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VERSUS VENDETTA 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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201 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Rockson Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Rua.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Darwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
Rua blocks a leg kick.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darwin cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darwin fails to pull guard.
Darwin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Rua.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Rua is pushing Darwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Darwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Darwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a kick to the body.
Darwin scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rockson Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Darwin misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Darwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Darwin moved out of range nicely.
Darwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rua.
Rua feints a jab promting Darwin to slip. Rua then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Darwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Darwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up but Darwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the cage.
Darwin jumps guard but Rua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Darwin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Darwin avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
Darwin tries to pull guard but Rua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darwin jumps guard but Rua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darwin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rua to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Darwin in his tracks for a moment.
Darwin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Darwin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darwin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua won't allow Darwin to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darwin tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darwin misses with the combination.
Darwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Darwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darwin clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darwin tries to pull guard but Rua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darwin jumps guard and drags Rua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Darwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rua controls the pace.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Darwin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rua is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Darwin.
Rua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Darwin to his feet.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua checks the leg kick.
Rockson Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Darwin misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua with a nice cross.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darwin at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin is trying to pull guard but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rua misses with a body punch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Darwin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Darwin.
Rua is trying to stall.
Rua tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin tries to pull guard but Rua won't allow it.
Darwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Darwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darwins head.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darwin's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darwin jumps guard.
Rua trying to control but Darwin is working from the bottom.
Rua stands up from Darwin's guard - Rua perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockson Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin connects with the punch.
Darwin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Darwin swings around for an armbar but Rua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Darwin's guard.
Darwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua gets to his feet. Darwin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Darwin throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Darwin misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua lands a glancing blow to the side of Darwin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rua lands a big head kick that sends Darwin tumbling to the mat! Rua takes a step backwards and waves Darwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Darwin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Darwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Darwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Darwin slips a straight right by Rua.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rua. Rua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Rockson Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Darwin.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Rua tries to work over Darwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is trying to pull guard but Rua turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua lands a body shot.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Darwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
Darwin jumps guard but Rua stands there with Darwin around his waist. Darwin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darwin jumps guard but Rua stands there with Darwin around his waist. Darwin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua has Darwin pressed against the cage.
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockson Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockson Rua!
A very excited looking Rockson Rua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello Crizanto (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 Donatello Crizanto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Stryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Donatello Crizanto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker needs to keep his hands up - Crizanto had a free shot at his head there.
Stryker missing with a left hand there. Crizanto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Stryker misses.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crizanto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stryker's sensitive parts.
Stryker misses with an uppercut.
Stryker takes a swing at Crizanto's ribcage but misses.
Crizanto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stryker misses the jab.
Crizanto misses with a two punch combination.
Stryker throws a jab but it's blocked by Crizanto.
Crizanto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stryker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crizanto.
Stryker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crizanto wants to clinch up but Stryker keeps it at a distance.
Crizanto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crizanto checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stryker. That's going to slow Crizanto down.
Crizanto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stryker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crizanto keeps Stryker at a distance using the push kick.
Crizanto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stryker is breathing heavily.
Stryker swats away the attempt to clinch by Crizanto.
Crizanto is looking to clinch.
Stryker throws a jab but it's blocked by Crizanto.
Crizanto scores with a nice strike.
Johnny Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stryker throws a low kick, looking for Crizanto's leg but Crizanto calmly moves out of range.
Stryker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stryker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crizanto slips a jab and a cross from Stryker.
Stryker throws a big shot that misses.
Stryker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crizanto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stryker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto has closed the distance and engaged Stryker in a clinch.
Crizanto working aggressively here.
Crizanto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stryker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Crizanto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stryker.
Crizanto has a couple of punches blocked by Stryker.
Crizanto works on Stryker's body with a couple of short punches.
Crizanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stryker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crizanto stalls.
A short left from Crizanto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crizanto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stryker lands with a short shot to the head.
Stryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Crizanto.
Crizanto has Stryker pushed against the cage.
Crizanto blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stryker.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crizanto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crizanto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crizanto misses with the head strike.
Stryker trying to stall but Crizanto improves his position.
Stryker taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Crizanto.
Stryker swings wildly with an uppercut but Crizanto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker blocking some punches.
Crizanto has a couple of punches blocked by Stryker.
Crizanto blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stryker tries to circle away but Crizanto has him pinned against the cage.
Crizanto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stryker is looking to break free of the clinch but Crizanto has double underhooks.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Stryker stalling in the clinch but Crizanto improves position.
Stryker gets through Crizanto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crizanto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crizanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crizanto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stryker backwards.
Stryker lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatello Crizanto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crizanto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stryker, pushing him back against the cage.
Crizanto cracks Stryker with a nice body shot.
Stryker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crizanto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Crizanto controls his hands.
Crizanto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stryker breaks the clinch.
Crizanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryker.
Crizanto throws a lazy right hand but Stryker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stryker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stryker misses with a wild body shot.
Crizanto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnny Stryker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crizanto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crizanto misses with a body kick.
Stryker throws an overhand right that lands on Crizanto's shoulder, as Crizanto tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crizanto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto 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.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crizanto misses with a head kick.
Stryker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crizanto slips a jab and a cross from Stryker.
Crizanto scores with a nice body kick.
Crizanto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stryker.
Crizanto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stryker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crizanto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stryker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stryker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crizanto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stryker scrambles back to his feet.
Crizanto closes the distance and clinches.
Crizanto is working Stryker over against the cage.
Crizanto stalling.
Stryker is looking to control Crizanto's arms but Crizanto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stryker has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Crizanto.
Crizanto throws a punch but it's blocked by Stryker.
Crizanto lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stryker trying to stall but Crizanto improves his position.
Stryker takes a shot to the head.
Crizanto has Stryker pressed against the cage, preventing Stryker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crizanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stryker's elbow.
Donatello Crizanto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crizanto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crizanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crizanto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stryker misses with a body punch.
Crizanto lands with a light punch inside.
Crizanto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Stryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crizanto's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Stryker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stryker letting Crizanto take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Stryker fails to land.
Crizanto tries a body shot but Stryker blocks it.
Crizanto trying to stall but Stryker improves his position.
Crizanto throws an elbow but it misses.
Stryker can't break the clinch.
A short right from Crizanto on the inside.
Stryker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crizanto lands a nice shot that snaps Stryker's head back.
Stryker looks to score with a jab to the body but Crizanto is just out of range.
Crizanto tries to clinch there but Stryker circles away.
Stryker cracks Crizanto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Stryker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stryker.
Stryker defending well as Crizanto loads up on a big left hand.
Stryker throws a looping overhand right but Crizanto ducks down to avoid it.
Stryker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stryker throws a jab when Crizanto was well out of range.
Crizanto lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crizanto tries to clinch but Stryker is having none of it.
Stryker throws a sloppy head kick and Crizanto moves out of range easily.
Stryker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crizanto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stryker throws a hook to the side of Crizanto's head but Crizanto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crizanto clinches up with Stryker and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Crizanto.
Stryker digs a right hand underneath Crizanto's ribcage. Crizanto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatello Crizanto 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! This is the final round!
Crizanto misses with a wild body shot.
Crizanto thuds his shin into the meat of Stryker's side.
Crizanto dips to his left and cracks Stryker with an uppercut!
Crizanto keeps Stryker at a distance using the push kick.
Crizanto moves in looking to clinch but Stryker pushes him off.
Crizanto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crizanto tests Stryker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stryker throws a head kick but Crizanto moves out of range.
Crizanto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crizanto looks to throw the jab but Stryker is out of range.
Crizanto tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker pushes Crizanto away with a front kick.
Donatello Crizanto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Crizanto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crizanto clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crizanto tries to land a knee to the head but Stryker blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crizanto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Crizanto is trying to maintain a safe position but Stryker gets an underhook and turns Crizanto into the cage.
Stryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crizanto.
Stryker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crizanto lands a good knee to the midsection. Stryker won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crizanto.
Stryker tries a body shot but Crizanto blocks it.
Crizanto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stryker backwards.
Crizanto lands a right hand.
Stryker tries to work over Crizanto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Crizanto to work.
Stryker is trying to break the clinch but Crizanto is controlling him.
Crizanto misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crizanto.
Donatello Crizanto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Stryker on the inside.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Crizanto working aggressively here.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crizanto prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Crizanto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryker breaks the clinch.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stryker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Crizanto tenderised Stryker's leg. Stryker is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto slips a straight right by Stryker.
Stryker throws a leg kick but Crizanto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stryker scores with a jab. Crizanto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crizanto wants to clinch up but Stryker keeps it at a distance.
Stryker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crizanto thows a body shot but no joy.
Stryker throws the left hand but Crizanto avoids the punch easily.
Stryker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Crizanto.
Crizanto moves out of range as Stryker strikes.
Crizanto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stryker scores with a jab. Crizanto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stryker throws a poor cross that misses
and Crizanto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crizanto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stryker throws a front kick aimed at Crizanto's knee but Crizanto avoids it well.
Crizanto connects with a body shot.
Stryker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stryker lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crizanto checks a leg kick.
Stryker misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Stryker misses.
Crizanto throws a body punch but Stryker moves out of range.
Stryker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crizanto misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Crizanto coming out on top.
Stryker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnny Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stryker misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donatello Crizanto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crizanto 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donatello Crizanto!
Donatello Crizanto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. This should be fireworks!
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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
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cpw fails to land with a series of punches.
Cpw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cpw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Cpw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Cpw moved out of range.
Cpw misses with a double jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Cpw.
Cpw blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Cpw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cpw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cpw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Cpw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cpw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cpw tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cpw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cpw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones looks to land a combination but Cpw avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Cpw moves out of range easily.
Cpw throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cpw rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones with a hook.
Jones throws a leg kick but Cpw checks it.
Cpw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cpw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Cpw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cpw.
Jones slips a jab from Cpw.
Cpw misses with a two punch combination.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cpw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cpw's head backwards.
Cpw clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Handsome Cpw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Cpw looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones throws a hook but Cpw avoids it easily.
Cpw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones stuns Cpw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cpw scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Cpw saw it coming and moves away.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cpw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Cpw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cpw connects with a single shot there.
Cpw lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Cpw.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cpw is rocked!
Cpw checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Cpw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones looks to land a combination but Cpw avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpw scores with a jab.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Cpw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones feints and then cracks Cpw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cpw down.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Cpw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cpw is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cpw misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Cpw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cpw takes one on the button.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cpw misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Cpw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Cpw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Cpw drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Cpw's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Roastbeef (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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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David Laroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Roastbeef!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roastbeef just misses with a punch to the body.
Laroux jabs Roastbeef right on the nose. Roastbeef blinks but takes it well.
Roastbeef slips under a jab from Laroux.
Laroux throws a right hand that Roastbeef ducks under and follows up with a left that Roastbeef also avoids with ease.
Laroux throws a jab but it's blocked by Roastbeef.
Roastbeef looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roastbeef has his takedown stuffed
and Roastbeef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laroux misses with a right hand
and Roastbeef counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ground and pound from Roastbeef seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roastbeef in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roastbeef tries to advance to mount but Laroux denies him.
Laroux manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Laroux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roastbeef not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roastbeef sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laroux defending well though.
Roastbeef wants to pass to mount but Laroux is defending the position.
Laroux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roastbeef preventing the sweep.
Laroux keeping moving, preventing Roastbeef from controlling successfully.
Roastbeef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roastbeef got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laroux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roastbeef has managed to get both his arms back between Laroux's legs - danger averted.
Roastbeef trying to control the position from guard on top but Laroux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laroux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roastbeef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roastbeef stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laroux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roastbeef manages to get himself to full guard.
Roastbeef not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roastbeef keeping moving, preventing Laroux from controlling successfully.
Laroux won't allow Roastbeef to sweep him here.
Roastbeef is trying to keep Laroux in close.
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!
Laroux throwing strikes from guard but Roastbeef blocks nicely.
Roastbeef not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Laroux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laroux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roastbeef looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laroux trying to control the position from guard on top but Roastbeef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roastbeef pushes Laroux off and gets back to his feet.
Laroux defending well as Roastbeef loads up on a big left hand.
Roastbeef misses with a body shot.
Laroux defending well as Roastbeef loads up on a big left hand.
Laroux misses with an uppercut.
Laroux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roastbeef thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Roastbeef misses its intended target.
Laroux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roastbeef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroux tries to bum rush Roastbeef with a series of wild strikes but Roastbeef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roastbeef throws a poor cross that misses
and Roastbeef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laroux moves forwards but Roastbeef connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roastbeef scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roastbeef misses with a takedown attempt - Laroux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David Laroux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Roastbeef.
No joy there for Laroux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roastbeef throws a jab but it's blocked by Laroux.
Laroux lands a jab to the nose.
Roastbeef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Roastbeef.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laroux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roastbeef is rocked!
Laroux staying out of range there.
Roastbeef is still on wobbly legs! Can Laroux finish him?
Laroux flashes Roastbeef a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Roastbeef's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Roastbeef crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Laroux punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Laroux!
David Laroux very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kwaak tries to bum rush Kann with a series of wild strikes but Kann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwaak staying out of range there.
Kwaak is looking to chop away at Kann's legs.
Kann lands a glancing blow to the side of Kwaak's head.
Kwaak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kann tries for a takedown but Kwaak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kann scores with the left hand. Kwaak knows he should have avoided that one.
Kann shoots for a double leg takedown but Kwaak sprawls well. He's pushed Kann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kwaak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwaak is looking to chop away at Kann's legs.
Kann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwaak drops his hands momentarily and Kann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Kwaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwaak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kwaak throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kann throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kwaak counter with a right hand.
Kwaak lands with a nice body punch.
Kann throws a shot from downtown. Kwaak moves away and avoids it.
Kwaak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kann.
Kwaak misses the jab.
Keast Kann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kann misses with a body shot.
Kwaak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwaak avoids the body shot from Kann.
Kwaak cracks the inside of Kann's front leg.
Kann dives in and scores a takedown into Kwaak's guard.
Kwaak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwaak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kwaak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kann with a nice head shot there.
Kwaak is looking for a triangle but Kann pushes his legs off easily.
Kann preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kwaak has his foot on Kann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kann works his way back into a safe position though.
Kann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kwaak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kann won't allow Kwaak to sweep him here.
Kann throwing strikes from guard but Kwaak blocks nicely.
Kann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kwaak is keeping the position for now.
Kann throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak looking for a guillotine here but Kann defends easily.
Kann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kann works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kann seems to be working for a kimura but Kwaak defends the submission attempt.
Kann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kwaak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keast Kann will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kwaak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kwaak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kann avoids the head kick by Kwaak.
A lazy left from Kann finds it's target.
Kann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwaak counters with an inside leg kick.
Kwaak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kann.
Kwaak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kann.
Kann has a takedown stuffed.
Kwaak moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kann jumps into guard, dragging Kwaak to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwaak won't allow Kann to sweep him here.
Kwaak advances to half guard.
Kann is not content to let Kwaak control the position.
Kann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kwaak working Kann over with strikes.
Kwaak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kwaak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kann taking some punishment here, with Kwaak in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwaak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kann is rocked!
Kann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kann is still in real trouble! Can Kwaak finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwaak lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kann! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kwaak jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Kwaak!
Sam Kwaak 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 Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has chosen Pillz as his entrance music. Raoul Duke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
288 lbs
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277 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Duke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Red dives in and grabs Duke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes down on Red's head and hops out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Duke.
Duke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red throws a lazy uppercut
and Duke counters with a big head kick but Red shrugs it off.
Duke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
Red closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Duke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duke holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Red trying to control the position but Duke is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Red throws a strike aimed at the side of Duke's head but Duke avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Duke wants to control but Red postures up.
Duke sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duke wants to improve his position but Red is controlling well.
Red thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duke's head.
Red is looking for a kimura but Duke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Red to get the leverage.
Red missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Red prevents Duke from standing back up.
Red throwing shots but Duke is blocking nicely.
Red thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duke's head.
Red 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.
Red thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Red is looking to advance position but Duke won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red.
Duke is trying to get back to full guard.
Red missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Red throwing shots but Duke is blocking nicely.
Red is looking for a kimura but Duke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Red to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duke defending well though.
Red is trying for a kimura here. Duke looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Red wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Red!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mr Red made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Up Loaded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaded comes to the cage accompanied by BOOOOOT!!!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
172 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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30
180 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Up Loaded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Loaded lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strikes doesn't seem phased though.
Loaded throws a hook to the side of Strikes's head but Strikes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strikes takes the fight into the clinch.
Strikes is trying to force a seperation but Loaded has the dominant position.
Strikes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strikes trying to land knees to the body.
Loaded has Strikes pressed against the cage.
Strikes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strikes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strikes is looking to slow Loaded down with leg kicks.
Strikes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick
and Loaded counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strikes's knee momentarily.
Loaded gets tackled into the cage by Strikes. Strikes maintains the clinch.
Strikes digs a right hand into Loaded's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loaded's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strikes looking to slow down the pace here.
Loaded lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes manages to break the clinch.
Strikes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loaded's head.
Loaded just misses with a punch to the body.
Loaded moves into the clinch successfully.
Strikes is looking to break free of the clinch but Loaded has double underhooks.
Loaded scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strikes is trying to break the clinch but Loaded has him pressed against the cage.
Loaded taking a breather.
Strikes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loaded, pushing him back against the cage.
Strikes trying to land knees to the body.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loaded avoids it.
Loaded lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Loaded scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loaded lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loaded throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikess head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaded utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loaded.
Loaded lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loaded lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strikes misses with a punch to the body.
Strikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loaded misses with a double jab.
Loaded scores with a nice body kick.
Loaded pushes Strikes up against the cage in a clinch.
Loaded lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loaded landing knees to the head.
Strikes looks winded!
Loaded manages to break the clinch.
Loaded pushes Strikes up against the cage in a clinch.
Loaded cracks Strikes with a nice body shot.
Loaded lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strikes wants to get back to striking at distance but Loaded won't allow it.
Loaded connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strikes's face.
Strikes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaded.
Loaded lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loaded breaks the clinch.
Strikes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loaded turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strikes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loaded can pounce on him.
Loaded takes a swing at Strikes's ribcage but misses.
Strikes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loaded connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strikes scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Loaded coming out on top.
Carlos Strikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loaded connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strikes clinches up with Loaded and pushes him back against the cage.
Strikes stalling in the clinch but Loaded improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes takes a shot to the head.
Loaded slows down the pace here.
Loaded lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Loaded lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strikes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaded.
Strikes manages to break the clinch.
Loaded throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loaded uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strikes.
Loaded throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loaded lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loaded swings for the body but Strikes moves out of range.
Loaded tries to clinch up but Strikes circles away and keeps his distance.
Strikes clinches up against the cage.
Loaded gets through Strikes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Up Loaded dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strikes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Loaded throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Loaded.
That has opened up Carlos Strikes's cut even more.
Strikes rushes Loaded and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Loaded lands a nice uppercut.
Loaded lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loaded keeps control of Strikes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strikes trying to control the position but instead, Loaded has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strikes into the cage.
Loaded has Strikes pressed against the cage, preventing Strikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loaded creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strikes tries to land knees in the clinch but Loaded avoids the damage to the body.
Loaded lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Loaded.
Loaded misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaded is defending well for now.
Loaded lands a nice shot to the body.
Loaded misses with a punch to the body.
Strikes breaks the clinch.
Strikes clinches.
Strikes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loaded is defending well for now.
Strikes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loaded's elbow.
Strikes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loaded goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Loaded.
Loaded connects with a knee to the head.
Strikes is breathing heavily.
Strikes being controlled against the cage.
Loaded lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loaded using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strikes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loaded lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loaded lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Up Loaded has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaded scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strikes tries to stall but Loaded uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Loaded - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Loaded lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Loaded breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strikes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loaded to score with a decent uppercut.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick and Loaded moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Strikes.
Loaded connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strikes. Strikes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strikes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loaded, pushing him back against the cage.
Strikes struggles to land a body shot inside as Loaded controls his hands.
Strikes struggles to land a body shot inside as Loaded controls his hands.
Loaded tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strikes's elbow.
Strikes tries a body shot but Loaded blocks it.
Loaded makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Carlos Strikes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaded is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strikes is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Loaded.
Loaded is working Strikes over against the cage.
Strikes looking to slow down the pace here.
Strikes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Loaded - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strikes is trying to push Loaded away but Loaded has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Loaded lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loaded lands a good knee to the midsection. Strikes won't want to take too many of those.
Loaded has Strikes pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Loaded - that landed with a thud.
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!
Loaded lands with a light punch inside.
Loaded is struggling to control the position.
Strikes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes takes a shot to the head.
Loaded breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strikes misses with an uppercut. Loaded saw that one coming.
Loaded clinches up against the cage.
Loaded pushes Strikes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strikes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Loaded manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loaded with a knee to the head.
Strikes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loaded lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loaded lands a right hand.
Carlos Strikes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Loaded lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loaded lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strikes or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Up Loaded dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Loaded moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loaded creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loaded looking to throw knees to the head but Strikes is blocking nicely.
Strikes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loaded scores with a shot to the side of Strikes's head.
Strikes is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loaded.
Strikes is still on wobbly legs! Can Loaded finish him?
Loaded stalling.
Loaded is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strikes can do to turn this around?
Loaded drops Strikes with a big knee straight up the middle! Strikes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loaded blocks a head kick by Strikes.
Strikes moves into the clinch.
Loaded can't find room to land a body shot as Strikes controls the action.
Strikes is looking to control Loaded's arms but Loaded gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strikes has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Loaded.
Strikes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Loaded.
Loaded stalls.
Loaded lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Loaded.
Loaded on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loaded presses Strikes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loaded drops Strikes with a big knee straight up the middle! Strikes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Strikes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Up Loaded!
An out of breath Up Loaded thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. Jan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
250 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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32
240 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Jan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Jan digs a good hook to Barac's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jan.
Jan lands a front kick.
Barac 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!
Jan misses with a body shot.
Jan lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Jan. Beautiful body shot.
Jan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barac.
Jan cracks Barac with an uppercut from hell and Barac crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Jan's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Ivan Barac has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jan 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan wanted to stand there but Barac had control of the position.
Jan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barac's guard.
Jan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barac is doing well to control the position and prevent Jan from advancing to side control.
Jan throwing shots but Barac is blocking nicely.
Jan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barac!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac wants to hold on but Jan pushes him away.
Barac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barac is looking to escape.
Barac wants to hold on but Jan pushes him away.
Jan trying to control but Barac is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barac looks a forlorn figure.
Jan prevents Barac from getting the reversal.
Barac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barac is looking to improve his position but Jan isn't that keen on the idea.
Barac is squirming around, avoiding Jan's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jan unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac is trying to escape the mount.
Jan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barac hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Barac's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Barac scores with a shot to the body.
Jan wants to slow Barac down by chopping away at his legs.
Jan missing with a left hand there. Barac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jan ducks under a wild hook from Barac.
Barac slips a jab from Jan.
Jan stuns Barac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jan.
John Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
Jan scores with the left hand. Barac knows he should have avoided that one.
Barac tries to clinch there but Jan circles away.
Jan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barac. Barac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jan connects with a right hand. Barac shakes it off.
Barac blocks the body kick.
Jan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Barac jabs Jan right on the nose. Jan blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barac.
Barac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jan's calf.
Barac throws the kick towards the body but Jan avoids it.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan throws the kick towards the body but Barac avoids it.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barac digs a good hook to Jan's body.
Barac is looking to wear down Jan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barac wants to slow Jan down by chopping away at his legs.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barac is just out of range.
Barac ducks under a wild hook from Jan.
Jan moves away from the strike by Barac.
Barac lands a really nice looking cross but Jan seems unphased.
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!
A jab from Jan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barac misses with a low kick.
Jan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jan - that will leave a mark!
Jan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barac has time to react.
Jan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jan checks a low kick from Barac.
Barac scores with a body shot.
Jan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barac.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Jan is just out of range.
Barac misses with a body shot.
A jab from Jan does it's job there.
Jan throws the left hand but Barac avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Jan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Barac misses with a body punch
and Jan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barac manages to avoid it.
Jan slips a jab from Barac.
Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Jan blocks a head kick by Barac.
Jan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Jan.
Jan takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
Jan jabs Barac right on the nose. Barac blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jan scores with a hook to the body. Barac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jan moves away.
Jan cracks Barac with a good jab.
Barac moves out of range of the body kick.
Jan takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan slips under a jab.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Jan dips to his left and cracks Barac with an uppercut!
Jan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jan throws a right hand that Barac ducks under and follows up with a left that Barac also avoids with ease.
Jan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jan.
Barac scoring well with a low kick there.
Jan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barac to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Jan as he checks the leg kick.
Barac throws out a loose jab but Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Barac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
Barac lands a nice looking body shot.
Jan misses the jab.
Barac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barac scrambles back to his feet.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Jan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barac moves away.
Jan throws a hook but Barac blocks it.
Barac lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barac works the jab nicely.
Jan scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab by Jan.
Barac misses with a body shot.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barac throws a front kick aimed at Jan's knee but Jan avoids it well.
Barac throws a jab when Jan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barac.
A bone on bone clash there as Barac blocks the leg kick.
Jan ducks under a wild hook from Barac.
Jan misses with a wild body shot.
Barac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Jan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barac. That one must have hurt.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barac avoids the head kick by Jan.
Jan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barac digs a good body shot into Jan's ribs.
Ivan Barac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barac throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barac scores with a nice strike.
Barac jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jan lands a shot to the body.
Jan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jan.
Barac tries to work over Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barac.
Jan misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barac.
Barac swings wildly with an uppercut but Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barac. Barac obviously looking to wear him down.
Jan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barac checks a leg kick nicely.
Jan scores with the left hand. Barac knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barac lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jan digs a good body shot into Barac's ribs.
Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Jan throws a solid leg kick but Barac takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jan.
Jan misses with a straight left.
Barac swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac throws the kick towards the body but Jan avoids it.
Jan misses the jab.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barac takes a swing at Jan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barac slips a straight right by Jan.
A swing and a miss from Jan.
Jan slips a jab from Barac.
Jan scores with a push kick.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jan jabs Barac to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Jan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
Jan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jan!
Post fight, John Jan took to the microphone: 'Thanks for a fine fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Milat enters the cage!
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28
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16 - 9 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat throws out a leg kick but Spliff moves out of range and Milat only half commits.
Milat throws a right hand that Spliff ducks under and follows up with a left that Spliff also avoids with ease.
Milat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Spliff wants to break free but Milat has control.
A shot in the inside from Milat.
Spliff tries to throw a body punch but Milat avoids it by throwing Spliff back against the cage.
Spliff managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Spliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spliff counters with a body kick.
Milat throws a head kick that misses.
Milat tries to clinch up.
Milat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spliff.
Milat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milat looks to land a combination but Spliff avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Milat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spliff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spliff somewhat.
Spliff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spliff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spliff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spliff blocks the body kick.
Milat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spliff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Spliff misses.
Spliff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milat manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Milat.
Milat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spliff can pounce on him.
Milat throws a low kick but Spliff avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spliff is defended easily by Milat.
Milat scoring well with a low kick there.
Milat blocks a leg kick.
Milat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milat's head.
Milat defending well as Spliff loads up on a big left hand.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Milat, as that shot connected.
Spliff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spliff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Milat was covering up waiting for the punch and Spliff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spliff throws a big right hand that misses.
Spliff throwing strikes but missing.
Spliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Milat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat is looking to stand up but Spliff isn't so interested in that idea.
Spliff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spliff won't allow Milat to get back to his feet.
Spliff wants to pass the guard but Milat is keeping the position.
Spliff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliff is looking to work some ground and pound but Milat has wrist control.
Milat wants to stand but Spliff is controlling the position.
Spliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Milat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spliff throws out a powerful jab.
Mustaffa Spliff is winning the standup battle so far.
Spliff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spliff tests Milat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Milat misses with a body punch
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milat is rocked!
Spliff lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Milat falls backwards - clearly groggy! Spliff dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustaffa Spliff!
Mustaffa Spliff took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to take it like a man. Surprise is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember my NAME!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surprise scores with a jab to the head.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Surprise counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Surprise thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
A jab from Surprise misses.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Surprise is having none of it.
Surprise throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Surprise is out of range.
Surprise has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Surprise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Jenkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jenkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jenkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surprise is looking to advance position but Jenkins has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jenkins dominating with strikes here.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Surprise?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Surprise keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Surprise is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Ace Surprise has been cut.
Surprise can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working Surprise over with strikes here.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Surprise is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jenkins! Surprise is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruce Jenkins!
Bruce Jenkins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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