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Galaxy 6: Supernova PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoodie Ratty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce ODonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hoodie Ratty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce ODonnell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ODonnell scores with a kick to the body.
Ratty misses with an uppercut.
Ratty takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
ODonnell throws a body punch but Ratty moves out of range.
ODonnell tries to clinch there but Ratty circles away.
ODonnell tries to clinch up.
Ratty shoots in and bounces ODonnell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ODonnell is pulling down on Ratty's head. It's preventing any offense from Ratty, at least for the moment.
Ratty wants to stand but ODonnell is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hoodie Ratty just wasn't active enough.
Ratty throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. ODonnell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ratty is in ODonnell's guard.
Ratty stands and steps away. ODonnell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryce ODonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Ratty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ratty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ratty decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratty wants to take a breather but ODonnell is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ODonnell tries to get to full guard but Ratty has control of the leg.
Ratty decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
ODonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ODonnell pinned against the cage. ODonnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ratty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Ratty or perhaps it was just good defense by ODonnell which made him look bad.
ODonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratty is just out of range.
ODonnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Ratty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoodie Ratty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ODonnell moves to clinch but Ratty breaks away
and Ratty counters with a stiff right hand.
ODonnell moves in looking to clinch but Ratty pushes him off.
Ratty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ODonnell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ratty really felt that one!
ODonnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ODonnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ratty backwards.
ODonnell trying to land knees to the body.
ODonnell avoiding damage.
ODonnell misses with an elbow strike.
Ratty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
ODonnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ratty fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ODonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODonnell tightens his grip and picks Ratty up, before dumping him to the ground. Ratty manages to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ODonnell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ODonnell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryce ODonnell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ratty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ratty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ODonnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ODonnell tries to clinch there but Ratty circles away.
Ratty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ODonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
ODonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from ODonnell.
Ratty throws a lazy body kick
and ODonnell counters by clinching up.
Ratty prevents a body shot from ODonnell.
Ratty avoiding damage as ODonnell throws knees to the body.
Ratty jumps guard but ODonnell stands there with Ratty around his waist. Ratty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ODonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ratty is trying to pull guard but ODonnell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoodie Ratty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ODonnell trying to land knees to the body.
Ratty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables ODonnell to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ratty will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ratty avoiding damage as ODonnell throws knees to the body.
ODonnell tries to throw a body punch but Ratty avoids it by throwing ODonnell back against the cage.
ODonnell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ODonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ratty's elbow.
ODonnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratty.
Ratty tries to score a body lock takedown but ODonnell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
ODonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Ratty controls the action.
ODonnell missing with knees to the body.
Ratty avoiding damage as ODonnell throws knees to the body.
ODonnell has Ratty pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. ODonnell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ratty tumbling to the mat - ODonnell dives into Ratty's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ratty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ratty working for a triangle but ODonnell defends it easily.
Ratty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ODonnell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ODonnell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ODonnell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ratty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ODonnell's guard.
Hoodie Ratty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell is trying to control the position but Ratty postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ODonnell can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryce ODonnell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ratty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ratty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ODonnell avoids it really well and circles away.
ODonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Ratty circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
ODonnell feints and as Ratty raises his hands in defense, ODonnell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ratty trying to control the position.
ODonnell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ratty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ODonnell stopping the sweep attempt from Ratty.
Ratty has his foot on ODonnell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ODonnell works his way back into a safe position though.
Ratty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ODonnell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ratty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ODonnell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ODonnell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
ODonnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ratty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce ODonnell 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!
Ratty gets caught flat footed, as ODonnell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ODonnell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ratty is looking for a triangle but ODonnell pushes his legs off easily.
Ratty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ratty will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ratty keeping moving, preventing ODonnell from controlling successfully.
ODonnell passes Ratty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ratty is looking for a sweep. ODonnell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ratty has managed to free his arm - good work.
ODonnell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ratty is looking for a sweep. ODonnell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ODonnell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ratty tries to get to full guard but ODonnell has control of the leg.
ODonnell slows the pace down in half guard.
Ratty trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell passes the guard and advances to mount!
ODonnell controlling the pace for now.
Ratty keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ratty tries to hold on but ODonnell postures up.
ODonnell looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell raining down hammerfists from mount.
ODonnell raining down shots from the mount!
ODonnell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
ODonnell working Ratty over with strikes here.
Ratty has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of ODonnell's lack of action.
Ratty is looking to improve his position.
ODonnell is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ratty still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ratty has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratty misses with the ground and pound.
Ratty wants to lay and pray for a moment but ODonnell keeps working.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratty tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce ODonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ODonnell 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryce ODonnell!
Bryce ODonnell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Picket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aidan Patrick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aidan Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Picket !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
Picket decides to pull guard.
Patrick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Picket swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Picket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Picket is retaining full guard.
Patrick throws a strike but Picket rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picket drops back looking for a leg! Patrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patrick manages to kick Picket off! Picket jumps back into Patrick's guard.
Picket got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Picket has managed to get both his arms back between Patrick's legs - danger averted.
Patrick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Picket thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Picket thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Picket drops back looking for a leg! Patrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patrick manages to kick Picket off! Picket jumps back into Patrick's guard.
Picket 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picket drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Picket as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Patrick screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Picket ! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Terry Picket !
A victorious Terry Picket thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kane Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane Alexander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Cheese's chin.
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135 lbs
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124 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Terry Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander instigates a clinch.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander tries to clinch but Cheese moves away
and Cheese counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cheese shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexander pinned against the cage. Alexander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexander closes the distance but Cheese moves to the side
and Cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alexander won't be happy with that.
Cheese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working.
Alexander explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Cheese pushes him off.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheese keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Alexander wants to clinch but Cheese slips to the side
and Cheese counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alexander!
Cheese sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Cheese controlling from mount.
Cheese working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alexander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Cheese there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cheese controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cheese.
Alexander squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cheese is landing with some decent strikes but Alexander is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alexander blocking the ground and pound.
Cheese raining down shots from the mount!
Cheese tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alexander has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cheese on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese struggling to land strikes to the head as Alexander covers up.
Alexander controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Cheese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cheese is looking for the choke from the back position but Alexander is controlling his hands well.
Alexander controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Cheese throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cheese working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Alexander is doing well to defend. Cheese seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Alexander is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terry Cheese!
An out of breath and clearly excited Terry Cheese thanked Golden Supplements [O.R.G] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigorio Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Schab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schab has chosen Monopol - Zodiak na melanżu as his entrance music. Grigorio Escobar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigorio Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Schab!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schab counters with a shoot takedown. Escobar fights it but they end up in guard.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Schab from controlling successfully.
Escobar has Schab pulled in close to control his posture.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schab doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schab manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schab advances to half guard.
Schab is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Schab is working for a submission of some sort.
Schab is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Escobar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schab 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.
Schab is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. Schab eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schab seems to be looking for submissions.
Schab is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Schab has control of the leg.
Escobar is refusing to be controlled, as Schab sits in half guard.
Schab is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Escobar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schab is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Schab dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schab paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schab uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Schab has a takedown stuffed.
Schab dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grigorio Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Schab.
Escobar with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schab checks a leg kick.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schab has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Schab misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schab is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escobar's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schab trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Schab is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Escobar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schab.
Schab is looking for a kimura but Escobar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schab to get the leverage.
Schab is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Schab throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Escobar is looking to improve his position.
Schab is trying to work for a kimura but Escobar is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.
Schab is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Escobar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schab is trying to work for a kimura but Escobar is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schab thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escobar's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigorio Escobar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schab.
Schab fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escobar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grigorio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grzegorz Schab.
Schab misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schab's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schab blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Schab takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grzegorz Schab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schab's hands.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Schab takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Schab is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Escobar and Schab falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Escobar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grigorio Escobar!
After the big win, Grigorio Escobar made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Devitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Leach will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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185 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Devitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Devitt.
Devitt misses with the combination.
Leach dives in and scores a takedown into Devitt's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leach throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leach stands up from Devitt's guard - Leach perhaps looking for a knockout.
Leach throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leach.
Leach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leach throws a sloppy head kick and Devitt moves out of range easily.
Leach takes the fight into the clinch.
Leach breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devitt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leach to the mat! Leach manages to get full guard.
Devitt stops Leach from standing up.
Leach has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Devitt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Leach throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Devitt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Leach is in Devitt's guard.
Devitt is breathing heavily.
Devitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leach throws a strike but Devitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Devitt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devitt controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leach wants to stand and escape but Devitt is having none of it.
Leach is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leach drops Devitt with a beautiful combination! Devitt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leach is looking for the KO!
It looks like Noam Devitt has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leach fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Devitt avoids it really well and circles away.
Devitt fails with a takedown attempt.
Leach throws a nice head kick!
Devitt is rocked!
Devitt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leach moves into the clinch.
Oh Devitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leach drags the fight down to the ground.
Leach kicks Devitt off and gets to his feet.
Devitt seems to have got his legs back now.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Devitt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leach tries to avoid it but Devitt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leach to the ground. Leach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Devitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Devitt's head.
Leach looks to land a combination but Devitt avoids it well.
Leach throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leach scores with a shot to the body.
Devitt gets tackled into the cage by Leach. Leach maintains the clinch.
Leach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leach digs a good body shot into Devitt's ribs.
Leach dives in and grabs Devitt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Devitt pushes down on Leach's head and hops out.
Carlton Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Leach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devitt dodges the punch combination from Leach.
Devitt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leach tries to avoid it but Devitt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leach to the ground. Leach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Leach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noam Devitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leach has closed the distance and engaged Devitt in a clinch.
Devitt stalling in the clinch but Leach improves position.
Leach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leach has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leach thuds his right hand into Devitt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leach scores with a leg kick.
Leach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Devitt doesn't seem bothered though.
Leach lands a brutal head kick. Devitt looks out on his feet and Leach throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Carlton Leach!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellic McCrae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ellic McCrae was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellic McCrae!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosholts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rosholt stuns McCrae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Rosholt.
Ellic McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosholt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCrae is fending him off so far but Rosholt persists. Nope, McCrae circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosholt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCrae's head backwards.
McCrae misses with a hook. Rosholt ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by McCrae. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCrae.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Rosholt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Rosholt catches McCrae right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrae tries to clinch up.
McCrae shoots and misses
and Rosholt counters with a nice body shot.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Rosholt counters with an inside leg kick.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
so Rosholt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCrae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rosholt defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosholt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.
McCrae escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosholt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCrae keeping moving, preventing Rosholt from controlling successfully.
Rosholt is really struggling to control McCrae but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
Rosholt controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Rosholt.
Rosholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCrae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rosholt backs up against the cage.
McCrae shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rosholt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rosholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rosholt or perhaps it was just good defense by McCrae which made him look bad.
McCrae moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosholt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCrae's guard.
Rosholt wants to control from the top but McCrae keeps moving.
McCrae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCrae throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rosholt escapes and throws McCrae's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCrae is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rosholt connects with a decent elbow.
Rosholt is looking to take a break and control but McCrae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on McCrae's face as Rosholt controls the position.
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!
An elbow from Rosholt crashes against the mat.
Rosholt controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rosholt 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.
McCrae is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rosholt.
Rosholt delivers a nice body kick.
Rosholt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCrae is being controlled here.
McCrae dodges the ground and pound from Rosholt.
Rosholt lands a nice forearm strike.
Jake Rosholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosholt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosholt landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae sneaks back into half guard.
Rosholt 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.
McCrae is looking to improve his position.
McCrae is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rosholt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McCrae has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rosholt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rosholt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rosholt trying to control the position from guard on top but McCrae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt distracts McCrae with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosholt distracts McCrae with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosholt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosholt trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.
Rosholt throwing strikes from guard but McCrae blocks nicely.
McCrae throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rosholt controlling from the top position.
Rosholt looking to sit in guard and control but McCrae gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCrae throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCrae with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rosholt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Rosholt counters with a nice body kick.
Rosholt scores with a sloppy right hand. McCrae should have avoided that one.
McCrae fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosholt scores with a hook to the body. McCrae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosholt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rosholt is looking for a kimura but McCrae is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rosholt to get the leverage.
McCrae tries to roll over but Rosholt keeps him under control.
McCrae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCrae has a hand on Rosholt's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rosholt takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rosholt with a couple of short strikes.
Rosholt with a couple of short strikes.
McCrae tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosholt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
McCrae wants to control but Rosholt is having none of it.
Rosholt unloading with bombs!
McCrae is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosholt has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosholt landing strikes from the mount.
McCrae wants to control but Rosholt is having none of it.
Rosholt content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt dominating with strikes here.
Rosholt controlling the pace for now.
Rosholt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCrae looks a forlorn figure.
Rosholt with shots to the head and body - McCrae looks very uncomfortable down there.
McCrae is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae wants to hold on but Rosholt pushes him away.
Rosholt unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosholt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCrae is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rosholt raining down shots from the mount!
McCrae is looking to improve his position but Rosholt isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Rosholt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rosholt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosholt 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 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rosholt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between KJ Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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150 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, KJ Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Doug McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blues looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald leaves Blues with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by McDonald.
Blues shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Blues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald is looking to slow Blues down with leg kicks.
Blues takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blues takes a step back to recover.
McDonald lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by McDonald.
KJ Blues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald digs a good hook to Blues's body.
Blues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from McDonald lands but Blues takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDonald scores with a head kick. Blues tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blues.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blues chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Blues has his takedown stuffed
and McDonald counters with a head kick. That will keep Blues thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blues is rocked!
Blues is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald scores with a nice body kick.
Blues doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a solid body kick.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
Blues will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blues. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Blues with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
Blues takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blues rather than just go for the knockout.
Blues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blues looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blues 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.
Doug McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald feints and then cracks Blues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blues down.
Both fighters circling a little - McDonald finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blues is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blues has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald.
A head kick from McDonald lands but Blues takes it in his stride.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Blues looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blues.
Oh Blues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McDonald cracks the inside of Blues's front leg.
Blues seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from McDonald does it's job there.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blues shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with a nice body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
Blues takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blues has his takedown stuffed
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald is looking to slow Blues down with leg kicks.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Blues's body. Blues takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDonald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blues momentarily.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Blues off balance momentarily.
McDonald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blues.
McDonald jabs at Blues's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald keeps Blues at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
Blues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Blues's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Blues down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug McDonald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blues on the side of the head.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Blues's body.
Blues drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDonald lands with a kick to the temple. Blues shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blues shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald lands a big head kick that sends Blues tumbling to the mat! McDonald takes a step backwards and waves Blues back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McDonald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
A head kick by McDonald - that's a beauty! Blues is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even McDonald can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Doug McDonald!
Doug McDonald took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ganja's Warehouse for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rondo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cassidy - Rondo. This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Oro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rondo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
Oro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oro moves into the clinch.
Rondo avoiding damage.
Rondo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rondo.
Rondo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rondo with a jab.
Oro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oro shoots in looking for a takedown. Rondo tries to sprawl out of it but Oro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rondo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rondo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oro.
Oro looks to clinch
and Rondo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rondo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rondo tests Oro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rondo lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Oro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rondo misses.
Rondo connects with a looping right hand.
Oro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rondo.
That kick from Rondo tenderised Oro's leg. Oro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rondo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rajon Rondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Oro.
Rondo lands with a shot to the body.
Rondo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oro in his tracks.
Rondo misses with a few strikes there.
Oro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Rondo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oro throws a push kick but Rondo slaps the foot to one side.
Oro shoots in for a takedown but Rondo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Oro with that takedown attempt.
Rondo lands a nice looking body shot.
Rondo cracks a nice hook into Oro's ribs.
Rondo scores with a hook to the body. Oro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rondo lands a really nice looking cross but Oro seems unphased.
Rondo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rondo cracks Oro with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oro 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.
Oro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rondo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rondo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rondo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rondo duly obliges.
Oro is rocked!
Rondo scores with a nice strike.
Oro is still on wobbly legs! Can Rondo finish him?
Rondo drops Oro with a naaaaasty hook - Oro is in real trouble here! Rondo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rajon Rondo!
Rajon Rondo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo comes into the arena with White Rabbit blaring out of the sound system. Doctor Gonzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Rastila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rastila.
Gonzo staying out of range there.
Rastila scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rastila!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rastila.
Gonzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Gonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzo is breathing heavily.
Rastila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzo.
Rastila swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzo.
Gonzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rastila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rastila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gonzo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rastila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rastila thumps Gonzo with a low kick.
Rastila scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rastila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rastila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rastila works over Gonzo's head and body with a nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rastila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rastila throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rastila lands with a nice body punch.
Rastila throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Gonzo's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Rastila dives in looking to finish as Gonzo flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Rastila's strikes! Rastila is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Gonzo's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Gonzo was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikko Rastila!
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