ground. Enter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Marzec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marzec takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Enter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Enter lands a body shot.
Enter lands with a shot to the body.
Marzec with a poor takedown
and Enter counters with a right hand to the body.
Marzec takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enter misses with the combination.
Enter lands a jab to Marzec's midsection.
Marzec takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marzec tries to clinch up but Enter circles away and keeps his distance.
Marzec avoids the body shot from Enter.
Enter feints a jab promting Marzec to slip. Enter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marzec slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Enter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Enter wants it to stay on the feet.
Enter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marzec closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enter circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Enter lands in his opponent's guard.
Enter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marzec's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enter throws a big right hand that misses.
Marzec controls Enter momentarily but Enter frees himself.
Enter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Enter wants to control from the top but Marzec keeps moving.
Marzec is looking for a triangle but Enter pushes his legs off easily.
Enter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Enter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Enter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marzec works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Enter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Enter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enter trying to control the position from guard on top but Marzec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marzec working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enter.
Enter postures up in Marzec's guard and throws a big left but Marzec blocks it.
Marzec manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marzec trying to control but Enter is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marzec is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Enter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ship Enter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ship Enter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Enter 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ship Enter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ship Enter waved his t-shirt featuring Ultimate Fighting Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Mai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pariss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mai comes to the cage accompanied by One. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayden Mai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Pariss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pariss takes one to the chin there.
Mai throws a lazy right hand but Pariss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pariss catches Mai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Pariss finds it's way through Mai's defenses.
Mai sizes up Pariss with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pariss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pariss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pariss scores with the left hand. Mai knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jayden Mai has been cut.
Mai looks for a takedown but Pariss sprawls well.
Mai throws a hook but Pariss avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pariss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mai misses with a few strikes there.
Mai misses with a takedown
and Pariss counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pariss there.
Mai misses with a series of wild punches.
Mai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pariss counters with a left and a right that stings Mai.
Mai is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Mai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mai is breathing heavily.
Pariss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pariss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pariss lands a big uppercut and Mai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mai looks OK. Pariss waves Mai back to his feet!
Oh Mai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pariss circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mai to the canvas! Mai doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pariss keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Pariss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franco Faresi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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171 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Franco Faresi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston Perez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faresi tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Faresi blocks the low kick.
Faresi throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faresi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Perez.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Faresi.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faresi.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faresi tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faresi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faresi wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
Faresi tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez throws a front kick aimed at Faresi's knee but Faresi avoids it well.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perez scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Faresi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faresi takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Faresi.
Faresi misses with a kick to the body.
Faresi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faresi pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Faresi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faresi looking to throw knees to the head but Perez is blocking nicely.
Faresi wants to get back to striking at distance but Perez won't allow it.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Faresi.
Faresi is rocked!
Faresi leaves his chin hanging out and Perez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Faresi crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaston Perez!
Gaston Perez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Morris!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Morris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Griffin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morris throwing strikes but missing.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing Morris any problems.
Griffin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Griffin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin pushes Morris off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Michael Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Morris.
Morris looks gassed!
Oooooh!!! Griffin has knocked Morris down with a huge combo! Griffin steps away and waves a wobbly Morris back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chester Morris has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin sends Morris crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Griffin is motioning to the referee to let Morris up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Morris is rocked!
Griffin fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Morris square on the jaw! Damn, Morris is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Griffin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Far (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osumare Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Far's entrance music is Slayed. A fine choice. Osumare Dube has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Far's chin.
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Far!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Osumare Dube!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Far throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dube misses with a series of wild punches.
Far moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Far throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dube misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Far.
Far cracks a nice hook into Dube's ribs.
Far takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Far swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Far misses with a left hand
enabling Dube to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dube feints and then cracks Far's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Far down.
Dube lands with a right and another and another! Far is in big trouble! Dube lands again and this time it's lights out for Far! A quality knockout there for Dube.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Osumare Dube!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Montague Withnail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withnail comes into the arena with My Friends blaring out of the sound system. Matt Armstrong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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19
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Montague Withnail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withnail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Withnail wants to control but Armstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Withnail wants to get back to his feet.
Withnail slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Armstrong wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Withnail's closed guard. He's half up but Withnail has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Withnail pivots and extends the arm, Armstrong falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Withnail! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Montague Withnail!
Montague Withnail 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz jabs Gunn right on the nose. Gunn blinks but takes it well.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Diaz punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz works Gunn's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gunn doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Gunn scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Diaz lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz is leaning against Gunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz misses the body punch
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Diaz throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gunn!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Gunn manages to avoid easily.
Gunn is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz thowing shots but they're missing.
Diaz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to escape the mount.
Gunn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Gunn manages to avoid easily.
Gunn is working to get back to half guard.
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gunn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gunn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gunn has Diaz in his guard.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Gunn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diaz stacks Gunn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diaz!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz misses with a head shot.
Diaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunn is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gunn because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Gunn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gunn looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Gunn can't escape the position.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Gunn bucks and avoids them well.
Gunn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to finish with strikes here!
Diaz thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Diaz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Gunn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diaz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diaz trying to control but Gunn is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gunn because Diaz loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Diaz jabs Gunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Gunn slips under a jab from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a hook but Gunn blocks it.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Gunn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Gunn shakes it off.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Gunn shakes it off.
Gunn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz scores with a one two! Gunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Diaz throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunn drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz misses the jab.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Gunn's shoulder, as Gunn tries to avoid the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Gunn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Gunn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Gunn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Crossan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Zummi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crossan's entrance music is Darude - Sandstorm. A fine choice. Zummi has chosen Gummi Bears as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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| 183 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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19
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Crossan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Zummi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zummi jabs Crossan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zummi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crossan.
Crossan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crossan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zummi misses the shot to the body.
Zummi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crossan scores with a jab. Zummi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Crossan.
Crossan lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zummi fails with a takedown attempt.
Zummi scores with a punch to the head.
Zummi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jamie Crossan has been cut.
Zummi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zummi avoids the head kick by Crossan.
Steve Zummi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zummi throws a right hand that misses
and Crossan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Steve Zummi has been cut.
Crossan walks into a stiff left hand from Zummi.
A head kick from Crossan lands but Zummi takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zummi tries to land a leg kick but Crossan saw it coming and moves away.
Crossan ducks under a wild hook from Zummi.
Zummi misses with a few strikes there.
Crossan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zummi.
Zummi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crossan misses with a wild body shot.
Crossan avoids the body shot from Zummi.
Crossan punishes Zummi's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooh!!! Crossan has knocked Zummi down with a huge combo! Crossan steps away and waves a wobbly Zummi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zummi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zummi walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Zummi limp body while Crossan jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Crossan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness's entrance music is Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm. A fine choice. Bicki has chosen Entrance Michal Bicki as his entrance music. Michal Bicki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mannix McGuiness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Bicki!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bicki counters with an inside leg kick.
Bicki blocks a jab.
Bicki misses with a straight left.
Bicki moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
Bicki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
McGuiness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bicki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Bicki.
Mannix McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness is looking to clinch but Bicki is avoiding it.
McGuiness looks to land a combination but Bicki avoids it well.
McGuiness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bicki tries to work over McGuiness's front leg with a kick but McGuiness checks it.
Bicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Bicki slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bicki thows a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness ducks under a wild hook from Bicki.
Bicki throws a looping overhand right but McGuiness ducks down to avoid it.
McGuiness slips a jab from Bicki.
McGuiness jabs at Bicki's body.
Bicki throws a looping overhand right but McGuiness ducks down to avoid it.
McGuiness looks to land a right hand but Bicki moved out of range.
McGuiness tests Bicki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bicki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuiness doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooh!!! Bicki has knocked McGuiness down with a huge combo! Bicki steps away and waves a wobbly McGuiness back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McGuiness is rocked!
It looks like Mannix McGuiness has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuiness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bicki.
Oh McGuiness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bicki fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McGuiness to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McGuiness looks to clinch but Bicki throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McGuiness taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michal Bicki!
Michal Bicki is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Michal Bicki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Matuszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marcelo D2 - Desabafo . Aoki Aoki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Michal Matuszewski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses the jab.
Matuszewski misses with a wild body shot.
Matuszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Aoki misses the jab.
Matuszewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matuszewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aoki throws a hook but Matuszewski blocks it.
Aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matuszewski defending well though.
Aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matuszewski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Aoki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Matuszewski has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Matuszewski!
Aoki is trying to keep Matuszewski in close.
Matuszewski trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Matuszewski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matuszewski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Matuszewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michal Matuszewski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matuszewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matuszewski scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Matuszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski walks into a straight right hand from Aoki.
Aoki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matuszewski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Check out the look on Aoki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Matuszewski can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki throws an elbow but Matuszewski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aoki 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki swings around for an armbar but Matuszewski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aoki's guard.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matuszewski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matuszewski preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski is stalling in the full guard.
Aoki looking to control.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matuszewski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matuszewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Aoki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matuszewski thows a body shot but no joy.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matuszewski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Matuszewski is just out of range.
Aoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Matuszewski lands a body shot.
Matuszewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matuszewski with a nice cross.
Michal Matuszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Matuszewski defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Matuszewski stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matuszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matuszewski.
Michal Matuszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matuszewski slips a straight right by Aoki.
Matuszewski throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Matuszewski ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Aoki misses.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Aoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matuszewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Matuszewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Matuszewski moves away and avoids it.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Matuszewski's head but Matuszewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matuszewski gets tackled into the cage by Aoki. Aoki maintains the clinch.
Matuszewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aoki has him pressed against the cage.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matuszewski after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matuszewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matuszewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Matuszewski.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Aoki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aoki throws a jab when Matuszewski was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a jab when Matuszewski was well out of range.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Aoki throws the left hand but Matuszewski avoids the punch easily.
Matuszewski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Matuszewski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Matuszewski saw that one coming.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Matuszewski circles away.
Matuszewski avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Aoki throws the left hand but Matuszewski avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Matuszewski.
Matuszewski scores with a sloppy right hand. Aoki should have avoided that one.
Aoki takes a swing at Matuszewski's ribcage but misses.
Matuszewski slips a straight right by Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuszewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Matuszewski avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Matuszewski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matuszewski throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki tries a low kick but Matuszewski avoids it.
Matuszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Matuszewski is just out of range.
Matuszewski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Matuszewski.
Matuszewski misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Matuszewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matuszewski misses with a body shot.
Aoki has Matuszewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matuszewski misses with the head strike.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Matuszewski scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matuszewski looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matuszewski looking to control.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki passes Matuszewski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aoki misses with a head shot. Matuszewski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aoki stands and throws Matuszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aoki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aoki working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has hold of Matuszewski's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Matuszewski seems comfortable defending it but Aoki has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Matuszewski is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Matuszewski is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Aoki couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Aoki Aoki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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