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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Youngblud (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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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Youngblud!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblud closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rambo to the mat! Rambo manages to get full guard.
Rambo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Youngblud breaks the clinch.
Rambo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rambo throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblud moves out of range easily.
Rambo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rambo is trying to control the position but Youngblud postures up.
Rambo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Youngblud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Rambo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Youngblud can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rambo is on top in guard.
Youngblud wants to stand and escape but Rambo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblud keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo throwing strikes from guard but Youngblud blocks nicely.
Rambo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Youngblud can do anything to dispel that myth.
Youngblud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Youngblud keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Rambo.
Youngblud misses with a straight right.
Rambo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Apollo Youngblud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblud takes a kick to the side of the head.
Youngblud avoids the head kick by Rambo.
Youngblud shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rambo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblud trying to mount his opponent but Rambo defends it.
Rambo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo manages to get to full guard.
Youngblud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Youngblud won't allow Rambo to sweep him here.
Rambo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Youngblud!
Rambo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rambo looking to control but Youngblud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo has control of Youngblud's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Youngblud regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Youngblud wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rambo.
Rambo controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblud is squirming around, avoiding Rambo's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rambo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Youngblud looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Youngblud is trying to control Rambo's posture but Rambo avoids it.
Rambo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Youngblud knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rambo tries to advance to mount but Youngblud denies him.
Rambo misses with the ground and pound.
Rambo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Youngblud is trying to control Rambo's posture but Rambo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo is working Youngblud over with some ground and pound from side control.
Youngblud is not content to let Rambo control the position.
Rambo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rambo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Youngblud is not content to let Rambo control the position.
Rambo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rambo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Youngblud, who protects the arm well.
Rambo is looking to take a break and control but Youngblud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud tries to buck Rambo off but Rambo is having none of it.
Rambo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rambo tries to move to mount but Youngblud blocks the move with his legs.
Youngblud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud is not content to let Rambo control the position.
Rambo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rambo staying calm.
Youngblud is not content to let Rambo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rambo tries to clinch up but Youngblud circles away and keeps his distance.
Youngblud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rambo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Youngblud's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Youngblud's back!
Youngblud wants to control his opponent's hands but Rambo gets his hands free.
Rambo missing with strikes.
Rambo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rambo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Youngblud is defending well though. Rambo let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo misses with a punch to the head.
Rambo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Youngblud just trying to survive but Rambo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rambo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Youngblud is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rambo missing with strikes from the back.
Rambo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Youngblud has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
John Rambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rambo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rambo.
Rambo 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Rambo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Rambo loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Youngblud hold on?
Rambo tightening his grip on Youngblud, looking for the choke.
Rambo missing with strikes.
Rambo has got one arm under Youngblud's chin. This could be trouble... Youngblud trying to control the other hand but Rambo gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Youngblud has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rambo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere IV comes into the arena with Truth Theme blaring out of the sound system. Augustus Belvedere IV could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shannon Khoury's chin.
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167 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Augustus Belvedere IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere IV checks a low kick from Khoury.
Augustus Belvedere IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khoury blocks a head kick by Belvedere IV.
A jab from Belvedere IV does it's job there.
Belvedere IV feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khoury's calf.
Khoury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khoury looks winded!
Belvedere IV lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khoury at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belvedere IV pounces like a tiger and cracks Khoury with a vicious hook! Khoury is down but not out! Belvedere IV follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augustus Belvedere IV!
Augustus Belvedere IV took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Islam seeks to destroy each and every culture, this is what is does by design. 90% of pedophile convictions in the UK this year are muslim men against white girls.... NS'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Busta Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov dives in and grabs Abbot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abbot pushes down on Smirnov's head and hops out.
Abbot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smirnov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbot should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaun Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abbot working over Smirnov with some ground and pound. Smirnov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abbot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abbot trying to pass the guard but Smirnov defending well.
Smirnov manages to get to full guard.
Abbot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smirnov is keeping the position for now.
Smirnov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov wants to stand and escape but Abbot is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot looking to pass the guard.
Abbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abbot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbot passes Smirnov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Abbot has eaten all the pies!
Abbot stalling.
Abbot working over Smirnov with some ground and pound. Smirnov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abbot is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Smirnov reverses the position - he's now on top in Abbot's guard.
Abbot is looking to stand up but Smirnov isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to control from the top but Abbot keeps moving.
Abbot pushes Smirnov off and gets back to his feet.
Abbot shoots for a takedown but Smirnov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abbot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smirnov's guard.
Smirnov is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Abbot trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Abbot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shaun Abbot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Abbot with that takedown attempt.
Busta Smirnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Abbot.
Abbot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abbot shoots in but Smirnov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abbot sprawls well. Abbot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smirnov gets slowly back to his feet.
Smirnov looks for a takedown but Abbot sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smirnov defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abbot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Abbot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smirnov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smirnov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abbot is looking to advance position but Smirnov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Abbot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abbot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Abbot wants to control but Smirnov is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Abbot trying to control the action but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Abbot working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smirnov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smirnov is not content to let Abbot control the position.
Smirnov seems a little lost for a moment, as Abbot dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shaun Abbot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smirnov slaps away a takedown attempt from Abbot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abbot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smirnov to the mat! Smirnov manages to get full guard.
Abbot passes Smirnov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot working the head and body with strikes.
Abbot is stalling here. Smirnov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abbot seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smirnov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Abbot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smirnov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot defending against the ground and pound.
Abbot throws Smirnov to one side and escapes!
Abbot 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abbot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smirnov keeping full guard, as Abbot tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lands a couple of digs.
Abbot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abbot connects with a couple of short punches.
Abbot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abbot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abbot stands up over Smirnov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abbot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abbot looking to sit in guard and control but Smirnov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abbot pushes Smirnov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abbot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smirnov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbot landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abbot controlling the position from side mount.
Abbot lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smirnov down.
Smirnov is looking for a sweep.
Abbot working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbot advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Abbot.
Abbot lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Abbot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abbot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smirnov pinned against the cage. Smirnov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abbot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab by Smirnov.
Abbot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smirnov is fending him off so far but Abbot persists. Nope, Smirnov circles away and we're back to standing.
Busta Smirnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Abbot.
Smirnov shoots in and bounces Abbot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smirnov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbot has his feet on Smirnov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abbot has his takedown stuffed
and Smirnov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to take a breather but Abbot is having none of it.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet.
Abbot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Smirnov is trying to control the action in half guard but Abbot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abbot scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smirnov manages to mount him!
Abbot's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Smirnov punching from mount but Abbot doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Abbot squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is trying to stand but he's just given Smirnov his back.
Abbot trying to get back to his feet but Smirnov is in full control for now.
Shaun Abbot has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot prevents Smirnov from getting a body triangle.
Abbot is trying to stand back up.
Smirnov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Abbot looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Abbot right now.
Abbot holding both Smirnov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Smirnov trying to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet.
Busta Smirnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 Busta Smirnov.
Well Abbot 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 27:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Abbot!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dead Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead Shot told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dead Shot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow fails with the takedown
and Shot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snow.
Snow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shot counters with a leg kick.
Shot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snow.
Snow checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shot, right into the meat.
Snow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shot counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dead Shot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Snow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot connects with a solid leg kick.
Shot throws a sloppy head kick
so Snow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Snow wants to control from the top but Shot keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Snow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shot lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow blocks a low kick nicely.
Shot throws out a leg kick but Snow moves out of range and Shot only half commits.
Shot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shot throws a leg kick that misses.
Snow checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shot scores with a one two! Snow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dead Shot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snow misses with the combination.
Snow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shot!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Snow has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow looking for the choke but no joy.
Snow has managed to slip his arm under Shot's chin. This could be all over... yep, Shot is tapping out! Submission win for Snow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camel Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Camel Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elliott was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Monkey avoids them all with ease.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Elliott.
Monkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elliott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monkey misses with a body punch
and Elliott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elliott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey misses with a shot to the body
and Elliott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Monkey really felt that one!
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey tries to clinch there but Elliott circles away.
Elliott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Elliott is out of range.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Elliott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monkey checks a low kick from Elliott.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elliott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monkey tries to throw a body punch but Elliott avoids it by throwing Monkey back against the cage.
Monkey goes for a takedown attempt but Elliott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Elliott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monkey.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Elliott moved out of range nicely.
Elliott moves out of range of the strikes.
Elliott ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Elliott misses with a series of wild punches.
Elliott throws a sloppy head kick and Monkey moves out of range easily.
Monkey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monkey lands in his opponent's guard.
Monkey looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey content to stall in guard here.
Elliott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monkey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey works over Elliott with some ground and pound from guard.
Elliott keeping moving, preventing Monkey from controlling successfully.
Monkey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Monkey works over Elliott with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is looking to work some ground and pound but Elliott has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elliott is looking to stand up but Monkey isn't so interested in that idea.
Elliott being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monkey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Monkey works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monkey controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey cracks Elliott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Monkey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Monkey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey scoring with strikes but Elliott is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camel Monkey 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.
Elliott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Elliott throws a head kick that misses.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Elliott counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Elliott's head but Elliott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elliott counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Monkey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chaz Elliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey throws a body punch but Elliott moves out of range.
Monkey misses with a body punch
and Elliott counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elliott.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elliott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Elliott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elliott gets caught napping as Monkey dives in and scores a takedown. Elliott manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliott wants to stand and escape but Monkey is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott is looking to stand back up but Monkey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Elliott.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Monkey works his way into full mount!
Monkey lands a heavy elbow.
Monkey controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Elliott hang on?
Monkey with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elliott can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Elliott's face.
Monkey content just to control the position here.
Monkey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Monkey controlling the pace for now.
Monkey with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey landing punches.
Monkey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey with shots to the head and body - Elliott looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camel Monkey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Monkey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elliott avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Elliott.
Elliott misses with a head kick.
Elliott misses with a few strikes there.
Elliott slips under a jab from Monkey.
Elliott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elliott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monkey tries to clinch but Elliott moves out of range.
Elliott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elliott slips a straight right by Monkey.
Elliott misses with a series of wild punches.
Monkey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monkey instigates a clinch.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Monkey has the dominant position.
Monkey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Elliott regains guard immediately.
Monkey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monkey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Elliott's guard.
Monkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elliott defending well though.
Elliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elliott tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Monkey manages to move to mount!
Elliott is in a horrible position here. Monkey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Camel Monkey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey content just to control the position here.
Monkey throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Elliott has his hands clasped together but Monkey breaks the hold and Elliott is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Monkey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Camel Monkey!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Camel Monkey waved his t-shirt featuring Heat Rising Clothing, LLC's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Elmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
193 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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32
183 lbs
21 - 28 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Elmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 28 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elmo tries for a takedown but Lotus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Elmo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lotus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lotus was well out of range. Poor timing from Elmo.
Elmo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lotus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lotus swinging wildly here.
Elmo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lotus.
Elmo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Elmo tried to score with a low kick but Lotus checks it.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elmo as he jumps to the side.
Lotus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Elmo.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lotus darts in and clinches Elmo up against the cage.
Elmo wants a takedown.
Elmo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Elmo jumps into guard, dragging Lotus to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lotus is looking to stand up but Elmo won't let him.
Elmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lotus is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elmo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Elmo keeping full guard, as Lotus tries to pass.
Elmo pulls Lotus in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Elmo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lotus is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elmo is looking for a triangle but Lotus pushes his legs off easily.
Lotus trying to control but Elmo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lotus is looking to stand up but Elmo won't let him.
Elmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elmo has his foot on Lotus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lotus works his way back into a safe position though.
Lotus tries to free his leg and advance position but Elmo is retaining full guard.
Elmo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lotus!
Elmo punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elmo unloading with bombs!
Elmo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Elmo prevents Lotus from getting the reversal.
Elmo looking to finish Lotus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lotus!
The referee warns Lotus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elmo breaks from Lotus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lotus wants to control but Elmo is having none of it.
Elmo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lotus is in a horrible position here. Elmo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elmo working for a submission but Lotus is keeping him at bay.
Lotus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elmo scoring with strikes but Lotus is staying in there.
Elmo cracks Lotus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lotus is rocked!
Elmo working the ground and pound effectively.
Lotus is still in real trouble! Can Elmo finish him?
Elmo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elmo lands a big elbow - Lotus is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lotus is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Elmo Elmo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Benevides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benevides has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Dave Benevides has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Mendes's chin.
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29
155 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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31
150 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Benevides!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Benevides is blocking nicely.
Benevides fails to pull guard.
Benevides is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mendes to keep the fight standing.
Benevides looks winded!
Benevides misses with a knee to the head.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Benevides is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
It looks like Dave Benevides has been cut.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes misses with a knee to the head.
Mendes working Benevides over with knees to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Benevides avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Benevides's ribcage.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benevides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benevides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes working Benevides over with knees to the body.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benevides blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benevides's face.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benevides.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benevides.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Benevides won't want to take too many of those.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benevides is trying to pull guard but Mendes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jesus Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Benevides.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Benevides won't want to take too many of those.
Benevides fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Benevides is blocking nicely.
Benevides is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mendes to keep the fight standing.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benevides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benevides lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benevides tries for a takedown but Mendes manages to get underhooks.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Benevides won't want to take too many of those.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendes slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benevides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Benevides won't want to take too many of those.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes stalling.
Benevides on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benevides blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benevides blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Benevides wants a takedown.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benevides lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benevides lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Benevides blocks it.
Benevides wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benevides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Benevides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Benevides is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
Benevides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benevides blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Benevides blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Benevides's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benevides fails with the takedown
and Mendes counters with a big head kick but Benevides shrugs it off.
Dave Benevides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes connects with a high kick.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benevides blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Mendes working Benevides over with knees to the body.
Jesus Mendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Benevides blocks with his arms.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benevides's face.
Mendes slows down the pace here.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes gets underhooks to prevent Benevides's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benevides's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benevides is rocked!
Mendes landing knees to the head.
Benevides is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendes finish him?
Benevides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Benevides blocks it.
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benevides's face.
Benevides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benevides can't get the takedown.
Jesus Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Benevides.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Benevides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benevides tries to pull guard but Mendes holds him up against the cage and eventually Benevides drops back down to his feet.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benevides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Benevides misses with a knee to the head.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Benevides has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benevides letting Mendes take a breather here.
Benevides seems to have recovered his senses.
Benevides managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Benevides wants a takedown but no success here.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benevides blocks it with crossed arms.
Benevides drags the fight down to the ground.
Mendes advances position into side control!
Mendes gets to mount! Benevides was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Benevides to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Benevides shrugs it off.
Benevides keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benevides defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mendes.
Mendes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevides is trying to reverse the position but instead Mendes has taken his back - oops!
Mendes patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mendes controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes is working for a rear naked choke. Benevides is not defending it well and Mendes has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Benevides refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Benevides's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jesus Mendes!
Jesus Mendes very nearly forgot to thank Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes into the arena with Apaga mas não bate blaring out of the sound system. Sepp Maier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kadota.
Kadota cracks Maier with a good jab.
Kadota throws a right hand that Maier ducks under and follows up with a left that Maier also avoids with ease.
Kadota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Kadota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maier shoots for a takedown but Kadota saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kadota. No joy for Maier on that attempt.
Kadota throws a leg kick but Maier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maier moves in looking to clinch but Kadota pushes him off.
Maier wants to clinch up but Kadota keeps it at a distance.
Kadota looks to land a body kick but Maier moved away.
Kadota misses with a head kick.
Maier avoids the head kick by Kadota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kadota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kadota pulls Maier in close to prevent any damage.
Kadota looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maier is one step ahead there.
Kadota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kadota is keeping the position for now.
Maier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maier.
Maier connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maier has gone for a leg lock! Kadota slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maier's guard.
Maier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadota trying to control the position from guard on top but Maier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadota trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maier throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kadota throws a big elbow that misses.
Maier is looking for a triangle but Kadota pushes his legs off easily.
Maier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kadota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maier wants to improve his position but instead Kadota has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maier slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kadota defends it easily.
Kadota passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maier is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kadota off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maier has managed to slip his arm under Kadota's chin. This could be all over... yep, Kadota is tapping out! Submission win for Maier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sepp Maier!
Sepp Maier retains his middleweight title!
Sepp Maier very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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