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HEROES 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baron Barkley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shael Connen's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baron Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shael Connen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connen dives in and scores a takedown into Barkley's guard.
Connen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connen postures up and lands a big shot to Barkley's brow.
Connen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barkley is striking off his back. Connen thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Connen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barkley defends it well.
Connen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connen is looking to take a break and control but Barkley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Connen in particular looking to stall.
Barkley is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen tries to pass to full mount but Barkley defends it.
Barkley pushes Connen off looking to stand but Connen dives back in and keeps control.
Barkley tries to roll over but Connen keeps him under control.
Connen wants to pass the guard but Barkley is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barkley misses with a double jab
and Connen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Connen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barkley is looking to stand up but Connen isn't so interested in that idea.
Barkley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connen controls the pace.
Barkley controls Connen momentarily but Connen frees himself.
Barkley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connen controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barkley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Connen working the head and body with strikes.
Barkley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Connen on the ground.
Connen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Connen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Barkley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barkley wants to control but Connen is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Connen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen moves nicely into side control.
Connen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barkley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Connen just content to control the position.
Barkley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Connen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Connen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Connen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Connen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connen is looking for a kimura here.
Connen is pressing down on Barkley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barkley is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Connen connects with a nice short shot to Barkley's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barkley is trying to escape back to his feet but Connen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Connen in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shael Connen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Connen lands in his opponent's guard.
Connen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Connen trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Connen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
Connen looking to pass the guard.
Barkley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Connen passes Barkley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Connen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Connen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barkley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Connen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Connen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Connen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Connen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barkley is just riding it out for now. Connen eventually gives up the hold.
Connen stops Barkley from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen wants to free his trapped foot but Barkley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Connen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barkley sees it coming and defends easily.
Connen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barkley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Connen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Connen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barkley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Connen drops an elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Connen is working away from the top position though.
Barkley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barkley is trying to control but Connen manages to pass to mount!
Connen landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shael Connen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barkley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Connen raining down shots from the mount!
Barkley is in a horrible position here. Connen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connen is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Connen extends the arm and Barkley is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shael Connen!
Shael Connen opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Kovarik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escargesa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Just click it and listen already kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ladislav Kovarik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Escargesa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovarik avoids the body shot from Escargesa.
Escargesa misses with a wild body shot.
Escargesa tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovarik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escargesa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escargesa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovarik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escargesa.
Kovarik throws a lazy right hand but Escargesa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovarik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escargesa swinging wildly here.
Escargesa takes a swing at Kovarik's ribcage but misses.
Escargesa avoids the body shot from Kovarik.
Kovarik shoots in and bounces Escargesa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Escargesa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kovarik!
Escargesa working Kovarik over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kovarik is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kovarik and Escargesa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Escargesa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Escargesa throws an elbow but Kovarik slips to the side and avoids it well.
Escargesa lands an elbow.
Escargesa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kovarik tries to bench press Escargesa off him but Escargesa keeps the position.
Escargesa working the ground and pound from side control.
Escargesa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovarik is not content to let Escargesa control the position.
Escargesa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escargesa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kovarik wants to control but Escargesa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kovarik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Escargesa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Escargesa working over Kovarik with some ground and pound. Kovarik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kovarik is looking for a sweep. Escargesa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Escargesa wants to take a breather but Kovarik is having none of it.
Kovarik wants to get back to full guard.
Kovarik moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Escargesa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kovarik keeping moving, preventing Escargesa from controlling successfully.
Kovarik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escargesa throwing strikes but missing.
Escargesa postures up in Kovarik's guard and throws a big left but Kovarik blocks it.
Escargesa is looking to work some ground and pound but Kovarik has wrist control.
Kovarik looking for a sweep. Not yet Kovarik, not yet.
Escargesa trying to control but Kovarik is working from the bottom.
Escargesa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escargesa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovarik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kovarik working for a triangle but Escargesa defends it easily.
Kovarik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kovarik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escargesa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kovarik's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escargesa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kovarik's head.
Kovarik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Escargesa manages to get himself to full guard.
Escargesa keeping full guard, as Kovarik tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escargesa tries to bum rush Kovarik with a series of wild strikes but Kovarik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovarik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escargesa checks a leg kick.
Escargesa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kovarik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escargesa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovarik.
Escargesa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escargesa throws a right hand that Kovarik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovarik also avoids with ease.
Escargesa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kovarik rather than just go for the knockout.
Kovarik slips under a jab from Escargesa.
Escargesa scores with the left hand. Kovarik knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovarik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escargesa scores with the left hand. Kovarik knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovarik misses with a wild body shot.
Kovarik scores with a takedown into Escargesa's guard.
Kovarik wants to pass the guard but Escargesa is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa keeping moving, preventing Kovarik from controlling successfully.
Kovarik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kovarik tries to free his leg and advance position but Escargesa is retaining full guard.
Escargesa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kovarik defends well.
Escargesa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kovarik trying to control but Escargesa is working from the bottom.
Escargesa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kovarik pushing down on Escargesa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kovarik is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik prevents Escargesa from improving his position.
Escargesa gets back to full guard.
Kovarik drops back looking for a leg! Escargesa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Escargesa manages to kick Kovarik off! Kovarik jumps back into Escargesa's guard.
Kovarik postures up.
Escargesa wants to sweep but no luck.
Escargesa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Escargesa controls Kovarik momentarily but Kovarik frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik passes into half guard.
Kovarik wants to take a breather but Escargesa is having none of it.
Kovarik prevents Escargesa from improving his position.
Escargesa manages to get to full guard.
Kovarik preventing the sweep.
Kovarik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escargesa is keeping the position for now.
Kovarik controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escargesa is pulling down on Kovarik's head to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kovarik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovarik misses with an uppercut.
Escargesa tries to clinch but Kovarik is having none of it.
Vincent Escargesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovarik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escargesa to score with a decent uppercut.
Vincent Escargesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovarik wants to slow Escargesa down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovarik looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Kovarik is working for a kimura but Escargesa is defending it quite comfortably.
Escargesa gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent Escargesa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kovarik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kovarik throws a looping overhand right but Escargesa ducks down to avoid it.
Escargesa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escargesa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escargesa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escargesa slips under a jab from Kovarik.
Escargesa throws a hook but Kovarik blocks it.
Kovarik misses with a looping right.
Kovarik looks to land a left hand but Escargesa moved out of range nicely.
Kovarik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kovarik lands in his opponent's guard.
Kovarik content to stall in guard here.
Kovarik stopping the sweep attempt from Escargesa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kovarik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Escargesa has his foot on Kovarik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kovarik works his way back into a safe position though.
Kovarik is stalling in the full guard.
Escargesa trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik wants to pass the guard but Escargesa is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kovarik stopping the sweep attempt from Escargesa.
Escargesa is trying to keep Kovarik in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vincent Escargesa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kovarik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovarik looks to score with a jab to the body but Escargesa is just out of range.
Kovarik misses with a hook.
Escargesa misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Kovarik moves out of range.
Escargesa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escargesa misses with a body shot.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Kovarik moves out of range.
Kovarik looks to throw the jab but Escargesa is out of range.
Kovarik motions for Escargesa to come forward. Kovarik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovarik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ladislav Kovarik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Kovarik avoids them all with ease.
Kovarik defending well as Escargesa loads up on a big left hand.
Escargesa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovarik.
A big right from Kovarik misses.
Escargesa misses with the combination.
Kovarik throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik misses the jab.
Kovarik scores with a hook.
Vincent Escargesa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Escargesa.
Kovarik looks to score with a jab to the body but Escargesa is just out of range.
Escargesa checks the leg kick.
Escargesa clinches up with Kovarik and pushes him back 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!
Escargesa tries to throw a body punch but Kovarik avoids it by throwing Escargesa back against the cage.
Kovarik prevents a body shot from Escargesa.
Escargesa has had enough of the clinch but Kovarik keeps him there for the moment.
Escargesa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovarik or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escargesa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovarik backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escargesa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kovarik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escargesa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Escargesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escargesa 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Escargesa!
Vincent Escargesa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Gotrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Henderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sobota-tanczy. Felix Gotrek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 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 Amsterdam, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Gotrek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gotrek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Henderson won't allow Gotrek to sweep him here.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotrek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotrek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Gotrek from controlling successfully.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gotrek.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotrek throwing strikes but missing.
Gotrek stops Henderson from standing up.
Gotrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotrek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Gotrek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson is pulling down on Gotrek's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gotrek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gotrek stands up from Henderson's guard - Gotrek perhaps looking for a knockout.
A combination from Gotrek does no damage.
Gotrek moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gotrek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Gotrek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Felix Gotrek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotrek throws an overhand right that drops Henderson like a sack of potatoes! Gotrek dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Gotrek!
After winning the bout, Felix Gotrek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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223 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belt.
Belt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swano quickly recovers to half guard.
Belt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swano keeps working.
Swano holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Belt wants to free his trapped foot but Swano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swano manages to get to full guard.
Swano pulls Belt in close to his closed guard and prevents Belt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Belt trying to control but Swano is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belt trying to control the position from guard on top but Swano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Blue Belt.
Swano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Swano!
The referee asks Belt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Belt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Belt is looking to take a break and control but Swano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belt trying to control the action but Swano is working from the bottom.
Belt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swano, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swano is trying to control Belt's posture but Belt avoids it.
Swano is trying to get back to half guard.
Swano is pushing Belt's head away, looking to escape. Belt manages to hold on to the position though.
Belt trying to control the position but Swano is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Swano rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Belt's guard! Nice work there by Swano!
Swano wants to control from the top but Belt keeps moving.
Belt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swano manages to get himself to full guard.
Belt wants to control from the top but Swano keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Belt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belt has his takedown stuffed
letting Swano counter with a right hand.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belt checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Swano.
Belt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swano finds it's way round the side to connect with Belt's head.
Swano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belt ducks under a wild hook from Swano.
Blue Belt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Swano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swano.
Swano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Belt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Swano. Those never looked like landing.
Dan Swano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swano clinches with his opponent.
Swano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swano.
Swano misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely.
Swano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belt.
A combination from Swano does no damage.
Swano throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Belt crashing down! Belt tries to stagger back to his feet but Swano just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Belt asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Swano!
A victorious Dan Swano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marshall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ticon - Back to basic. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marshall is trying to pull guard but Powell has him pressed against the cage.
Powell lands a shoulder strike.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Powell looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Marshall shoots in but Powell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall has his takedown stuffed
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall shoots for a double leg takedown but Powell sprawls well. He's pushed Marshall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Powell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklin Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Powell avoids it really well and circles away.
Powell looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Marshall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Powell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marshall wants to clinch but Powell slips to the side
and Powell counters with a crisp one two that drops Marshall! Powell thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Marshall to his feet! Marshall is in big trouble!
Marshall is rocked!
Powell lands with a right hand.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Powell engages and cracks Marshall with a massive lead left hook - Marshall tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Powell is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geoffrey Powell!
After winning the bout, Geoffrey Powell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes into the arena with Atmos - One you need blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Zorba The Greek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt.
The Greek drops Douglas with a beautiful combination! Douglas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Greek is looking for the KO!
Douglas is rocked!
It looks like Chip Douglas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! The Greek has cracked Douglas with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! The Greek lands another huge swinging hook and Douglas tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Douglas, before The Greek can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zorba The Greek!
After the big win, Zorba The Greek made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Damnfield clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Leprechan Song. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Seth Wray enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Wray!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt throws a big shot that misses.
Belt is looking to land body kicks.
Belt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Wray.
It looks like Red Belt has been cut.
Belt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wray misses with a combination
and Belt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wray won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Belt tries for a kimura but Wray is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wray wants to control but Belt postures up.
Wray tries to buck Belt off but Belt is having none of it.
Wray manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
Belt seems to be looking for submissions.
Wray wants to improve his position but Belt is controlling well.
Wray looking for submissions off his back.
Belt 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belt working Wray over with strikes.
Wray is trying to maintain the position but Belt is very close to passing his half guard.
Wray is looking to improve his position.
Wray looking for submissions off his back.
Belt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wray moves into full guard.
Belt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belt postures up in Wray's guard and throws a big left but Wray blocks it.
Wray has momentary wrist control but Belt slips an elbow through the middle.
Belt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belt manages to get himself to full guard.
Wray pushing down on Belt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belt keeps working.
Belt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wray pulls his head out easily.
Wray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Belt defends it well.
Belt striking from half guard on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wray pulls his head out easily.
Belt missing with punches from the bottom.
Wray trying to control the pace.
Belt gets full guard.
Wray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wray trying to control the position from guard on top but Belt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wray is looking to take a break and control but Belt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Belt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wray sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belt's guard.
Wray wants to control but Belt is keeping him busy.
Belt moves into full guard.
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!
Belt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wray tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Belt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seth Wray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Belt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belt dodges the punch combination from Wray.
Belt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wray looks to score with a jab to the body but Belt is just out of range.
Belt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wray gets back to full guard.
Red Belt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wray is trying to control the position but Belt postures up.
Belt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt throwing strikes but missing.
Wray wants to sweep here but Belt controlling him for the moment.
Wray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belt is one step ahead there.
Wray wants to hit a switch here but Belt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wray there!
Wray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Belt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Belt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wray is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to take Wray's back here but Wray is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Wray regains half guard.
Wray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belt's guard.
Wray tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
Belt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wray is pushing down on Belt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belt is fighting to maintain full guard but Wray has managed to sneak the leg through.
Belt actively working from the bottom here.
Wray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belt keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belt defending well though.
Belt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wray passes into half guard.
Wray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Belt defends it well.
Belt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wray is looking to take a break and control but Belt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray prevents Belt from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Belt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wray defends well.
Wray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belt is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belt's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Red Belt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Belt's cut.
That's time! Belt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wray misses with a wild body shot.
Seth Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belt moves out of range as Wray strikes.
Wray clobbers Belt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belt.
Wray scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Belt.
A jab lands there for Wray.
Wray lands a nice shot to the body.
Wray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belt is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Wray.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Belt ducks down to avoid it.
Belt slips a jab from Wray.
Wray stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Belt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wray misses with an uppercut
and Belt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wray tests Belt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belt looks up at the clock. Bad move! Wray lands a right hand from hell, dropping Belt. Wray pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Wray! Seth Wray retains his middleweight title!
Seth Wray gave a mention to Modern Gladiators Clothes (only $10) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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