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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Maughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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, Simon Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Maughan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maughan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Craig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Craig dodges the punch combination from Maughan.
Maughan misses with an uppercut
and Craig counters with a single leg into guard. Maughan didn't expect that.
Craig gets to his feet - Maughan follows without any prompting.
Maughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maughan.
Maughan closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maughan has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maughan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maughan stalling in the clinch.
Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maughan as he avoids it easily.
Maughan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Craig.
Maughan throws a body punch but Craig moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maughan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Craig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but Maughan shows good takedown defense.
Wilson Maughan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maughan.
Maughan throws a series of punches but Craig avoids them all with ease.
Craig shoots for a takedown but Maughan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Maughan.
Maughan avoids the head kick by Craig.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch but Maughan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maughan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maughan wants it to stay on the feet.
Maughan works the jab nicely.
Maughan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maughan cracks a nice hook into Craig's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Maughan as Craig shoots in.
Craig on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maughan throws out a powerful jab.
Maughan takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maughan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maughan has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
Craig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craig's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Maughan.
Craig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maughan fails to land with a series of punches.
Craig needs to keep his hands up - Maughan had a free shot at his head there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craig.
Craig is looking to clinch but Maughan is avoiding it.
Craig closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maughan circles away.
Craig scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Craig controlling the action here.
Craig wants to take a breather but Maughan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maughan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Craig wants to control but Maughan is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Simon Craig.
Maughan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maughan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maughan feints a jab promting Craig to slip. Maughan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Craig slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Craig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maughan's waist but Maughan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craig off to one side.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig tries to clinch there but Maughan circles away.
A combination from Maughan does no damage.
Maughan closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Maughan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Craig throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maughan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Craig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craig closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maughan circles away.
Simon Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson Maughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig wants to clinch.
Craig takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Craig tries to clinch up.
Craig tries for a takedown but Maughan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Craig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maughan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Craig checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maughan tries to bum rush Craig with a series of wild strikes but Craig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig has closed the distance and engaged Maughan in a clinch.
Craig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maughan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maughan lands a slapping body shot.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maughan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maughan pushes Craig up against the cage in a clinch.
Maughan struggles to land a body shot inside as Craig controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Maughan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maughan stalling in the clinch.
Maughan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maughan tries to clinch but Craig is having none of it.
Craig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maughan as he avoids it easily.
Maughan moves to clinch but Craig breaks away
and Craig counters by moving into the clinch.
Maughan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maughan misses with a two punch combination.
Craig tries to score with a low kick but Maughan moves his leg out of the way.
Maughan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maughan scores with a jab to the body.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson Maughan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maughan working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig controlling the pace for now.
Craig'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.
Maughan can't escape the position.
Craig stands up from mount. Strange move.
Craig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maughan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Craig somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maughan cracks a nice hook into Craig's ribs.
Craig scores a takedown into full mount!
Craig controlling the position easily from mount.
Simon Craig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maughan is squirming around, avoiding Craig's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig prevents Maughan from getting the reversal.
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 Simon Craig will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Craig takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maughan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Craig drives through and clinches with Maughan against the cage.
Maughan tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
Craig pulls guard effortlessly.
Maughan trying to control but Craig is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Craig manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Maughan has worked his arm free - good work by Maughan!
Craig staying calm.
Craig lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig stands up and beckons Maughan to his feet.
Maughan swats away the attempt to clinch by Craig.
Craig fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maughan tries to clinch but Craig is having none of it.
Craig tries to bum rush Maughan with a series of wild strikes but Maughan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick and Maughan moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maughan lands a jab to Craig's midsection.
Craig tries a head kick but it misses.
Craig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maughan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Maughan does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maughan.
Maughan lands with a hook. Craig tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Craig shoots in and gets a takedown into Maughan's guard.
Maughan has his hands on Craig's head, controlling the position.
Craig tries to free his leg and advance position but Maughan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig trying to control the position from guard on top but Maughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maughan controls Craig momentarily but Craig frees himself.
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.
Craig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maughan is fending him off so far but Craig persists. Nope, Maughan circles away and we're back to standing.
Maughan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maughan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maughan looks to land a combination but Craig avoids it well.
Maughan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Craig has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Craig!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Mladenovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragan Mladenovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Mladenovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mladenovic throws a series of punches but Egans avoids them all with ease.
Mladenovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Egans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mladenovic.
Mladenovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Egans.
Egans throws a leg kick but Mladenovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Egans drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Egans tries for a kimura but Mladenovic is defending well.
Egans in side control, throwing shots but Mladenovic defends.
Mladenovic sneaks back into half guard.
Egans 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.
Mladenovic keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mladenovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mladenovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mladenovic, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans wanted to stand there but Mladenovic had control of the position.
Mladenovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Egans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Egans is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mladenovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mladenovic has escaped and now he's on top!
Egans keeping moving, preventing Mladenovic from controlling successfully.
Egans being controlled here, momentarily.
Egans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Egans looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenovic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mladenovic prevents Egans from getting back to his feet.
Egans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mladenovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Mladenovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Egans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mladenovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mladenovic has Egans pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Egans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mladenovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mladenovic looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dragan Mladenovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mladenovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Egans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egans throws a right hand that Mladenovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Mladenovic also avoids with ease.
Egans thumps Mladenovic with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans checks a low kick from Mladenovic.
Some wild striking there from Mladenovic.
Mladenovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egans.
Dragan Mladenovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mladenovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragan Mladenovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Mladenovic - just one landing.
Egans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mladenovic throws out the jab.
Egans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mladenovic.
Egans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mladenovic is fending him off so far but Egans persists. Nope, Mladenovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Mladenovic works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Mladenovic misses its intended target.
Mladenovic blocks a head kick by Egans.
Mladenovic cracks Egans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mladenovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Egans counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egans cracks the inside of Mladenovic's front leg.
Mladenovic throws a body punch but Egans moves out of range.
Egans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Egans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Egans misses with a low kick.
Egans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mladenovic punishes Egans's body with a nice straight punch.
Egans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mladenovic.
Mladenovic misses with a low kick.
Egans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mladenovic misses with a hook. Egans ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mladenovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egans counters with a two punch combo.
Egans throws a leg kick that misses.
Mladenovic misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dragan Mladenovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab lands there for Egans.
Mladenovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egans manages to avoid it.
Egans takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mladenovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egans is out of range and Mladenovic settles back down.
Mladenovic swings for the body but Egans moves out of range.
Egans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mladenovic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mladenovic checks a leg kick.
Dragan Mladenovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mladenovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mladenovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mladenovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Egans. Egans gets slowly back to his feet.
Egans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mladenovic.
Mladenovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Egans in his tracks.
Egans throws a low kick but Mladenovic avoids it.
Egans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mladenovic.
Egans gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mladenovic.
Egans is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Egans.
Oh Egans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenovic drops Egans with a huge uppercut! Egans drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mladenovic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragan Mladenovic!
Dragan Mladenovic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stonewall for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kurokami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theon Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurokami's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Watain - Legions of The Black Light. Theon Greyjoy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyo Kurokami's chin.
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189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyo Kurokami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theon Greyjoy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurokami connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greyjoy momentarily.
Greyjoy walks into a left hand.
Kurokami ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No luck for Greyjoy with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Kurokami catches Greyjoy right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyjoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kurokami fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Greyjoy needs to keep his hands up - Kurokami had a free shot at his head there.
Greyjoy checks a leg kick.
BOOM! Kurokami lands a beautiful left hook that drops Greyjoy. Greyjoy tries to recover but Kurokami is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Greyjoy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyo Kurokami!
Kyo Kurokami 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner has chosen ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bolo Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenner.
Kenner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Yung does no damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kenner - the referee stops the clock and Yung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kenner. Yung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yung lands a jab to the nose.
Yung is looking to land body kicks.
Kenner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kenner prevents Yung from getting back to his feet.
Yung is trying to keep Kenner in close.
Kenner throws a big right hand that misses.
Kenner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenner throws a big right hand that misses.
Kenner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenner looking to sit in guard and control but Yung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenner is trying to keep Yung in close.
Yung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenner is keeping the position for now.
Kenner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenner looking for a guillotine here but Yung defends easily.
Yung avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenner looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenner, not yet.
Yung trying to control but Kenner is working from the bottom.
Kenner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Yung from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yung is pushing down on Kenner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kenner is fighting to maintain full guard but Yung has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kenner tries to get to full guard but Yung has control of the leg.
Yung trying to pass the guard but Kenner defending well.
Kenner is trying to maintain the position but Yung is very close to passing his half guard.
Yung content to control rather than advance.
Kenner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kenner is refusing to be controlled, as Yung sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kenner.
Yung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yung wants to pass the guard but Kenner is keeping the position.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Yung from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bolo Yung wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Yung is predictable there
and Kenner counters with an outside leg kick.
Kenner is looking to slow Yung down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yung misses with a double jab
and Kenner counters with a three punch combo that has Yung backing up. Yung nods at Kenner to acknowledge the strikes.
Kenner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yung's guard.
Yung keeping full guard, as Kenner tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kenner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yung.
Kenner slips a jab from Yung.
Yung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenner moves out of range of the strikes.
Yung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yung misses with a body kick.
Yung throws a wild body kick that Kenner sees coming a mile off.
Yung gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kenner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kenner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Kenner.
Yung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenner counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenner fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenner scores with a nice body kick.
Yung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bolo Yung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenner scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenner scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yung on his heels. He'll look to pass Yung's guard now, I'm sure.
Kenner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kenner working the head with strikes.
Kenner advances to mount.
Yung really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner with a couple of short strikes.
Kenner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kenner with shots to the head and body - Yung looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yung is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kenner! Yung is hurt baaadly! Kenner is firing away with more strikes - Yung is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAngelo Kenner!
Post fight, DeAngelo Kenner stared into the camera and said 'Damn!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Widaca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Widaca's chin.
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25
154 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Widaca!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Widaca with an uppercut!
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Widaca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Widaca wants to clinch.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Widaca.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Widaca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Widaca lands a jab.
Widaca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Widaca throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Widaca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Widaca keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Widaca can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz won't allow Widaca to sweep him here.
Widaca keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Cruz feints and as Widaca raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Widaca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Widaca is trying to buck Cruz off.
Cruz swings around for an armbar but Widaca sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cruz's guard.
Widaca tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Widaca off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Widaca backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Widaca is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Widaca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Widaca enables Cruz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Widaca manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Widaca lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Widaca controlling the position easily from mount.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Widaca wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Cruz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Widaca's defenses.
John Widaca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widaca fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Widaca avoids nicely.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Widaca avoids them all with ease.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Widaca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widaca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Widaca misses with a wild combination.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Widaca backs away looking to recover.
Widaca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Widaca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Widaca missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Widaca is rocked!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Widaca shows good takedown defense.
Widaca is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Widaca as he avoids it easily.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Widaca.
Widaca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Widaca throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Widaca looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Widaca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz drops Widaca with a big left hand! Widaca is injured, injured bad! Cruz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Cruz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is invasion alert. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
134 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandoval dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval scores with a jab.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandoval as he jumps to the side.
Sandoval has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
Knees to the body from Sandoval.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Benjamin Harrison has been cut.
Sandoval gets underhooks to prevent Harrison's takedown attempt.
Sandoval utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Harrison is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
Oh Harrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandoval working the clinch nicely. Harrison is working for position but Sandoval cracks him with a big knee to the head! Harrison crumples up against the cage and Sandoval lands two more shots before the ref can save Harrison! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Joseph Sandoval!
After the big win, Joseph Sandoval made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveny comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny B Good. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
149 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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155 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Cerveny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveny takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Hart feints and then cracks Cerveny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerveny down.
Cerveny misses with a body kick.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerveny throws a lazy head kick
and Hart counters with a leg kick.
Cerveny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveny.
Cerveny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cerveny lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Hart.
Cerveny is looking to wear down Hart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but Cerveny avoids it.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Cerveny counters with a nice leg kick.
Hart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cerveny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart keeps Cerveny at a distance using the push kick.
Hart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cerveny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but Cerveny avoids it.
Hart throws a solid leg kick but Cerveny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hart.
Cerveny takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Cerveny finds it's way through Hart's defenses.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cerveny.
Hart misses with a leg kick.
Hart delivers a nice body kick.
Cerveny jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerveny has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hart.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Cerveny. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Cerveny checks a leg kick nicely.
Cerveny misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerveny. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerveny works the jab nicely.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Cerveny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart throws a lazy head kick
and Cerveny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hart. That's going to slow Cerveny down.
A cross from Cerveny lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hart.
Cerveny throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Cerveny misses with a hook.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Cerveny.
Cerveny misses with a looping right.
Hart misses with a leg kick
and Cerveny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerveny takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cerveny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny moves out of range of the body kick from Hart.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cerveny to score with a decent uppercut.
Hart wants to land a leg kick but Cerveny is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerveny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Cerveny swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerveny is just out of range.
Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cerveny. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerveny misses with a low kick.
Cerveny throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Sam Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick
and Cerveny counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Cerveny will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cerveny avoids a kick to the body.
Cerveny takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hart connects with an inside leg kick.
Cerveny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hart counters with a solid body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hart.
Cerveny throws a leg kick but Hart checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hart.
Hart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cerveny is out of range and Hart settles back down.
Cerveny checks the leg kick.
Hart walks into a left hand.
Cerveny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cerveny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a head kick that misses
and Cerveny counters with a nice uppercut.
Cerveny loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Hart looks for the body kick but Cerveny saw that one coming.
Cerveny tries to score with a low kick but Hart moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Cerveny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnny Cerveny is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cerveny checks a leg kick.
Cerveny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cerveny goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hart is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Cerveny counters with a big right hand! Oh Hart is in trouble here! Cerveny follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cerveny!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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28
204 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrison drives through with a takedown into Da Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harrison postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Harrison landing with the ground and pound.
Harrison pushing down on Da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harrison 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.
Harrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Da Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison is looking to advance position but Da Silva won't allow it.
Harrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da Silva's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrison in particular looking to stall.
Harrison trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Harrison decides to stand up.
Da Silva with a jab.
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harrison throwing strikes here but Da Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Harrison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Harrison controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da Silva hang on?
Harrison cracks Da Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has control of Da Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Da Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harrison lands a heavy elbow.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrison 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.
Harrison working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Da Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison content just to control the position here.
Da Silva is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Da Silva connects with a high kick.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harrison passes Da Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harrison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
William Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrison is looking for a kimura but Da Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harrison to get the leverage.
Harrison wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harrison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Da Silva!
Harrison 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
The referee warns Da Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harrison looking to ground and pound but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Harrison controlling the pace for now.
Harrison trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
Harrison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
William Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison has a takedown stuffed.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Silva sprawls well. Da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Da Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Da Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Harrison is working hard here to advance position.
Da Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Da Silva circles away easily
and Da Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrison with a poor takedown
and Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Harrison was not able to check.
Harrison dives in and grabs Da Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Da Silva pushes down on Harrison's head and hops out.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
David Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Da Silva as Harrison shoots in.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Silva, right into the meat.
Da Silva leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
Da Silva stalling.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Silva.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva lands with a right hand.
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!
Harrison takes one to the side of the head.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Silva pinned against the cage. Da Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylar Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies/Drowning pool. Gray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saving me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirk Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylar Gray!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie walks into a jab.
It looks like Kirk Gracie has been cut.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Sylar Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gray moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gray is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gray tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gray is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kirk Gracie!
An out of breath Kirk Gracie 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inc comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Moon Rising. Skywalker has chosen Raised on Rock as his entrance music. Luke Skywalker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inc throws a sloppy head kick and Skywalker moves out of range easily.
Inc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Skywalker.
Nice defenses there by Inc.
Skywalker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inc to score with a decent uppercut.
Skywalker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Inc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inc is defended easily by Skywalker.
Skywalker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inc.
Skywalker tries to keep at a distance but Inc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skywalker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inc avoids it.
Skywalker just leaning against Inc, taking a breather.
Skywalker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inc is trying to pull guard but Skywalker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skywalker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inc tries to pull guard but Skywalker holds him up against the cage and eventually Inc drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Inc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc is trying to drag Skywalker to the mat but Skywalker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Inc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skywalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Inc or perhaps it was just good defense by Skywalker which made him look bad.
Inc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skywalker moves out of range as Inc strikes.
Skywalker throws a head kick that misses.
Inc slips a straight right by Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skywalker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inc.
Skywalker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skywalker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inc.
Skywalker moves out of range as Inc strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skywalker slips a jab from Inc.
Skywalker scoring well with a low kick there.
Skywalker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skywalker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inc scores a takedown into full mount!
Inc thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Skywalker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inc with the ground and pound from mount.
Skywalker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Inc landing strikes from the mount.
Inc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is desperately trying to improve his position but Inc has a good base and remains in mount.
Inc sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Inc has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skywalker is desperately trying to improve his position but Inc has a good base and remains in mount.
Inc has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Skywalker is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Inc!
Dick Inc is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dick Inc made sure he mentioned [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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