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DFC 36 - Rendziok vs Giessen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irus Golonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Waits will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Irus Golonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Golonka.
Waits fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Golonka is defended easily by Waits.
Waits moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Irus Golonka has been cut.
Golonka staying out of range there.
Waits walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Golonka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Waits scores with a four punch combination!
Golonka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waits is fending him off so far but Golonka persists. Nope, Waits circles away and we're back to standing.
Golonka fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irus Golonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waits misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golonka misses with a few strikes there.
Waits looks to land a right hand but Golonka moved out of range.
Waits misses with a straight left.
Golonka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waits but Waits pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waits misses with a body shot.
Waits has Golonka up against the cage in a clinch.
Golonka managing to block the knees to the body from Waits.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waits just misses with a elbow thrown towards Golonka's brow.
Golonka blocks an elbow strike from Waits.
Waits missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waits.
Waits tries a knee to the head but Golonka blocks it.
Golonka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Waits fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golonka.
Waits misses with a body shot.
Waits throws a leg kick which misses Golonka's front leg but catches the back leg as Golonka tries to avoid it.
Golonka walks into a stiff left hand from Waits.
Golonka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golonka fails with a takedown attempt.
Waits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golonka.
Golonka misses with a double jab.
Golonka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Waits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Golonka at a distance.
Waits moves to clinch but Golonka breaks away
and Golonka counters with a single leg into guard. Waits didn't expect that.
Golonka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Waits dives on top into guard.
Golonka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golonka has his hands on Waits's head, controlling the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Waits tries to free his leg and advance position but Golonka is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Irus Golonka just wasn't active enough.
Waits gets a clinch.
Waits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Golonka wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irus Golonka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Waits throws a body punch but Golonka moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Waits.
Golonka fails with the takedown.
Golonka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waits as he avoids it easily.
Waits fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golonka drives through with a takedown into Waits's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Golonka has gone for a leg lock! Waits slips out almost immediately though and dives into Golonka's guard.
Waits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Waits trying to control but Golonka is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Waits hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Golonka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golonka moves away.
Golonka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waits circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irus Golonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golonka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waits's waist but Waits gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Golonka off to one side.
The fighters circling - Waits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irus Golonka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waits doesn't manage to clinch there - Golonka circles away.
Golonka shoots in for a double leg but Waits sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waits misses with a leg kick.
Golonka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waits pinned against the cage. Waits gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Golonka is defended easily by Waits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golonka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waits.
Waits looks to clinch
and Golonka counters with a single leg into guard. Waits didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golonka wants to pass the guard but Waits is keeping the position.
Waits tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Golonka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Golonka tries to move to mount but Waits blocks the move with his legs.
Waits really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Golonka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Waits wants to control but Golonka postures up.
Golonka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golonka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Waits has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Golonka but great work by Waits.
Golonka is looking for a sweep.
Golonka gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waits wants to advance to full mount but Golonka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waits wants to control from the top but Golonka keeps moving.
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 Irus Golonka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irus Golonka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Golonka shoots in looking for a takedown but Waits manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Golonka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golonka shoots in and bounces Waits off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Waits keeping full guard, as Golonka tries to pass.
Waits can't keep his opponent in guard - Golonka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Golonka is trying to work for a kimura but Waits is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golonka is working for a submission of some sort.
Golonka tries to pass to full mount but Waits defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golonka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golonka is pressing down on Waits's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waits is holding on for now.
Golonka prevents Waits from improving his position.
Golonka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Golonka trying to mount his opponent but Waits defends it.
Golonka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waits is just riding it out for now. Golonka eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golonka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Waits tries to roll over but Golonka keeps him under control.
Waits keeping control of the position.
Irus Golonka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golonka is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golonka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waits defends it well.
Golonka 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.
Golonka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irus Golonka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Golonka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irus Golonka!
Irus Golonka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Tech N9ne - Be Warned as his entrance music. Keith Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards connects with a crisp jab.
Richards swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz looks gassed!
Richards lands a big right hand that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! Richards stays standing though and waves Diaz back to his feet!
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
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!
Diaz walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Richards! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Richards!
Post fight, Keith Richards stared into the camera and said 'Thanks to LoP Nutrition & Golden Supplements'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papy Abedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Triplett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papy Abedi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Papy Abedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Triplett!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abedi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Triplett if he has to take too many more of those.
Abedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Triplett. That did some damage!
Triplett misses with a two punch combination.
Triplett misses with a double jab
and Abedi counters with a nice body kick.
Triplett tries to close the distance and clinch but Abedi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abedi dives in and scores a takedown into Triplett's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abedi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abedi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abedi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abedi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abedi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abedi distracts Triplett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Triplett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abedi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Triplett can't keep his opponent in guard - Abedi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abedi working over Triplett with some ground and pound. Triplett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Triplett is trying to stand up here but Abedi is controlling him well.
Abedi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Triplett is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Papy Abedi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustaw Morcinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustaw Morcinek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaw Morcinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morcinek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morcinek.
Morcinek looking to score a takedown here. Banner is defending well but Morcinek drives through and ends up in Banner's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banner working a defensive guard here.
Morcinek drops back looking for a leg! Banner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banner manages to kick Morcinek off! Morcinek jumps back into Banner's guard.
Morcinek drops back looking for a leg! Banner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banner manages to kick Morcinek off! Morcinek jumps back into Banner's guard.
Banner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morcinek throwing strikes but missing.
Morcinek is pushing down on Banner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banner is fighting to maintain full guard but Morcinek has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morcinek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Banner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morcinek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morcinek is looking for a kimura here.
Morcinek is looking for a kimura but Banner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morcinek to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek is working for a kimura but Banner is defending it quite comfortably.
Banner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morcinek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Banner is just riding it out for now. Morcinek eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banner can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morcinek moves into full mount! Banner won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morcinek.
Morcinek dominating with strikes here.
Morcinek is working for a guillotine from mount but Banner frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morcinek lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek has hold of Banner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Banner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morcinek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Banner?
Banner is rocked!
Morcinek quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Morcinek but it's paid off an Banner is forced to tap! Nice work by Morcinek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustaw Morcinek!
Gustaw Morcinek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DT McGarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, DT McGarry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury shoots and misses
and McGarry counters with a takedown into side control.
Fury tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGarry gets to mount! Fury was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fury can't escape the position.
McGarry goes for an armbar but Fury turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGarry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Fury 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.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGarry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is in close to McGarry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGarry is looking for a triangle but Fury pushes his legs off easily.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fury postures up and lands a big shot to McGarry's brow.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGarry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fury's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGarry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury throws a big elbow that misses.
McGarry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Fury postures up in McGarry's guard and throws a big left but McGarry blocks it.
Fury drops back looking for a leg! McGarry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGarry manages to kick Fury off! Fury jumps back into McGarry's guard.
McGarry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury throwing strikes from guard but McGarry blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Fury 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McGarry enables Fury to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGarry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fury throws a big elbow that misses.
McGarry has momentary wrist control but Fury slips an elbow through the middle.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGarry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fury is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McGarry looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
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.
Fury cracks McGarry with a solid left hand.
Fury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fury makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGarry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGarry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury landing with the ground and pound.
McGarry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury drops back looking for a leg! McGarry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGarry manages to kick Fury off! Fury jumps back into McGarry's guard.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fury postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGarry looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Fury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but McGarry has wrist control.
Fury is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Fury dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McGarry leaves Fury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGarry is fending him off so far but Fury persists. Nope, McGarry circles away and we're back to standing.
Kane Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Fury with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury moves into the clinch successfully.
McGarry fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarry gets control of Fury's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGarry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fury makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fury with a nice head shot there.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury drops back looking for a leg! McGarry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGarry manages to kick Fury off! Fury jumps back into McGarry's guard.
Fury postures up and lands a big shot to McGarry's brow.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but McGarry has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
DT McGarry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fury is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fury connects with a couple of short punches.
Fury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fury postures up in McGarry's guard and throws a big left but McGarry blocks it.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but McGarry has wrist control.
Fury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kane Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury trying to control but McGarry is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kaminski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance shoots in for a double leg but Kaminski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vengeance scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaminski in his tracks.
Vengeance looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaminski is just out of range.
Vengeance fails to land the takedown.
Kaminski lands with a nice body kick.
Kaminski throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like True Vengeance has been cut.
Vengeance throws the left hand but Kaminski avoids the punch easily.
Kaminski instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaminski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vengeance takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaminski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vengeance backwards.
Kaminski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vengeance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vengeance is trying to push Kaminski away but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaminski is stalling here.
Kaminski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
True Vengeance's cut is getting worse.
Kaminski slowing the pace effectively.
Kaminski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vengeance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcin Kaminski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaminski connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaminski doesn't manage to clinch there - Vengeance circles away.
Kaminski fakes the leg kick and cracks Vengeance in the body.
Kaminski 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 swing and a miss from Kaminski.
Kaminski swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kaminski finds it's way through Vengeance's defenses.
True Vengeance's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch
and Vengeance counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kaminski is trying to stand.
Vengeance is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaminski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vengeance is looking for a kimura here.
Vengeance wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaminski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaminski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vengeance is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vengeance is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaminski is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Vengeance has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Kaminski is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). True Vengeance!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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149 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Cruz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Pietrzak connects with a single shot there.
Pietrzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
Pietrzak misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Pietrzak didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pietrzak trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietrzak is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietrzak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz as he avoids it easily.
Pietrzak scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietrzak can pounce on him.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pietrzak. Pietrzak obviously looking to wear him down.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Pietrzak thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Pietrzak throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pietrzak is on top in guard.
Pietrzak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Pietrzak sits in half guard.
Pietrzak tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz has hold of Pietrzak's hands but Pietrzak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pietrzak.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pietrzak trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pietrzak lands with some strikes.
Pietrzak trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Pietrzak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak landing strikes from the mount and Cruz is in trouble!
Pietrzak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cruz because Pietrzak loaded up on that one.
Pietrzak looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietrzak scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak 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.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Pietrzak. Pietrzak maintains the clinch.
Pietrzak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cruz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Cruz hold on?! Pietrzak is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Pietrzak's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pietrzak working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz trying to get back to his feet but Pietrzak is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak controlling the position well here. Cruz rolled but Pietrzak kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pietrzak is trying to control but Cruz is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Pietrzak looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pietrzak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bartek Pietrzak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz taking shots to the head.
Pietrzak throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pietrzak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
Cruz tries to buck Pietrzak off but he can't manage it.
Pietrzak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Pietrzak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak with the ground and pound from mount.
Cruz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pietrzak lands a big elbow.
Pietrzak cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pietrzak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Pietrzak's attempts to control the action.
Pietrzak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruz is in a horrible position here. Pietrzak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pietrzak tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Pietrzak with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietrzak lands a big elbow.
Pietrzak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruz hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pietrzak fails with the takedown.
Cruz lands a jab to Pietrzak's midsection.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pietrzak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pietrzak moves into the clinch successfully.
Pietrzak tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Pietrzak back against the cage.
Pietrzak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cruz can't fight it off and eventually Pietrzak manages to take the fight to the floor. Cruz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pietrzak is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Pietrzak from controlling successfully.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pietrzak is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Pietrzak has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pietrzak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pietrzak is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Pietrzak is controlling him well.
Pietrzak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pietrzak is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bartek Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak with a jab.
Pietrzak is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pietrzak throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Pietrzak dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Pietrzak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Pietrzak with that takedown attempt.
Bartek Pietrzak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pietrzak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pietrzak misses its intended target.
Cruz scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Samir Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietrzak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak blocks a jab.
Samir Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Pietrzak misses.
Pietrzak scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietrzak misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samir Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pietrzak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartek Pietrzak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pietrzak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
In his post fight interview, Bartek Pietrzak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James DeFuria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Plesniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeFuria's entrance music is Styles P - Put That On Everything. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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21
152 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James DeFuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Plesniak!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Plesniak.
Nice shot by DeFuria.
DeFuria keeps the fight on the outside.
DeFuria cracks Plesniak with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeFuria throws a poor cross that misses
and Plesniak counters with a series of strikes. DeFuria will be more careful next time no doubt.
Plesniak tries to clinch up but DeFuria circles away and keeps his distance.
Plesniak is looking to clinch but DeFuria is avoiding it.
DeFuria fails to land with a series of punches.
Plesniak avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeFuria misses with a hook.
Plesniak wants to clinch.
DeFuria misses with a body shot.
DeFuria throws a body punch but Plesniak moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFuria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plesniak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plesniak looks to clinch
and DeFuria counters with a straight right hand.
DeFuria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plesniak is looking to clinch.
Plesniak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeFuria throws a hook but Plesniak avoids it easily.
Plesniak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeFuria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plesniak takes a swing at DeFuria's ribcage but misses.
DeFuria misses with a hook.
Plesniak is looking to clinch but DeFuria is avoiding it.
DeFuria throws the left hand but Plesniak avoids the punch easily.
Plesniak lands with a nice combination. DeFuria backs away looking to recover.
Plesniak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeFuria counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plesniak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plesniak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeFuria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria swats away the attempt to clinch by Plesniak.
DeFuria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plesniak.
Plesniak fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from DeFuria.
DeFuria missing with a left hand there. Plesniak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plesniak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Plesniak doesn't manage to clinch there - DeFuria circles away.
DeFuria throws a lazy right hand but Plesniak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plesniak moves in looking to clinch but DeFuria pushes him off.
DeFuria looks to land a combination. Plesniak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plesniak is rocked!
DeFuria loads up on a big right hand but Plesniak slips the punch.
Plesniak is still on wobbly legs! Can DeFuria finish him?
DeFuria cracks Plesniak's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Plesniak slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before DeFuria can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James DeFuria!
James DeFuria 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 Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Who Am I. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mo Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Mcgarry!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Mcgarry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcgarry is defended easily by Lee.
Mcgarry fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgarry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Mo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micky Mcgarry.
Mcgarry shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Mcgarry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mcgarry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Mcgarry shrugs off.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Mcgarry's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Mcgarry shrugs off.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcgarry's defenses.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcgarry up against the cage.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow just above Mcgarry 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcgarry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mcgarry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgarry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Mcgarry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcgarry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Mcgarry avoids them all with ease.
Mo Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgarry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee has Mcgarry up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcgarry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Mcgarry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgarry fails with the takedown.
Mcgarry fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Mcgarry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcgarry has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgarry looks gassed!
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!
Mcgarry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgarry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcgarry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mcgarry.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcgarry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee digs a good hook to Mcgarry's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcgarry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Mcgarry shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee lands a nice hook to Mcgarry's body. Mcgarry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcgarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Mcgarry dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Mcgarry's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgarry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Mcgarry shoots in.
Mo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micky Mcgarry.
Mcgarry is breathing heavily.
Mcgarry shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcgarry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a jab to Mcgarry's midsection.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgarry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Mcgarry in a clinch.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands an elbow just above Mcgarry 's eye.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Mcgarry tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Mcgarry letting Lee take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee stalling.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgarry can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Mcgarry's ribcage.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgarrys head.
Mo Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcgarry's defenses.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow just above Mcgarry 's eye.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Lee.
Mcgarry jumps guard but Lee stands there with Mcgarry around his waist. Mcgarry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Lee.
Mcgarry takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that second 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.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mcgarry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgarry off to one side.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgarry is rocked!
Lee rushes Mcgarry and presses him up against the cage.
Mcgarry is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee is pushing Mcgarry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mcgarry seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Mcgarry in his tracks for a moment.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Mcgarry in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Lee.
Mcgarry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mcgarry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Mcgarry's head.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micky Mcgarry.
Mcgarry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcgarry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgarry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Lee.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Lee lands an elbow just above Mcgarry 's eye.
Mcgarry is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee is leaning against Mcgarry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgarry tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Mcgarry drops back down to his feet.
Mcgarry takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgarry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcgarry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee cracks Mcgarry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcgarry shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcgarry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee punishes Mcgarry's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee has Mcgarry up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Mcgarry in his tracks for a moment.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgarry fails to pull guard.
Mo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micky Mcgarry.
Mcgarry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee working Mcgarry over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Mcgarry's ribcage.
Mcgarry jumps guard but Lee stands there with Mcgarry around his waist. Mcgarry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mcgarry takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee digs a right hand into Mcgarry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgarry's gas tank.
Mcgarry takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Mcgarry shrugs off.
Lee lands a body shot.
Mcgarry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgarrys head.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards.
Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Mcgarry in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgarry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee had his way with Micky Mcgarry in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lee clinches.
Mcgarry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcgarry's defenses.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Mcgarry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a huge left! Mcgarry is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lee isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mcgarry from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Lee!
Mo Lee retains his featherweight title!
Mo Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arek Rendziok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rendziok comes to the cage accompanied by Do góry łeb!. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arek Rendziok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen connects with a body shot that sends Rendziok's belly button to the back.
Rendziok ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Rendziok looks for a takedown but Geissen sprawls well.
Geissen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rendziok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rendziok looks for a takedown but Geissen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arek Rendziok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geissen throws a jab when Rendziok was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen throws the left hand but Rendziok avoids the punch easily.
Rendziok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Geissen circles away.
Rendziok shoots in looking for a takedown but Geissen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rendziok's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Rendziok counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rendziok.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Geissen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rendziok scoring with some ground and pound.
Rendziok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rendziok trying to control the position from guard on top but Geissen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok throws a big elbow that misses.
Rendziok connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Geissen keeping moving, preventing Rendziok from controlling successfully.
Rendziok wants to pass the guard but Geissen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rendziok manages to get himself to full guard.
Geissen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rendziok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Geissen misses the jab.
Rendziok fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rendziok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geissen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geissen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arek Rendziok dominated that round.
That's time! Rendziok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rendziok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rendziok looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geissen is fending him off so far but Rendziok persists. Nope, Geissen circles away and we're back to standing.
Rendziok throws a poor cross that misses
and Geissen counters with an outside leg kick.
Rendziok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rendziok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rendziok is defended easily by Geissen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arek Rendziok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen scores with the left hand. Rendziok knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Arek Rendziok has been cut.
Rendziok walks into a jab.
Shawn Geissen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geissen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rendziok drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Geissen follows Rendziok to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Shawn Geissen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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