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O.R.G.78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi comes to the cage accompanied by AFRICAN UNITE. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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288 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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385 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sicobo Fratibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratibi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Sobchak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Sobchak blocks the leg kick.
Sobchak steps into range and cracks Fratibi with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Fratibi flops backwards and Sobchak dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fratibi is rocked!
It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak stands up over Fratibi, holding on to his feet. Sobchak throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Fratibi is out cold! Sobchak lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Sobchak !
Jeff Sobchak managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Golden Supplements [O.R.G], into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo TT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Solt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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297 lbs
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298 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Neo TT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Solt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solt lands a jab to the head.
Solt scores with a hook.
TT swats away the attempt to clinch by Solt.
Solt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and TT moves into the clinch.
TT breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TT circles away quickly and effectively.
Solt misses with a two punch combination.
Solt closes the distance but TT moves to the side
and TT moves into the clinch.
TT wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solt has him pressed against the cage.
Solt is trying to break the clinch but TT is controlling him.
TT jumps into guard, dragging Solt to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Solt looking to pass the guard.
Solt throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solt wants to get up but he can't break TT's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
TT seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
TT manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
TT looking to ground and pound but Solt is blocking nicely.
Solt blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solt is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TT content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TT punching from mount but Solt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
TT wants to finish this one by submission but Solt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from TT.
Solt is trying to stand but he's just given TT his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solt covering up well under a barage of strikes.
TT throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Solt is trying to get back to his feet but TT has full control of the position and if anything, Solt has just worked his way into a worse spot.
TT is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Solt holding both TT 's hands and preventing any damage.
TT throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TT looking for the choke but no joy.
Solt controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
TT lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Solt hold on?!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
TT biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo TT dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Solt misses with the combination.
No joy there for Solt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Solt.
Solt misses with a few strikes there.
TT pushes Solt up against the cage in a clinch.
TT manages to break the clinch.
Ross Solt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TT shoots in looking for a takedown. Solt tries to sprawl out of it but TT keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Solt tries to clinch up
and TT counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Solt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solt is trying to break free.
Solt is trying to break the clinch but TT has him pressed against the cage.
Solt is trying to force a seperation but TT has the dominant position.
Solt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solt can't break the clinch.
Solt tries to circle away but TT has him pinned against the cage.
TT pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solt throws a right and a left that TT avoids nicely.
TT throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solt tries to clinch up
and TT counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by TT.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TT has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Solt after a bit of a struggle.
TT misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
TT pulls guard successfully.
Solt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with TT. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Solt is looking to stand up but TT won't let him.
TT is controlling Solt's posture.
Solt tries to stand but TT is controlling from the bottom.
Solt is looking to advance position but TT has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solt squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
TT stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
TT drives through and clinches with Solt against the cage.
TT pulls guard successfully.
Neo TT overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Solt stopping the sweep attempt from TT.
Solt wants to stand and escape but instead TT has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TT throws a big right hand that misses.
TT stands up and waves to Solt to follow him.
Solt is looking to clinch but TT is avoiding it.
Solt wants to clinch
and TT cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
TT circles away from the clinch attempt
and TT counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo TT dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Solt closes the distance but TT moves to the side
and TT counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by TT.
Solt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
TT manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
TT is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Solt wants to get up but he can't break TT's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
TT kicks Solt off and gets to his feet.
Solt tries to clinch but TT moves away
and TT connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solt tries to clinch up.
Solt moves in looking to clinch but TT pushes him off.
Solt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed TT momentarily.
Solt throws a nice looking combination but TT bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neo TT is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TT has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Solt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and TT counters by clinching up.
TT has Solt pressed against the cage.
Solt is pressed up against the cage. TT has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Solt down to the mat. Solt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Solt wants to clinch
and TT holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Solt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
TT keeps control of Solt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
TT has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Solt uses from the top position.
TT is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TT wants to sweep here but Solt controlling him for the moment.
TT is controlling Solt's posture.
Solt wants to get up but he can't break TT's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Solt is fighting to break TT's control of his arms but TT is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TT's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Neo TT wasn't doing enough on the ground.
TT circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solt wants to clinch up but TT keeps it at a distance.
TT moves into the clinch.
TT lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Solt is trying to break the clinch but TT has him pressed against the cage.
Solt is trying to break free.
TT avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solt is trying to break free.
Solt tries to break the clinch but TT is controlling the position.
Solt is trying to push TT away but TT has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solt wants to get back to striking at distance but TT won't allow it.
Solt is looking to break free of the clinch but TT has double underhooks.
Solt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
TT breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
TT looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solt is fending him off so far but TT persists. Nope, Solt circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
TT is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Solt.
Solt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as TT backs up against the cage.
Ross Solt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neo TT is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Solt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neo TT.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for TT, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo TT!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iam Getcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karol Tarczynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
22 - 32 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, Iam Getcha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getcha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Getcha tries for a takedown but Tarczynski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Getcha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tarczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Getcha was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarczynski.
Iam Getcha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up but Getcha circles away and keeps his distance.
Getcha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Getcha lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Getcha stopping the sweep attempt from Tarczynski.
Getcha stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tarczynski finds it's way through Getcha's defenses.
Getcha swinging wildly here.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Getcha.
Getcha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tarczynski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Getcha's knee momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tarczynski - that will leave a mark!
A combination from Getcha does no damage.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karol Tarczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Getcha tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
Tarczynski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Getcha.
Getcha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karol Tarczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iam Getcha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Getcha is looking to clinch but Tarczynski is avoiding it.
Getcha misses with a takedown attempt - Tarczynski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Getcha.
Getcha looks to clinch
and Tarczynski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Getcha really felt that one!
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Getcha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Getcha looks winded!
Getcha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Getcha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski cracks the inside of Getcha's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Getcha. Getcha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Getcha.
Getcha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tarczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Getcha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tarczynski scores with a jab. Getcha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarczynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarczynski throws out a powerful jab.
Getcha shoots for a double leg takedown but Tarczynski sprawls well. He's pushed Getcha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tarczynski instigates a clinch.
Tarczynski lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarczynski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Getcha wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Tarczynski.
Getcha takes a shot to the head.
Getcha wants to break free but Tarczynski has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski breaks the clinch.
Tarczynski clinches up with Getcha and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarczynski digs a right hand underneath Getcha's ribcage. Getcha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Getcha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tarczynski walks away with a smile on his face. Getcha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Getcha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Getcha.
Tarczynski connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Getcha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Getcha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski 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.
Getcha takes one to the chin there.
Tarczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Getcha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iam Getcha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Getcha is out of range.
Tarczynski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Getcha.
Getcha misses with a straight right.
Getcha misses with a wild body shot.
Tarczynski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Getcha sprawling to the canvas! Getcha rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tarczynski finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Getcha on the side of the head.
Getcha is rocked!
Getcha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tarczynski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Getcha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tarczynski.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tarczynski.
Getcha is breathing heavily.
Tarczynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarczynski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski cracks Getcha with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Getcha looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tarczynski finish him?
Getcha is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarczynski finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski lands a lovely overhand right.
Getcha looks to throw a body kick
and Tarczynski counters with a right hand from hell and Getcha is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karol Tarczynski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baggins comes to the cage accompanied by Moves Like Jagger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frodo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Baggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baggins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith with a nice cross.
Baggins fails to land the takedown.
Johnny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Frodo Baggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baggins, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith decides to pull guard.
Baggins trying to move into half guard but instead Smith has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Baggins defends.
Baggins is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Baggins is trying to get back to half guard.
Baggins is working hard here to advance position.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Baggins is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Baggins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith cracks Baggins with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Smith immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Baggins is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Smith!
Johnny Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Osmani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector DuMaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DuMaine has chosen Trapt-Headstrong as his entrance music. Hector DuMaine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
183 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Yusuf Osmani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector DuMaine!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osmani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DuMaine.
DuMaine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Osmani.
Osmani moves out of range of the body kick.
DuMaine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than DuMaine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Osmani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
DuMaine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Osmani's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DuMaine controlling the pace for now.
DuMaine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Osmani's face.
DuMaine landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osmani is looking to improve his position but DuMaine isn't that keen on the idea.
DuMaine cracks Osmani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmani tries to hold on but DuMaine postures up.
DuMaine wants to control the pace but Osmani is squirming around nicely.
DuMaine controlling the position easily from mount.
Osmani is trying desperately to improve position.
Osmani manages to regain half guard. Good work.
DuMaine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
DuMaine wants to control but Osmani is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DuMaine lands with a punch from half guard.
DuMaine lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osmani trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DuMaine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Osmani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Osmani keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Osmani is trying to maintain the position but DuMaine is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yusuf Osmani.
DuMaine slips a jab and a cross from Osmani.
DuMaine lands a front kick.
DuMaine tries to clinch there but Osmani circles away.
DuMaine avoids the body shot from Osmani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine misses with a body kick.
Osmani throws out a loose jab but DuMaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
DuMaine lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from DuMaine.
An inside leg kick lands from DuMaine.
Osmani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DuMaine moves out of range as Osmani strikes.
DuMaine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Osmani sprawls well initially but DuMaine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Osmani wants to get back to full guard.
Osmani is working hard here to advance position.
DuMaine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Osmani wants to sweep but DuMaine has passed to side control!
DuMaine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Osmani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine landing a few strikes.
Osmani regains half guard, as DuMaine was trying to land strikes.
DuMaine is nestled in close to Osmani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Osmani wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DuMaine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector DuMaine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Osmani missing with a left hand there. DuMaine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DuMaine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DuMaine tries to clinch there but Osmani circles away.
DuMaine looks to land a body kick but Osmani moved away.
DuMaine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DuMaine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osmani.
DuMaine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DuMaine connects with a single shot there.
DuMaine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Osmani on his heels. He'll look to pass Osmani's guard now, I'm sure.
Osmani escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. DuMaine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Osmani has his foot on DuMaine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DuMaine works his way back into a safe position though.
Osmani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Osmani is trying to keep DuMaine in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmani is trying to hold DuMaine in close to prevent damage but DuMaine has managed to pass into half guard.
DuMaine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
DuMaine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DuMaine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hector DuMaine has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DuMaine lands a nice short elbow.
DuMaine is taking a breather. Osmani says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
DuMaine working over Osmani with some ground and pound. Osmani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Osmani wants to control but DuMaine passes into side.
Osmani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked DuMaine off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osmani wants to control the position but DuMaine frees himself and scrambles - Osmani manages to regain control in side control.
Osmani tries to get to his feet but DuMaine is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Osmani in his guard.
Osmani throwing strikes from guard but DuMaine blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DuMaine is keeping the position for now.
Osmani trying to control the position from guard on top but DuMaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DuMaine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Osmani is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yusuf Osmani just wasn't active enough.
DuMaine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Osmani avoids the head kick by DuMaine.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osmani swings for the body but DuMaine moves out of range.
DuMaine forces Osmani back against the cage and clinches.
DuMaine lands a nice uppercut.
DuMaine scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector DuMaine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by DuMaine or perhaps it was just good defense by Osmani which made him look bad.
DuMaine moves in looking to clinch but Osmani pushes him off.
DuMaine connects with a high kick.
DuMaine moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osmani.
Osmani is trying to stall.
Osmani tries a body shot but DuMaine blocks it.
Osmani tries to land knees in the clinch but DuMaine avoids the damage to the body.
Osmani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DuMaine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DuMaine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DuMaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Osmani lands a left hand that snaps the head of DuMaine backwards.
DuMaine misses with a punch to the body.
Osmani lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Osmani.
Osmani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from DuMaine.
Osmani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DuMaine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Osmani is looking to control DuMaine's arms but DuMaine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Osmani has his back to the cage.
DuMaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osmani.
DuMaine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osmani lands a nice knee to the body.
DuMaine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DuMaine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Osmani avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
DuMaine prevents a body shot from Osmani.
Osmani blocks an elbow strike from DuMaine.
Osmani can't find room to land a body shot as DuMaine controls the action.
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!
Osmani wants to stall.
DuMaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Osmani's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osmani taking a breather.
DuMaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Osmani controls his hands.
DuMaine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DuMaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DuMaine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Osmani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DuMaine.
Osmani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DuMaine's elbow.
Yusuf Osmani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DuMaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DuMaine lands an elbow inside.
DuMaine tries to land a knee to the head but Osmani blocks with his arms.
DuMaine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Osmani's defenses.
DuMaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from DuMaine as the two fighters clinch.
Osmani avoiding damage as DuMaine throws knees to the body.
Osmani blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DuMaine avoids it.
Osmani takes a knee to the side of the body.
DuMaine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Osmani prevents it.
Yusuf Osmani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector DuMaine.
DuMaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Osmani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DuMaine tightens his grip and picks Osmani up, before dumping him to the ground. Osmani manages to land in guard.
Osmani looking to hit a scissor sweep but DuMaine is one step ahead there.
Osmani keeping moving, preventing DuMaine from controlling successfully.
DuMaine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
DuMaine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
DuMaine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osmani has his foot on DuMaine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DuMaine works his way back into a safe position though.
DuMaine preventing the sweep.
Osmani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DuMaine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yusuf Osmani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osmani keeping moving, preventing DuMaine from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells DuMaine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DuMaine trying to control but Osmani is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DuMaine lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DuMaine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hector DuMaine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DuMaine trying to control but Osmani is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector DuMaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DuMaine 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector DuMaine!
Hector DuMaine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris The Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
149 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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25
170 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Fast |
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tico Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but The Great ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Great just misses with a punch to the body.
The Great doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
A jab from The Great misses.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Great's calf.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Great's calf.
The Great avoids the head kick by Cortez.
The Great has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Great stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses The Great's front leg but catches the back leg as The Great tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Great.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Great finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and The Great moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Cortez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cortez.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez lands with a nice combination. The Great backs away looking to recover.
The Great lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
The Great with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
The Great takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Great is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cortez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Great.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but The Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Great throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from The Great.
The Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of The Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Great shoots in looking for a takedown. Cortez tries to sprawl out of it but The Great keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cortez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Great looks winded!
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Great misses with a looping right.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces The Great off the cage and back into range.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from The Great.
The Great closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but The Great moved away.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cortez as he jumps to the side.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Great swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of The Great's head.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from The Great.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks The Great off balance momentarily.
Chris The Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Great's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Nice takedown defense from Cortez. No joy for The Great on that attempt.
The Great just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cortez.
The Great misses with a hook.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of The Great's side.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
The Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortez smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortez, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
The Great decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez is looking to advance position but The Great has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Great has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
The Great rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from The Great misses
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Cortez.
The Great doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tico Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
The Great swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Great.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cortez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez stuffs the takedown.
The Great is breathing heavily.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cortez sprawls well. Cortez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Great fails with the takedown.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Great shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cortez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez scores with a push kick.
Cortez cracks The Great with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Great takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Great's sensitive parts.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with The Great's head.
Cortez cracks The Great with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tico Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Great crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cortez - the referee stops the clock and The Great gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cortez. The Great manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through The Great's defenses.
The Great misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cortez lands with a hook. The Great tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
The Great fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez thows a body kick. The Great tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Great takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez rushes The Great and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Cortez presses The Great against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortez walks away with a smile on his face. The Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez rushes The Great and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez works on The Great's body with a couple of short punches.
The Great's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
The Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
The Great looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cortez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Great's face.
Nice body punch from Cortez - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Cortez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Great avoids the body shot from Cortez.
The Great closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Great under the eye.
Cortez thumps The Great with a low kick.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Great can do to turn this around?
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Great has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Great shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cortez as he avoids it easily.
Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Great. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Great's hands.
The Great takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Great fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Great takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Great doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
The Great walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Cortez as The Great shoots in.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces The Great off the cage and back into range.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
The Great's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
The Great takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Great fails to pull guard.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as The Great controls the action.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortez.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Great backwards.
Cortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Great or not.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
The Great takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Great.
The Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Great tries to keep at a distance but Cortez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortez digs a right hand into The Great's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Great's gas tank.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of The Great's head.
Cortez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortez lands a right hand.
Cortez lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cortez to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Cortez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
The Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
The Great takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez pushes The Great up against the cage in a clinch.
The Great wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Cortez is working The Great over against the cage.
Chris The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez scores with the left hand. The Great knows he should have avoided that one.
The Great takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Cortez!
An out of breath Tico Cortez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Benevides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Benevides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Potocki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potocki circles away.
Potocki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benevides's sensitive parts.
Benevides is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potocki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave Benevides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benevides gets a clinch.
Potocki scores with a shot to the side of Benevides's head.
Potocki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Benevides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potocki scores with a shoulder strike.
Potocki lands a body shot.
Benevides jumps guard and drags Potocki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Benevides looking for a sweep. Not yet Benevides, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potocki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benevides is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potocki defends well.
Potocki passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potocki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benevides missing with punches from the bottom.
Benevides is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potocki pulls his head out easily.
Potocki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Potocki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benevides might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bartlomiej Potocki.
Potocki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benevides to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potocki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Potocki working a defensive guard here.
Benevides lands a couple of digs.
Potocki wants to sweep here but Benevides controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benevides lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benevides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benevides throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Potocki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Potocki managing to control the position.
Benevides working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benevides with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benevides scoring with some ground and pound.
Benevides drops back, looking for a kneebar! Potocki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Potocki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Potocki!
Potocki controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevides gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Potocki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benevides keeps working.
Potocki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benevides looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartlomiej Potocki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benevides shoots for a double leg takedown but Potocki sprawls well. He's pushed Benevides's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Potocki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Potocki misses with a low kick.
Potocki's corner calls for a 1-2. Potocki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benevides looks for a takedown but Potocki sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benevides is defended easily by Potocki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Benevides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potocki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benevides has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benevides shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benevides is defended easily by Potocki.
Benevides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potocki circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevides fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benevides takes one to the chin there.
Benevides ducks right into an uppercut from Potocki.
Potocki swats away the attempt to clinch by Benevides.
Potocki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Potocki slams his shin into Benevides's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potocki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Potocki clobbers Benevides with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Potocki slams his shin into Benevides's torso.
Potocki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potocki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benevides's hands.
Benevides is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Potocki throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Benevides is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartlomiej Potocki!
During a confident post fight interview, Bartlomiej Potocki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Eisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Vengrio has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heinrich Eisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisenberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Vengrio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Heinrich Eisenberg has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vengrio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vengrio tries to clinch but Eisenberg is having none of it.
Eisenberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eisenberg shoots in but Vengrio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eisenberg throws a looping overhand right but Vengrio ducks down to avoid it.
Vengrio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eisenberg swinging wildly here.
Eisenberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vengrio.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Vengrio and Eisenberg goes tumbling to the canvas! Vengrio follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vengrio postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Eisenberg to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vengrio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eisenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eisenberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vengrio is looking to slow Eisenberg down with leg kicks.
Eisenberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Vengrio lands.
Heinrich Eisenberg's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Eisenberg. Vengrio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vengrio lands a high kick to the side of Eisenberg's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Vengrio dives into guard, looking to finish.
Vengrio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eisenberg is working an open guard so Vengrio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Heinrich Eisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio misses with a few strikes there.
Vengrio throws a lazy right hand but Eisenberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Vengrio lands but Eisenberg takes it in his stride.
Eisenberg scores with a nice strike.
Vengrio walks into a jab.
Vengrio clinches with his opponent.
Vengrio effectively controlling the action here.
Vengrio blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio keeps control of Eisenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eisenberg has had enough of the clinch but Vengrio keeps him there for the moment.
Vengrio lands an uppercut.
Vengrio tries to land knees in the clinch but Eisenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Eisenberg is trying to break the clinch but Vengrio is controlling him.
Vengrio lands a hook that snaps the head of Eisenberg backwards.
Heinrich Eisenberg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short uppercut from Vengrio.
Eisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vengrio taking a breather.
Eisenberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vengrio has a couple of punches blocked by Eisenberg.
Eisenberg misses with the head strike.
Eisenberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Vengrio gets an underhook and turns Eisenberg into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vengrio.
Eisenberg gets through Vengrio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eisenberg is leaning against Vengrio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vengrio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eisenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eisenberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vengrio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eisenberg trying to stall but Vengrio improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vengrio.
Vengrio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eisenberg prevents a body shot from Vengrio.
Eisenberg misses with a punch to the body.
Eisenberg pushes Vengrio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eisenberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vengrio lands a nice knee to the body.
Eisenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vengrio missing with knees to the body.
Vengrio works on Eisenberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Eisenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eisenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Vengrio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Eisenberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vengrio ducks under a wild hook from Eisenberg.
Vengrio throws a right hand that Eisenberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Eisenberg also avoids with ease.
Eisenberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eisenberg connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
Arthur Vengrio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Eisenberg finds it's way through Vengrio's defenses.
Eisenberg takes a swing at Vengrio's ribcage but misses.
Eisenberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vengrio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eisenberg tries to bum rush Vengrio with a series of wild strikes but Vengrio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eisenberg looks to land a right hand but Vengrio moved out of range.
Eisenberg throws a jab when Vengrio was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio throws a series of punches but Eisenberg avoids them all with ease.
Eisenberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vengrio avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Vengrio misses.
Eisenberg tries to keep at a distance but Vengrio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eisenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eisenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Vengrio.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vengrio works on Eisenberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Vengrio prevents Eisenberg from breaking the clinch.
Eisenberg is trying to break free.
Vengrio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vengrio lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengrio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vengrio has Eisenberg pressed against the cage, preventing Eisenberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vengrio pushes off an throws an elbow but Eisenberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vengrio lands a hook that snaps the head of Eisenberg backwards.
Vengrio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vengrio leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Vengrio.
Vengrio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Arthur Vengrio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeez, Heinrich Eisenberg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Eisenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vengrio lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Vengrio.
A short uppercut from Vengrio.
Vengrio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vengrio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heinrich Eisenberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Vengrio!
Arthur Vengrio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Miragliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Small has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
200 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Filippo Miragliani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Small!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miragliani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Small thows a body shot but no joy.
Small connects with a body shot that sends Miragliani's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Miragliani.
Miragliani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Miragliani slips a jab from Small.
A bone on bone clash there as Small blocks the leg kick.
Small lands a head shot.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miragliani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Small is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miragliani rather than just go for the knockout.
Small uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miragliani.
Decent striking displayed by Miragliani there.
James Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small connects with a body shot.
Miragliani wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
Small comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Miragliani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Small finds it's way round the side to connect with Miragliani's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small swings for the body but Miragliani moves out of range.
Small fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miragliani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miragliani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Small throws a hook to the side of Miragliani's head but Miragliani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Miragliani.
Miragliani defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Miragliani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Small.
Small cracks Miragliani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miragliani takes the fight into the clinch.
Miragliani digs a right hand into Small's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Small's gas tank.
Small breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Miragliani. Beautiful body shot.
Small dodges the punch combination from Miragliani.
Miragliani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miragliani throws a nice head kick!
It looks like James Small has been cut.
Small lands with an overhand left.
Miragliani misses with a body shot.
Miragliani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small lands with a good body shot.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miragliani moves away.
Miragliani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miragliani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miragliani tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani misses with an uppercut.
Small swings for the body but Miragliani moves out of range.
Miragliani tries to clinch but Small moves out of range.
Miragliani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miragliani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miragliani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Small has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Small throws a poor cross that misses
and Miragliani counters with a leg kick.
Miragliani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Small swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miragliani lands a jab.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miragliani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miragliani throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small needs to keep his hands up - Miragliani had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Small there.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miragliani.
Miragliani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Small at a distance.
Miragliani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miragliani slips a jab from Small.
Miragliani doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.
Small misses with a jab to the body
and Miragliani counters with a straight right hand.
Miragliani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Small misses with a hook. Miragliani ducked under it nicely.
Miragliani is looking to clinch but Small is avoiding it.
Miragliani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miragliani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miragliani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Small, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Miragliani gets through Small'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.
Filippo Miragliani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Small's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Small cracks Miragliani with an open hand slap.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miragliani throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miragliani lands a jab to Small's midsection.
Miragliani connects with a leg kick. Small looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Small getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miragliani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Small.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miragliani.
Miragliani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Small.
Miragliani misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miragliani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miragliani moves into range and clinches up with Small.
Miragliani misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Miragliani fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is trying to break the clinch but Miragliani is controlling him.
Miragliani tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miragliani swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Miragliani fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Small takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miragliani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miragliani throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small prevents a body shot from Miragliani.
Miragliani lands with a left to the head.
Miragliani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Miragliani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miragliani.
A short right from Small.
Small is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miragliani has Small pressed against the cage, preventing Small from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Miragliani.
Small tries to break the clinch but Miragliani is controlling the position.
Miragliani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miragliani can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miragliani throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small taking a breather.
Miragliani can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Miragliani looking to slow down the pace here.
Miragliani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miragliani digs a right hand underneath Small's ribcage. Small let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Small prevents a body shot from Miragliani.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Small tries to break the clinch but Miragliani is controlling the position.
Miragliani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Miragliani avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Miragliani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Small is trying to stall.
Miragliani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miragliani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small has had enough of the clinch but Miragliani keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Miragliani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Miragliani avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Miragliani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miragliani tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Small is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miragliani pushes Small back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Miragliani.
Miragliani scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miragliani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Small's brow.
Miragliani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Small is keeping busy.
Miragliani has Small pressed against the cage, preventing Small from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miragliani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Small's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filippo Miragliani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Small'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.
Miragliani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Miragliani throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small throws a hook but Miragliani avoids it easily.
Small cracks Miragliani with a good jab.
Filippo Miragliani is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Small misses.
Miragliani slips a straight right by Small.
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miragliani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miragliani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Miragliani.
Miragliani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miragliani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Miragliani.
Nice body punch from Miragliani - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Miragliani controls the action.
Small takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miragliani lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miragliani lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Miragliani.
Miragliani lands an uppercut.
Miragliani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Miragliani scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miragliani.
Small is trying to force a seperation but Miragliani has the dominant position.
Miragliani lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Miragliani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small is trying to break the clinch but Miragliani has him pressed against the cage.
Miragliani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Small is rocked!
That has opened up James Small's cut even more.
Miragliani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Miragliani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Miragliani finish him?
Miragliani lands with a light punch inside.
Small tries to break the clinch but Miragliani is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miragliani's elbow.
Small seems to have recovered his senses.
Miragliani works on Small's body with a couple of short punches.
Miragliani scores with a shoulder strike.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small is looking to control Miragliani's arms but Miragliani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Small has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Miragliani.
Filippo Miragliani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miragliani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miragliani lands a right hand.
Miragliani creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Small with a big uppercut! Small tries to clinch up but Miragliani pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Small to the mat! Small covers up and Miragliani unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Filippo Miragliani!
Filippo Miragliani is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Filippo Miragliani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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