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VERSUS - Wednesday Wipeout 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Bastion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagendra comes into the arena with The Liberty Bell - John Philip Sousa blaring out of the sound system. 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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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Nagendra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Seb Bastion!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastion slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagendra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagendra has his takedown stuffed
and Bastion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagendra sprawls well. Nagendra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastion gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastion feints and then cracks Nagendra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagendra down.
Bastion 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.
Bastion wants to pass the guard but Nagendra is keeping the position.
Nagendra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastion trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagendra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagendra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bastion controls the pace.
Bastion is working Nagendra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagendra looking for a guillotine here but Bastion defends easily.
Nagendra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bastion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bastion trying to control but Nagendra is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra looking to control.
Bastion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagendra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastion pushes down on Nagendra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastion is working for a kimura but Nagendra is defending it quite comfortably.
Bastion is looking to stall here but Nagendra recovers full guard.
Nagendra working for a triangle but Bastion defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagendra's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion throwing strikes but missing.
Bastion trying to control but Nagendra is working from the bottom.
Bastion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagendra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastion postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastion throws a strike but Nagendra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bastion keeping full guard, as Nagendra tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bastion is on top in guard.
Bastion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagendra's head.
Bastion tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagendra is retaining full guard.
Bastion wants to control from the top but Nagendra keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Bastion 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.
Nagendra misses with a takedown attempt
and Bastion counters with a two punch combo.
Nagendra shoots in but Bastion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nagendra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bastion stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagendra. Nagendra gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagendra shoots in looking for a takedown but Bastion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagendra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nagendra.
Bastion throws a nice looking combination but Nagendra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagendra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bastion to the mat! Bastion manages to get full guard.
Bastion is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra preventing the sweep.
Nagendra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nagendra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bastion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nagendra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bastion's head.
Nagendra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagendra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra tries to hold on but Bastion postures up.
Bastion is landing with some decent strikes but Nagendra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nagendra is desperately trying to improve his position but Bastion has a good base and remains in mount.
Bastion lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagendra can't escape the position.
Bastion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nagendra is looking to escape.
Bastion controlling from mount.
Bastion breaks from Nagendra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra is trying desperately to improve position.
Bastion punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Montgomery Nagendra has been cut.
Nagendra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bastion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seb Bastion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nagendra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nagendra is squirming around, avoiding Bastion's attempts to control the action.
Bastion working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bastion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Montgomery Nagendra's cut is getting worse.
Bastion with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bastion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nagendra is bucking up trying to escape but Bastion cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nagendra can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastion landing strikes from the mount and Nagendra is in trouble!
Montgomery Nagendra's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bastion wants to control the pace but Nagendra is squirming around nicely.
Bastion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Bastion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Nagendra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Bastion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bastion instigates a clinch.
Bastion breaks from the clinch.
Bastion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagendra has a takedown stuffed.
Nagendra shoots in but Bastion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montgomery Nagendra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagendra scores a takedown into full mount!
Bastion is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagendra working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bastion slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Bastion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bastion keeping moving, preventing Nagendra from controlling successfully.
Bastion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nagendra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagendra throws a strike but Bastion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nagendra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bastion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bastion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra controls Bastion momentarily but Bastion frees himself.
Bastion tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagendra is retaining full guard.
Nagendra tries to strike from the bottom.
Bastion works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bastion wants to pass the guard but Nagendra is defending well.
Bastion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagendra's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastion is pressing down on Nagendra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nagendra is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion is trying to work for a kimura but Nagendra is defending well.
Nagendra throws a strike from the bottom but Bastion passes into side control!
Nagendra throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Montgomery Nagendra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bastion working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bastion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nagendra is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Seb Bastion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagendra is trying to control Bastion's posture but Bastion avoids it.
Bastion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nagendra wants to control but Bastion postures up.
Nagendra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagendra throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bastion controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seb Bastion.
Well Bastion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Bastion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Seb Bastion made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: I shot the Sheriff. 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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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Carpio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carpio throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carpio avoids the head kick by Hardy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Carpio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardy. That one must have hurt.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carpio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carpio works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hardy with the ground and pound but Carpio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio seems keen to control Hardy's posture.
Hardy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carpio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carpio defends well.
Carpio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Carpio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hardy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carpio won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Carpio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardy wants to stand but Carpio is controlling the position.
Carpio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carpio is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio with a nice head shot there.
Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carpio working some strikes from top position.
Carpio chips away with some ground and pound.
Carpio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carpio scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpio is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy is rocked!
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Carpio throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpio is pulling down on Hardy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardy, at least for the moment.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Carpio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio 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.
Carpio misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Carpio saw that one coming.
Carpio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dave Carpio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Carpio throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Carpio controlling him for the moment.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy wants to stand up but Carpio is controlling him.
Carpio throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Carpio postures up.
Carpio chips away with some ground and pound.
Carpio 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.
Carpio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Carpio postures up.
Carpio stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carpio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpio distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpio works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Carpio finish him?
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Carpio pushes his legs off easily.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Carpio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carpio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Carpio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carpio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
Carpio distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Carpio from controlling successfully.
Carpio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carpio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carpio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carpio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy controls Carpio momentarily but Carpio frees himself.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carpio working some strikes from top position.
Carpio working some strikes from top position.
Carpio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carpio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Carpio. Carpio maintains the clinch.
Carpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Carpio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Carpio lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carpio tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
Carpio blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Carpio 's eye.
Carpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpio lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ray Hardy has been cut.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Carpio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Carpio lands with a light punch inside.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carpio working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
Carpio lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpio controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carpio throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carpio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Carpio on the inside.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carpio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Dave Carpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carpio lands with a light punch inside.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carpio.
Carpio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy gets through Carpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio with a knee to the head.
Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Carpio.
Carpio lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Carpio avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Carpio.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carpio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carpio lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy pushes Carpio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio lands an elbow inside.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Carpio 's eye.
Ray Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Carpio avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Carpio lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Carpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carpio up against the cage.
Carpio misses with some punches.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Carpio, against the cage.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dave Carpio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Carpio is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carpio down to the mat. Carpio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Carpio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carpio 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Carpio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dave Carpio thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desmond Connell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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27
170 lbs
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25
166 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Connell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornblower is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Connell's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Connell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hornblower.
Hornblower is thwarting Connell's attempts to control the position.
Hornblower wants to pass the guard but Connell is defending well.
Connell wants to sweep but Hornblower has passed to side control!
Hornblower scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Connell to see if he's OK.
Hornblower sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Connell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hornblower thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connell looking for a sweep but Hornblower has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hornblower lands a heavy elbow.
Hornblower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell working to try and regain half guard.
Hornblower working the ground and pound effectively.
Connell is rocked!
Hornblower blocks Connell's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Connell looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Connell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hornblower lands a big elbow - Connell is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Connell is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nathanial Hornblower!
Nathanial Hornblower decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. 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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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting of Nazareth counter with a right hand.
Walter dives in and grabs of Nazareth's left leg, looking for a takedown. of Nazareth pushes down on Walter's head and hops out.
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown but of Nazareth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling of Nazareth to counter with a crisp jab.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
of Nazareth tests Walter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
of Nazareth lands with a good body shot.
of Nazareth lands a body shot.
Walter throws a leg kick that is checked
and of Nazareth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walter thinking.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as of Nazareth sprawls well. of Nazareth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walter gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and of Nazareth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
of Nazareth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
of Nazareth lands a leg kick that knocks Walter off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from of Nazareth tenderised Walter's leg. Walter is trying to keep his angry face on.
of Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
of Nazareth stuns Walter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
of Nazareth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
of Nazareth lands an overhand right.
Walter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
of Nazareth throws a nice inside leg kick.
of Nazareth works Walter's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from of Nazareth tenderised Walter's leg. Walter is trying to keep his angry face on.
of Nazareth cracks the inside of Walter's front leg.
of Nazareth connects with an inside leg kick.
of Nazareth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walter.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
of Nazareth lands a jab.
of Nazareth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter dives in and scores a takedown into of Nazareth's guard.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Walter is controlling the position.
Walter throwing strikes but missing.
Walter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walter prevents of Nazareth from getting back to his feet.
of Nazareth scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Walter blocks a low kick nicely.
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
of Nazareth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
of Nazareth lands a nice looking body shot.
of Nazareth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
of Nazareth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
of Nazareth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walter rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth is looking to slow Walter down with leg kicks.
Walter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
of Nazareth cracks Walter with an open hand slap.
Walter looks for a takedown but of Nazareth sprawls well.
of Nazareth lands with a thumping leg kick.
of Nazareth lands with a straight right. Walter didn't see that one coming.
of Nazareth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Walter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and of Nazareth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walter scrambles back to his feet.
Walter misses with a takedown
and of Nazareth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walter's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for of Nazareth.
A jab lands there for of Nazareth.
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!
of Nazareth lands a nice hook to Walter's body. Walter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
of Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
of Nazareth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
of Nazareth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
of Nazareth lands a nice looking body shot.
of Nazareth cracks a nice hook into Walter's ribs.
Walter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
of Nazareth tests Walter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
of Nazareth lands a nice looking body shot.
of Nazareth lands with a shot to the body.
of Nazareth stalks Walter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walter's face. Walter staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice leg kick lands there from of Nazareth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth connects with a body shot that sends Walter's belly button to the back.
of Nazareth lands a jab to the nose.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
of Nazareth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walter's calf.
A good leg kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from of Nazareth, right into the meat.
of Nazareth misses with a body shot.
Walter closes this distance looking for a takedown but of Nazareth circles away.
of Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walter needs to keep his hands up - of Nazareth had a free shot at his head there.
of Nazareth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
of Nazareth thuds a left hand into Walter's body.
Good standup being displayed there by of Nazareth as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
of Nazareth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
of Nazareth scores with the left hand. Walter knows he should have avoided that one.
of Nazareth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
of Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth lands a nice shot to the body.
of Nazareth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
of Nazareth throws out a powerful jab.
of Nazareth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
of Nazareth punishes Walter's body with a nice straight punch.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot that sends Walter's belly button to the back.
of Nazareth connects with the punch.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by of Nazareth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
of Nazareth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
of Nazareth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walter is rocked!
of Nazareth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walter with a lazy takedown attempt
and of Nazareth counters with a low kick, right behind Walter 's knee.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth scores with a hook to the body. Walter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
of Nazareth jabs at Walter's body.
Walter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
of Nazareth lands a slapping body shot.
of Nazareth lands a slapping body shot.
of Nazareth digs a good body shot into Walter's ribs.
of Nazareth throws a nice inside leg kick.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
of Nazareth misses with a head kick.
of Nazareth sizes up Walter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
of Nazareth is looking to slow Walter down with leg kicks.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown attempt from Walter. Walter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
of Nazareth lands with a nice body punch.
Walter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walter at a distance.
of Nazareth stuns Walter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walter at a distance.
Walter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth lands a nice shot to the body.
of Nazareth works Walter's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from of Nazareth.
Walter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walter looks to land a body kick but of Nazareth moved away.
of Nazareth scores with a hook to the body. Walter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by of Nazareth. Beautiful body shot.
of Nazareth lands a nice shot to the body.
of Nazareth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walter blocks a head kick by of Nazareth.
Walter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
of Nazareth feints and then cracks Walter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walter down.
of Nazareth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walter with a lazy takedown attempt
and of Nazareth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for of Nazareth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the jaw.
of Nazareth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter tries for a takedown but of Nazareth circles away easily
and of Nazareth counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth 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. This is the final round!
of Nazareth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
of Nazareth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and of Nazareth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
of Nazareth thuds a left hand into Walter's body.
Walter walks into a left hand.
Walter with a poor takedown
and of Nazareth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
of Nazareth connects with a crisp jab.
Walter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Walter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
of Nazareth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth's corner calls for a 1-2. of Nazareth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
of Nazareth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
of Nazareth feints and then cracks Walter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walter down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
of Nazareth throws a shot to the body.
of Nazareth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot.
of Nazareth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
of Nazareth lands an overhand right.
Peter Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from of Nazareth, right into the meat.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
of Nazareth jabs Walter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter moves forwards but of Nazareth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
of Nazareth lands a brutal head kick. Walter looks out on his feet and of Nazareth throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jesus of Nazareth!
Jesus of Nazareth took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '9/11 was an inside job 9/11 was an inside job 9/11 was an inside job 9/11 was an inside job9/11 was an inside job 9/11 was an inside job 9/11 was an inside job 9/11 was an inside job '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muslamic Rape gangs. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell clinches.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop pulls guard successfully.
Bell wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bell controls the pace.
Bell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bell clinches.
Bishop has hold of one of Bell's legs. Bell is fighting the takedown attempt but Bishop gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
Bishop prevents Bell from getting back to his feet.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop won't allow Bell to get back to his feet.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bell is keeping the position for now.
Bell wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bell looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
Bell is looking to stand up but Bishop isn't so interested in that idea.
Bell controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Bishop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bell can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bell is looking to escape.
Bell is looking to improve his position.
Bishop throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bishop is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bishop connects with a nice short shot to Bell's temple.
Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bishop seems to be looking for submissions.
Bishop is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Bell's hands, connecting with Bell's forehead.
Bell trying to control here.
Bishop throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Bell is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell is looking to stand up but Bishop isn't so interested in that idea.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop 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.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Bishop shoots in.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bell throws a leg kick that misses.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell connects with a single shot there.
Bell throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop lands a jab.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell connects with the punch.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a leg kick.
Bell takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Joe Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bell as he avoids it easily.
Bishop catches Bell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bell stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bell after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bell. Bell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bishop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bishop scrambles back to his feet.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Bell moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bell. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bell pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Bell has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop lands a takedown into guard.
Bell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bell is on top in guard.
Bell wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Bell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bishop, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bell wants it to stay on the feet.
Bell moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joe Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bishop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bell tries to avoid it but Bishop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bell to the ground. Bell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Bell.
Bell trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bell into the cage.
Bishop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bell tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bell under the eye.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bell avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Bishop shoots in.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bell, pushing him back against the cage.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop jumps guard but Bell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bell prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Bell won't allow it.
Bell gets underhooks to prevent Bishop's takedown attempt.
Bell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bell scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Bell manages to get underhooks.
Bishop wants to take the fight to the mat but Bell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bell is defending well for now.
Bell lands an uppercut.
Bishop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bell.
Bell misses with a hook.
A big left from Bell misses.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Bishop shoots in.
Bishop walks into a left hand.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Bishop takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bishop moves out of range as Bell strikes.
A big left from Bell misses.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bell!
In his post fight interview, Joe Bell gave a big smile as he said 'Mohammed is a pedo, Mohammed is a pedo, na na naaa na oi, na na naaa na oi!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinical Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Cpw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Purple Rain. 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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199 lbs
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190 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinical Cpw!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Harrikari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cpw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrikari moves away.
Harrikari throws a shot to the body.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari catches Cpw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cpw keeps the fight on the outside.
Cpw thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrikari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cpw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrikari has time to react.
Harrikari connects with a high kick.
It looks like Clinical Cpw has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cpw was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrikari.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Cpw moves out of range.
Cpw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrikari throws out the jab.
Harrikari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrikari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cpw.
Cpw throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw misses with the combination.
Harrikari has managed to clinch.
Harrikari tries to work over Cpw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cpw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrikari keeps control of Cpw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrikari struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpw controls his hands.
Harrikari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrikari landing knees to the body.
Cpw wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrikari won't allow it.
Harrikari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cpw blocks a body shot from Harrikari.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cpw is trying to force a seperation but Harrikari has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrikari slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrikari looking to throw knees to the head but Cpw is blocking nicely.
Harrikari slows down the pace here.
Harrikari gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Harrikari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrikari scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari effectively controlling the action here.
Cpw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrikari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cpw works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Harrikari.
Cpw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cpw takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harrikari throws a sloppy body shot
and Cpw counters with a stiff right hand.
Cpw takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cpw.
Harrikari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cpw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpw avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrikari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrikari connects with the punch.
Harrikari scores with a head kick. Cpw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harrikari tries to clinch there but Cpw circles away.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrikari lands a nice shot that snaps Cpw's head back.
Harrikari lands with a right hand.
Cpw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cpw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrikari rather than just go for the knockout.
Cpw tries to keep at a distance but Harrikari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cpw tries to break the clinch but Harrikari is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrikari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrikari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cpw's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Harrikari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clinical Cpw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrikari tries to clinch but Cpw is having none of it.
A combination from Cpw does no damage.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Harrikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Harrikari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cpw.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Harrikari looks to clinch
and Cpw counters with a two punch combo.
Cpw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrikari cracks the inside of Cpw's front leg.
Cpw takes one to the chin there.
Harrikari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cpw is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cpw avoids it really well and circles away.
Cpw is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrikari finish him?
Harrikari slips under a jab from Cpw.
Cpw seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrikari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harrikari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cpw.
Harrikari throws a hook but Cpw blocks it.
Crunch! Harrikari slams his shin into Cpw's torso.
Harrikari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cpw.
Harrikari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrikari lands with a shot to the body.
Harrikari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Harrikari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cpw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Cpw.
Harrikari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cpw finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrikari's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Cpw blocks the leg kick.
Harrikari ducks right into an uppercut from Cpw.
Cpw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cpw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cpw throws an overhand right that lands on Harrikari's shoulder, as Harrikari tries to avoid the shot.
Harrikari fakes the leg kick and cracks Cpw in the body.
Cpw blocks the body kick.
Harrikari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrikari lands with a good body shot.
Jari Harrikari is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Harrikari
and Cpw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cpw throws out a loose jab but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cpw.
Cpw throws a combination. Harrikari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harrikari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cpw's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cpw keeping full guard, as Harrikari tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrikari trying to control but Cpw is working from the bottom.
Harrikari looking to pass the guard.
Cpw wants to stand but Harrikari is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari wants to pass the guard but Cpw is keeping the position.
Cpw wants to stand up but Harrikari is controlling him.
Harrikari trying to control the position from guard on top but Cpw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrikari wants to pass the guard but Cpw is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cpw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cpw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrikari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrikari throws a leg kick that misses.
Cpw with a nice cross.
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 Jari Harrikari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clinical Cpw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harrikari lands a nice looking body shot.
Cpw leaves Harrikari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Harrikari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrikari loads up on a big right hand but Cpw slips the punch.
Harrikari lunges at Cpw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cpw's hand.
Cpw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harrikari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Cpw blocks a leg kick.
Harrikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cpw moves away.
Harrikari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cpw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cpw, right into the meat.
Cpw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrikari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cpw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cpw tries to land a leg kick but Harrikari saw it coming and moves away.
Harrikari cracks a nice hook into Cpw's ribs.
Cpw throws a shot to the body.
Harrikari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cpw tries to avoid it but Harrikari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cpw to the ground. Cpw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Cpw moves out of range.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cpw moves out of range as Harrikari strikes.
Harrikari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clinical Cpw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cpw misses with a hook to the body
and Harrikari counters with a head kick. That will keep Cpw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cpw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cpw moves away.
Cpw with a nice cross.
Harrikari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrikari connects with a high kick.
Cpw throws a big shot that misses.
Cpw works Harrikari's body with a nice hook.
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Cpw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cpw misses with a two punch combination.
Harrikari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Cpw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cpw throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrikari.
Cpw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jari Harrikari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a hook to the side of Cpw's head but Cpw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cpw missing with a left hand there. Harrikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrikari throws a front kick that sends Cpw stumbling back into the cage.
Harrikari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cpw misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Cpw - just one landing.
Cpw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrikari.
Harrikari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cpw throws a right hand that misses
and Harrikari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cpw's knee momentarily.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Clinical Cpw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cpw.
Cpw staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Cpw there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Cpw avoids it.
Cpw swinging wildly here.
Cpw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cpw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrikari was well out of range. Poor timing from Cpw.
Harrikari cracks Cpw with a good jab.
Cpw takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrikari.
A head kick misses from Harrikari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cpw misses with a double jab
and Harrikari counters with a nice uppercut.
Cpw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clinical Cpw.
Well Harrikari 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jari Harrikari!
Jari Harrikari 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fredriksson's choice of entrance music: DMX - Megatron Gon' Give It To Ya. Mega Fredriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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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
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mega Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wuzz.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Fredriksson shows good takedown defense.
Fredriksson loads up on a big right hand but Wuzz slips the punch.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Wuzz is having none of it.
Wuzz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wuzz.
Wuzz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fredriksson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fredriksson is looking for a sweep.
Fredriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Wuzz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fredriksson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuzz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fredriksson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wuzz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fredriksson down.
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.
Fredriksson is trying to improve his position.
Wuzz 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.
Fredriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Fredriksson prevents Wuzz from moving into mount.
Wuzz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fredriksson pushes Wuzz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wuzz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wuzz working the ground and pound but Fredriksson is defending the strikes.
Fredriksson pushes Wuzz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wuzz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wuzz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fredriksson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wuzz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fredriksson pushes Wuzz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wuzz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fredriksson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuzz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wuzz working the head and body with strikes.
Wuzz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fredriksson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wuzz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fredriksson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wuzz but great work by Fredriksson.
Wuzz is trying to improve his position.
Fredriksson just content to control the position.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is working hard here to advance position.
Wuzz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fredriksson working the ground and pound.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep.
Wuzz gets back to half guard.
Fredriksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wuzz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fredriksson wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
Fredriksson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wuzz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuzz looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fredriksson winds up and cracks Wuzz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fredriksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fredriksson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wuzz is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fredriksson lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Wuzz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fredriksson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wuzz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fredriksson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mega Fredriksson!
Mega Fredriksson gave a mention to Malicestar in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint has chosen Be Aggresive by Faith No More as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Odin Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson swinging wildly here.
Fredriksson shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint sprawls well. He's pushed Fredriksson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Fredriksson shoots in.
Saint lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fredriksson swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws out a leg kick but Fredriksson moves out of range and Saint only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Saint there.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Fredriksson moved out of range.
Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Saint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint defending well as Fredriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Saint throws a leg kick but Fredriksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fredriksson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses with a low kick as Fredriksson jumps back.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Fredriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saint.
Saint lands a nice shot to the body.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Saint throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fredriksson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Odin Fredriksson has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fredriksson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint, as that shot connected.
Saint lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Saint finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fredriksson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint.
Saint goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Odin Fredriksson's cut is getting worse.
Fredriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saint moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Odin Fredriksson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Fredriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saint lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fredriksson takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Saint.
Saint smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fredriksson at a distance.
Saint's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saint duly obliges.
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!
Saint scores with a nice head shot.
Jeez, Odin Fredriksson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for Saint.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Odin Fredriksson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kain Saint!
An intense looking Kain Saint took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'OK....who's next?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Loaded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loaded's choice of entrance music: BOOOOOT!!!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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World class 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Up Loaded!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Loaded moves out of range easily.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Loaded moves out of range easily.
Loaded checks a leg kick nicely.
Milat connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Milat misses its intended target.
Milat is looking to slow Loaded down with leg kicks.
Milat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loaded circles away quickly and effectively.
Loaded moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Loaded finds it's target.
Milat throws a combination that misses
and Loaded counters with a stiff right hand.
Loaded takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milat wants to slow Loaded down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat moves out of range as Loaded throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaded connects with a right hand. Milat shakes it off.
Loaded has Milat up against the cage in a clinch.
Loaded misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaded avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Milat throws an elbow but misses.
Milat prevents a body shot from Loaded.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Milat tries to throw a body punch but Loaded avoids it by throwing Milat back against the cage.
Milat breaks the clinch.
Milat scores with a head kick. Loaded tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Milat throws a series of punches but Loaded avoids them all with ease.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Loaded misses with a lunging right hand
and Milat counters with a two punch combo.
Loaded dodges the punch combination from Milat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Milat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loaded moves into range and clinches up with Milat.
Loaded prevents Milat from breaking the clinch.
Milat scores with a shot to the side of Loaded's head.
Loaded lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loaded is rocked!
Milat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loaded is still on wobbly legs! Can Milat finish him?
Milat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loaded in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Milat lands a nice elbow.
Milat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milat pushes Loaded against the cage. Milat is working some dirty boxing. Milat pushes off with a quick right hook! Loaded goes down! Loaded tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Milat moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
An out of breath Ivan Milat 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun has chosen Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mr Azure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
150 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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26
152 lbs
20 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Azure misses with a combination
and Koltun counters with a right hand to the body.
Koltun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azure's head backwards.
Koltun darts in and clinches Azure up against the cage.
Koltun breaks the clinch.
Koltun misses with a hook. Azure ducked under it nicely.
Azure slips under a jab.
Azure slips under a jab from Koltun.
Azure wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Azure.
Koltun cracks Azure with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azure throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice kick to the body.
Konrad Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun pushes Azure up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Azure.
Koltun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azure or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Koltun lands a body shot.
Koltun pushes Azure back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Azure's head.
A short right from Azure on the inside.
Azure lands a nice shot to the body.
Koltun trying to stall but Azure improves his position.
Azure jumps guard but Koltun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Azure fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koltun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Koltun tries to work over Azure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azure jumps guard but Koltun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Azure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azure swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azure tries to pull guard but Koltun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun gets through Azure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun stalls.
Azure lands with a light punch inside.
Azure is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koltun to keep the fight standing.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Azure's head.
Azure ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Azure no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koltun scoring with some ground and pound.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Azure is retaining full guard.
Azure is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure is trying to keep Koltun in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Azure is keeping the position.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Azure has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Koltun is looking to defend but Azure has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Koltun! Azure pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Koltun taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr Azure!
Mr Azure retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Azure waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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