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Galaxy 21: Fibonacci Sequence PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekhmakh Mubarak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alberto Del Rio's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Del Rio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rio shoots for a double leg takedown but Mubarak sprawls well. He's pushed Del Rio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Del Rio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mubarak.
Del Rio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mubarak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mubarak.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mubarak is defended easily by Del Rio.
Alberto Del Rio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sekhmakh Mubarak.
Del Rio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mubarak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mubarak tries for a takedown but Del Rio circles away easily
and Del Rio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mubarak!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Del Rio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Rio lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Del Rio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mubarak hang on?
Mubarak tries to hold on but Del Rio postures up.
Del Rio unloads with some shots from mount but Mubarak bucks and avoids them well.
Del Rio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Del Rio has isolated one of Mubarak's arms. Mubarak looking to fight him off but Del Rio twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alberto Del Rio!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Picket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youri Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Picket !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Youri Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Picket tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Antonio is in Picket 's guard.
Antonio trying to control but Picket is working from the bottom.
Picket can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Antonio controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Youri Antonio wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Antonio.
Antonio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antonio rushes Picket and presses him up against the cage.
Antonio pushes off an throws an elbow but Picket leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Antonio looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picket drags the fight down to the ground.
Antonio trying to control the position from guard on top but Picket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Picket had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Antonio defends it easily.
Picket keeping full guard, as Antonio tries to pass.
Antonio trying to control but Picket is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Youri Antonio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Picket tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antonio counters with a series of strikes. Picket will be more careful next time no doubt.
Terry Picket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picket moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Antonio.
Picket takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picket wants to clinch.
Antonio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Picket tries to clinch up.
Picket pushes Antonio up against the cage in a clinch.
Antonio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Picket is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terry Picket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Youri Antonio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picket jumps guard but Antonio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Picket jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Picket around his waist. Picket gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Picket drags the fight down to the ground.
Antonio looking to sit in guard and control but Picket gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antonio is trying to control the position but Picket postures up.
Picket drops back looking for a leg! Antonio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Antonio manages to kick Picket off! Picket jumps back into Antonio's guard.
Picket slips nicely into half guard.
Picket is trying for a kimura here. Antonio looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Picket wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terry Picket !
Terry Picket decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Livah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dee Livah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gustafsson counters with a body kick that stops Livah in his tracks momentarily.
Gustafsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Livah.
Livah rushes Gustafsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Livah as Gustafsson tries to tie him up.
Gustafsson can't break the clinch.
Livah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Livah breaks from the clinch.
Livah pushes Gustafsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Livah lands an uppercut.
Livah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gustafsson after a bit of a struggle.
Gustafsson is trying to break free.
Livah successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gustafsson tries to stand but Livah is controlling from the bottom.
Livah wants to stand and escape but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Gustafsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Livah on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Livah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Livah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Livah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gustafsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Livah pushes Gustafsson off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Livah.
Livah drops Gustafsson with a beautiful combination! Gustafsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Livah is looking for the KO!
Gustafsson is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Gustafsson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Livah has cracked Gustafsson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Livah lands another huge swinging hook and Gustafsson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Gustafsson, before Livah can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dee Livah!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Devitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crook comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hall of Fame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Devitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Crook!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devitt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crook blocks a head kick by Devitt.
Crook displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crook misses with a few strikes there.
Crook throws a sloppy body shot
and Devitt counters with a two punch combo.
Devitt has a takedown stuffed.
Crook forces Devitt back against the cage and clinches.
Crook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Devitt clinches up with Crook and pushes him back 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!
Still in the clinch, Crook scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crook is leaning against Devitt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Devitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crook misses with a combination
letting Devitt counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Devitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devitt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crook looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Devitt wants to control but Crook is keeping him busy.
Crook can't do much from the bottom here.
Crook is trying to get back to half guard.
I wouldn't like to be where Crook is right now.
Devitt is looking to take a break and control but Crook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Devitt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devitt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crook will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Crook is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Crook's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Devitt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Devitt somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Devitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crook lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Devitt jumps guard but Crook stands there with Devitt around his waist. Devitt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Devitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devitt looking for a takedown.
Devitt looking for a takedown.
Devitt is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devitt can't break the clinch.
Crook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crook scores with a hook to the body.
Devitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crook just stands there and leans against the cage.
Devitt fails to pull guard.
Crook lands a shot to the body.
Crook missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devitt goes for a takedown attempt but Crook pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crook, as that shot connected.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Crook 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.
Crook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devitt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crook is trying to break free.
Crook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Devitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crook digs a right hand underneath Devitt's ribcage. Devitt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Devitt blocks a body shot from Crook.
Devitt takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Crook.
Crook prevents Devitt from breaking the clinch.
Crook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devitt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crook smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crook tries to keep at a distance but Devitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crook has had enough of the clinch but Devitt keeps him there for the moment.
Crook tries a body shot but Devitt blocks it.
Devitt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crook misses with a series of wild punches.
Crook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Devitt doesn't seem bothered though.
Nate Crook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devitt tries to move into range but Crook moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crook stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Devitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crook clinches with his opponent.
Crook lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Devitt or not.
Crook leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noam Devitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crook throws a series of punches but Devitt avoids them all with ease.
Crook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Crook tries to bum rush Devitt with a series of wild strikes but Devitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crook misses with a few strikes there.
Crook is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crook cracks Devitt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Devitt drives through and clinches with Crook against the cage.
Devitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Devitt is trying to pull guard but Crook has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crook lands with a short shot to the head.
Devitt tries to pull guard but Crook won't allow it.
Crook lands a hook that snaps the head of Devitt backwards.
Crook lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Devitt or not.
Crook scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Crook.
A frustrated look appears on Devitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Crook.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Crook.
Devitt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crook scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Crook to work.
Crook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Crook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Crook.
Crook lands a hook that snaps the head of Devitt backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crook gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Devitt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Crook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crook misses with the combination.
Crook lands a right hook to the body.
Crook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Devitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crook gets tackled into the cage by Devitt. Devitt maintains the clinch.
Crook tries a body shot but Devitt blocks it.
Crook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Devitt is trying to pull guard but Crook turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crook is trying to break the clinch but Devitt is controlling him.
Devitt wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Devitt jumps guard but Crook stands there with Devitt around his waist. Devitt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Devitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Crook scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Crook.
Devitt has Crook pressed against the cage, preventing Crook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devitt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A left hand lands to the body for Crook.
Devitt wants a takedown.
Crook tries to break the clinch but Devitt is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crook.
Crook scores with a hook to the body.
Crook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crook stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devitt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crook's efforts to push away.
Crook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crook.
Devitt keeps control of Crook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crook breaks the clinch.
Crook closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Crook throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Devitt crashing down! Devitt tries to stagger back to his feet but Crook just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Devitt asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Crook!
Nate Crook thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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124 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 38 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Terry Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheese is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thomas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cheese can't fight it off and eventually Thomas manages to take the fight to the floor. Cheese looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas tries to stand but Cheese is controlling from the bottom.
Cheese is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thomas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cheese is trying to improve his position.
Thomas taking a breather here.
Cheese is looking to reverse the position.
Thomas is putting a hurting on Cheese here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cheese to see if he's OK.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thomas remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cheese tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cheese dodges the ground and pound from Thomas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Cheese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Cheese with a big elbow.
Cheese can't do much from the bottom here.
Cheese prevents Thomas from moving into mount.
Cheese struggling a bit here.
Thomas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cheese is not content to let Thomas control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cheese is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cheese is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese wants to control but Thomas postures up.
Cheese tries to buck Thomas off but Thomas is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas 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.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Cheese shoots in.
Paul Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Cheese. Cheese gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Cheese fails to land the takedown.
Paul Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Cheese.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas stays in close to Cheese's body and controls the position.
Paul Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cheese's head.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cheese wants to sweep but no luck.
Cheese controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Thomas postures up in Cheese's guard and throws a big left but Cheese blocks it.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cheese manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thomas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Cheese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas wants to free his trapped foot but Cheese is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thomas throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Cheese won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas moves into full mount! Cheese won't be happy about that!
Cheese is looking to get to half guard.
Thomas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cheese looks a forlorn figure.
Thomas unloading with bombs!
Thomas breaks from Cheese's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas cracks Cheese with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cheese is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cheese is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?
Cheese is squirming around, avoiding Thomas's attempts to control the action.
Cheese seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cheese is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Cheese looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cheese slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas dominated that second round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas leaves Cheese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Cheese tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cheese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Cheese fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Thomas throws a right hand that Cheese ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheese also avoids with ease.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheese fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Cheese tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cheese stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Cheese pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Cheese keeps him there for the moment.
Cheese fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas jumps into guard, dragging Cheese to the mat.
Cheese is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Cheese was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cheese's waist but Cheese gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Cheese takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheese shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cheese gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheese gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thomas postures up in Cheese's guard and throws a big left but Cheese blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
Cheese is working an open guard so Thomas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Cheese improves position.
Paul Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheese has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas tightens his grip and picks Cheese up, before dumping him to the ground. Cheese manages to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas postures up.
Cheese looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Terry Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Thomas made sure he mentioned Golden Supplements [O.R.G], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timur Orlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoodie Ratty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
164 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Timur Orlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hoodie Ratty!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratty drives through with a takedown into Orlan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ratty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlan is keeping the position for now.
Ratty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orlan keeping moving, preventing Ratty from controlling successfully.
Ratty is looking to work some ground and pound but Orlan has wrist control.
Orlan keeping full guard, as Ratty tries to pass.
Ratty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ratty won't allow Orlan to get back to his feet.
Ratty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan is trying to control the position but Ratty postures up.
Ratty postures up in Orlan's guard and throws a big left but Orlan blocks it.
Ratty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ratty trying to control but Orlan is working from the bottom.
Ratty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ratty throwing strikes but missing.
Ratty postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Orlan wriggles free and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ratty is defended easily by Orlan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ratty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Orlan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ratty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orlan counters with a low kick, right behind Ratty 's knee.
Hoodie Ratty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Orlan.
Ratty has a takedown stuffed.
Orlan throws a leg kick but Ratty moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlan throws a leg kick but Ratty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ratty fails with the takedown.
Timur Orlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodie Ratty.
Ratty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Orlan counters with a solid body kick.
Orlan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ratty fails with the takedown
and Orlan counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Orlan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ratty checks a leg kick.
Orlan slaps away a takedown attempt from Ratty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ratty dives in and scores a takedown into Orlan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlan keeping full guard, as Ratty tries to pass.
Orlan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ratty throwing strikes but missing.
Orlan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ratty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ratty landing some decent shots from guard.
Ratty with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hoodie Ratty will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orlan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orlan lands a leg kick that knocks Ratty off balance momentarily.
Orlan slaps away a takedown attempt from Ratty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orlan thows a body kick. Ratty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ratty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ratty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ratty's knee momentarily.
Hoodie Ratty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orlan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlan.
Ratty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orlan.
Ratty throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Orlan. No joy for Ratty on that attempt.
Timur Orlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodie Ratty.
Orlan lands a leg kick that knocks Ratty off balance momentarily.
Ratty checks a low kick from Orlan.
Orlan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ratty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ratty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Timur Orlan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Ratty.
Ratty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlan counters with a good low kick that Ratty was not able to check.
Ratty has his takedown stuffed
and Orlan counters with a leg kick.
Ratty is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hoodie Ratty has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ratty looks to land a combination but Orlan avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Orlan.
Ratty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlan.
Ratty checks a leg kick.
Orlan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ratty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orlan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ratty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orlan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlan cracks the inside of Ratty's front leg.
Orlan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orlan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ratty takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orlan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ratty.
Ratty with a poor takedown
and Orlan counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlan lands a leg kick that knocks Ratty off balance momentarily.
Orlan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ratty takes a step back to recover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orlan - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ratty takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Orlan connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlan thows a body kick. Ratty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orlan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orlan tried to score with a low kick but Ratty checks it.
Ratty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orlan counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlan. That's going to slow Ratty down.
Orlan keeps Ratty at a distance using the push kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Orlan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hoodie Ratty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Orlan cracks the inside of Ratty's front leg.
Ratty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ratty manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orlan on his heels. He'll look to pass Orlan's guard now, I'm sure.
Orlan is looking to stand up but Ratty isn't so interested in that idea.
Orlan kicks Ratty off and gets to his feet.
Ratty throws a head kick but Orlan moves out of range.
Ratty moves out of range of the body kick.
Orlan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ratty.
Ratty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan thows a body kick. Ratty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ratty.
Ratty tries for a takedown but Orlan circles away easily
and Orlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Timur Orlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodie Ratty.
Ratty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlan. Orlan obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlan.
Ratty blocks a low kick nicely.
Orlan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ratty.
Orlan scoring well with a low kick there.
Orlan scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratty throws a body punch but Orlan moves out of range.
Ratty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlan lands with a slapping head kick.
Ratty with a poor takedown
and Orlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orlan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ratty checks it well.
Orlan tries a low kick but Ratty avoids it.
Orlan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ratty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orlan thows a body kick. Ratty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Timur Orlan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratty fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ratty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orlan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orlan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orlan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ratty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlan counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orlan scores with a hook to the body. Ratty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orlan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlan.
Orlan scores with a leg kick.
Orlan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlan connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orlan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ratty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Orlan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orlan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Orlan!
Timur Orlan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angela Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Angela Merkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Miranda!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda throws a head kick that misses.
Merkel tries to clinch up but Miranda circles away and keeps his distance.
Merkel is looking to clinch but Miranda is avoiding it.
Merkel rushes Miranda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merkel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but Merkel has him pressed against the cage.
Merkel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Carlos Miranda has been cut.
Merkel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merkel has Miranda pressed against the cage, preventing Miranda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merkel lands an elbow that stopped Miranda in his tracks for a moment.
Miranda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merkel avoids it.
Miranda manages to break the clinch.
Merkel darts in and clinches Miranda up against the cage.
Miranda avoids the elbow strike from Merkel, against the cage.
Merkel has Miranda pressed against the cage, preventing Miranda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merkel lands an elbow inside.
Miranda blocks an elbow strike from Merkel.
Miranda can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Merkel throws an elbow but misses.
Miranda blocks an elbow strike.
Merkel lands an elbow inside that Miranda shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merkel keeps control of Miranda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miranda avoids the elbow strike from Merkel, against the cage.
Miranda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but Merkel has him pressed against the cage.
Miranda blocks the elbow strike.
Miranda trying to land knees to the body.
Miranda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merkel tries to clinch but Miranda moves out of range.
Miranda swats away the attempt to clinch by Merkel.
Angela Merkel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merkel moves out of range of the body kick from Miranda.
Merkel dodges the punch combination from Miranda.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merkel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Merkel looks to clinch
and Miranda counters with a series of strikes. Merkel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Merkel avoids the head kick by Miranda.
Merkel tries to clinch but Miranda is having none of it.
Angela Merkel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merkel tries to clinch but Miranda is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merkel looks for the body kick but Miranda saw that one coming.
Merkel blocks a leg kick.
Merkel tries to clinch but Miranda moves out of range.
Miranda misses the jab.
Merkel drives through and clinches with Miranda against the cage.
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!
Merkel lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Carlos Miranda's cut even more.
Merkel lands an elbow just above Miranda 's eye.
Miranda misses with a knee strike.
Miranda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Merkel has him pressed against the cage.
Merkel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Merkel throws an elbow but misses.
Merkel lands an elbow just above Miranda 's eye.
Miranda has had enough of the clinch but Merkel keeps him there for the moment.
Miranda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Merkel throws an elbow but misses.
Miranda avoids a wild elbow strike from Merkel.
Miranda is trying to break free.
Miranda has had enough of the clinch but Merkel keeps him there for the moment.
Merkel misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda tries to break free but Merkel pushes him back against the cage.
Merkel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Merkel throws an elbow that misses.
Miranda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Merkel has him pressed against the cage.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Miranda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Merkel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miranda's brow.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
Merkel lands an elbow just above Miranda 's eye.
The cut above Carlos Miranda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merkel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Merkel lands a damaging elbow.
Miranda is trying to push Merkel away but Merkel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Merkel lands a damaging elbow.
Miranda is rocked!
Carlos Miranda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Merkel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miranda is still on wobbly legs! Can Merkel finish him?
Merkel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Miranda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Miranda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Merkel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Miranda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Merkel throws an elbow but it misses.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Merkel throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Merkel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miranda's brow.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Miranda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miranda blocks an elbow strike from Merkel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miranda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Merkel prevents it.
Miranda dodges an elbow strike from Merkel.
Miranda blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merkel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
Miranda dodges an elbow strike from Merkel.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
Miranda avoids a wild elbow strike from Merkel.
Merkel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Merkel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merkel throws an elbow that misses.
Miranda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Miranda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miranda blocks an elbow strike from Merkel.
Merkel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
Merkel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miranda seems to have recovered his senses.
Merkel has Miranda pressed against the cage, preventing Miranda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merkel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Merkel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miranda's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Miranda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Angela Merkel!
After the big win, Angela Merkel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hilo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo Me has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
186 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boyka controlling Me's posture.
Me looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Me has his foot on Boyka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyka works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Me is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Me looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Me is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Boyka frees his head nicely. Oh but Me has switched to an armbar! Boyka is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Belo Me!
A very excited looking Belo Me made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Leach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Drake.
It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Leach circles away.
A good leg kick by Drake.
Drake lands a nice shot 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!
Leach throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leach off to one side.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leach, pushing him back against the cage.
Leach can't break the clinch.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Leach is breathing heavily.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leach closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Drake effectively controlling the action here.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Leach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leach is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leach circles away.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leach on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake works Leach's body with a nice hook.
Drake jabs at Leach's body.
Drake has closed the distance and engaged Leach in a clinch.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leach is rocked!
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake is pushing Leach up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drake keeps control of Leach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Leach which made him look bad.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drake.
Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Leach misses with a series of wild punches.
Leach tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drake rushes Leach with punches - Leach moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Leach goes down! Drake follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, Albert Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaiohun Rayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Looney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiohun Rayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Looney!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayo stuffs the takedown attempt from Looney. Looney gets slowly back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rayo enables Looney to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rayo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Looney advances to half guard.
Looney passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rayo!
Looney with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Looney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Looney avoids the attempt from Rayo to control.
Rayo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Looney on the ground.
Looney quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Looney but it's paid off an Rayo is forced to tap! Nice work by Looney.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Looney!
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