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HEROES 51 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rejinaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Jordan has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rejinaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan clinches.
Jordan jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jordan rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jordan.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Jordan lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jordan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rejinaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jordan.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jordan pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva stops Jordan from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Jordan pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva trying to control the action but Jordan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rejinaldo Silva.
Jordan pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan clinches with his opponent.
Jordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jordan pulls guard effortlessly.
Jordan wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalks Jordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jordan's face. Jordan staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jordan.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Jordan should have avoided that one.
Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan scores with a three punch combo!
Jordan tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jordan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Jamal Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan swinging wildly here.
Jamal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Jordan has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Jordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jordan jumps guard but Silva stands there with Jordan around his waist. Jordan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan avoids it.
Jordan trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Jordan trying to land knees to the body.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jamal Jordan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan avoids it.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jordan obliges.
Jordan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Jordan walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jordan blocks it with crossed arms.
Jordan pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jordan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jordan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva trying to control the action but Jordan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jordan is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jordan's legs.
Jordan wants to get back to his feet.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Jordan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jordan tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jordan is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva is working an open guard so Jordan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Jordan tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jamal Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Silva misses.
Jordan tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jordan on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Silva misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jordan obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rejinaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva is rocked!
Jordan pushes Silva against the cage. Jordan is working some dirty boxing. Jordan pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jordan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Jordan!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamal Jordan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Kovarik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escargesa has chosen Just click it and listen already as his entrance music. Vincent Escargesa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ladislav Kovarik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Escargesa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovarik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kovarik gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kovarik tries for a kimura but Escargesa is defending well.
Kovarik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Escargesa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kovarik trying to control the action but Escargesa is working from the bottom.
Kovarik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Escargesa, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovarik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa is looking for a sweep.
Escargesa parries the strikes from Kovarik easily there. Kovarik is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Escargesa to escape.
Escargesa is looking to regain half guard here but Kovarik keeps moving and retains side control.
Kovarik tries to advance to mount but can't.
Escargesa is letting Kovarik control him for a moment.
Kovarik advances nicely into full mount.
Kovarik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Escargesa is looking to improve his position but Kovarik isn't that keen on the idea.
Kovarik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Escargesa is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kovarik looking to control but Escargesa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kovarik has control of Escargesa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Escargesa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Escargesa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kovarik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escargesa defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escargesa gets back to full guard.
Escargesa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Escargesa wants to stand up but Kovarik is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa trying to control the position.
Escargesa being controlled here, momentarily.
Escargesa is trying to control the position but Kovarik postures up.
Escargesa keeping moving, preventing Kovarik from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kovarik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kovarik.
Escargesa struggling a bit here.
Escargesa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovarik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kovarik is trying to get an arm triangle but Escargesa is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa tries to improve position but can't.
Kovarik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Kovarik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escargesa is looking for a sweep.
Kovarik is looking to take a break and control but Escargesa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escargesa wants to get back to his feet but Kovarik is dominant here and he's now got Escargesa's back!
Escargesa breaks Kovarik's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Escargesa stopping the sweep attempt from Kovarik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escargesa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kovarik is keeping the position for now.
Escargesa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ladislav Kovarik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kovarik gets a double leg takedown into Escargesa's guard.
Kovarik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Escargesa's guard.
Escargesa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kovarik seems to be working for a kimura but Escargesa defends the submission attempt.
Kovarik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escargesa defending well though.
Kovarik is looking for a kimura but Escargesa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kovarik to get the leverage.
Kovarik is trying to control. Escargesa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kovarik wants to pass the guard but Escargesa is defending well.
Escargesa wants to control the action here but instead Kovarik manages to pass to full mount!
Escargesa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kovarik working Escargesa over with strikes here.
Escargesa is looking to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escargesa wants to control but Kovarik is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Escargesa tries to hold on but Kovarik postures up.
Escargesa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kovarik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Escargesa manages to get himself to full guard.
Kovarik wants to control from the top but Escargesa keeps moving.
Kovarik won't allow Escargesa to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovarik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovarik looking to sit in guard and control but Escargesa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escargesa preventing the sweep.
Kovarik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escargesa defends well.
Escargesa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escargesa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escargesa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovarik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escargesa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escargesa throws an elbow that misses. Kovarik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Escargesa's guard. Nice move by Kovarik!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa is trying to control the position but Kovarik postures up.
Escargesa 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.
Escargesa keeping moving, preventing Kovarik from controlling successfully.
Kovarik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escargesa is keeping the position for now.
Kovarik wants to control from the top but Escargesa keeps moving.
Escargesa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kovarik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escargesa is working away from the top position though.
Escargesa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ladislav Kovarik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escargesa is working for a submission of some sort.
Escargesa is just content to waste time from the top position. Kovarik takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Escargesa won't allow Kovarik to sweep him here.
Escargesa trying to control but Kovarik is working from the bottom.
Kovarik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escargesa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escargesa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escargesa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Ladislav Kovarik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Escargesa moves out of range as Kovarik strikes.
Escargesa scores with a jab.
Kovarik drives through with a takedown into Escargesa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Escargesa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kovarik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kovarik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovarik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Escargesa trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kovarik stopping the sweep attempt from Escargesa.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Kovarik moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarik throws a low kick, looking for Escargesa's leg but Escargesa calmly moves out of range.
Kovarik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escargesa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovarik.
Kovarik misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Escargesa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovarik takes a swing at Escargesa's ribcage but misses.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovarik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovarik dives in and scores a takedown into Escargesa's guard.
Kovarik trying to control the position from guard on top but Escargesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovarik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kovarik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ladislav Kovarik wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kovarik drives through with a takedown into Escargesa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kovarik preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovarik wants to control from the top but Escargesa keeps moving.
Kovarik preventing the sweep.
Kovarik wants to control from the top but Escargesa keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ladislav Kovarik wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Escargesa misses with a double jab.
Escargesa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ladislav Kovarik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovarik throws the left hand but Escargesa avoids the punch easily.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovarik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vincent Escargesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovarik throws an overhand right that lands on Escargesa's shoulder, as Escargesa tries to avoid the shot.
Escargesa cracks Kovarik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escargesa lands a jab to the nose.
Kovarik drives through with a takedown into Escargesa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kovarik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kovarik postures up.
Vincent Escargesa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovarik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kovarik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escargesa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kovarik defends it easily.
Kovarik wants to control from the top but Escargesa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Escargesa managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa is looking for a triangle but Kovarik pushes his legs off easily.
Kovarik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kovarik stopping the sweep attempt from Escargesa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escargesa has an active guard here but Kovarik has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ladislav Kovarik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kovarik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ladislav Kovarik!
Ladislav Kovarik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes into the arena with Brock Lesnar Entrance blaring out of the sound system. Brock Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar 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.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar .
Lesnar stands up over Butcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butcher is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar distracts Butcher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Butcher is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Butcher's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar !
Brock Lesnar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Xtreme Merchandise logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
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158 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Zol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Zol or perhaps it was just good defense by Pleasures which made him look bad.
Pleasures keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pleasures bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zol's head.
It looks like Jay Zol has been cut.
Pleasures manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zol on his heels. He'll look to pass Zol's guard now, I'm sure.
Zol wants to stand and escape but Pleasures is having none of it.
Pleasures controlling from the top position.
Pleasures trying to control but Zol is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Pleasures was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Pleasures. No joy for Zol on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Zol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleasures shoots in and bounces Zol off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleasures is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pleasures is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Pleasures hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zol walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pleasures.
Pleasures connects with a leg kick. Zol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pleasures throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pleasures dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zol. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Pleasures finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pleasures throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleasures throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pleasures moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zol gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pleasures is trying to maintain the position but Zol is very close to passing his half guard.
Zol prevents Pleasures from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pleasures manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zol being controlled here momentarily.
Pleasures trying to keep a closed guard but Zol is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zol trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleasures is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pleasures seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John Pleasures has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pleasures uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pleasures working a defensive guard here.
Pleasures is pulling down on Zol's head to control his posture.
Zol scoring with some ground and pound.
Zol trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleasures is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pleasures is trying to control the position but Zol postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Pleasures wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pleasures lands a jab-cross combination.
Zol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pleasures as he jumps to the side.
Zol drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleasures is trying to control Zol's posture but Zol avoids it.
Pleasures tries to buck Zol off but Zol is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pleasures tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pleasures's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pleasures tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zol wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zol looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pleasures is avoiding damage well.
Zol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pleasures managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zol.
Zol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pleasures defending against the ground and pound.
Pleasures is trying to get back to half guard.
Pleasures manages to get back to half guard.
Pleasures wants to control but Zol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pleasures avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zol.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pleasures trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Zol's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pleasures connects with a crisp jab.
Pleasures fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zol manages to avoid it.
Zol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pleasures can pounce on him.
Pleasures leaves Zol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pleasures defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zol.
Zol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pleasures's waist but Pleasures gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zol off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Zol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Pleasures as Zol shoots in.
Zol shoots in for a takedown but Pleasures shows good takedown defense.
Pleasures feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zol's calf.
Zol shoots in looking for a takedown. Pleasures tries to sprawl out of it but Zol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pleasures manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jay Zol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pleasures lands with a right hand.
Pleasures lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zol is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Pleasures finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oh Zol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pleasures leaves Zol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pleasures fakes the leg kick and cracks Zol in the body.
Zol seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures lands a front kick.
Pleasures throws a head kick that Zol semi-blocks.
Zol will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pleasures seems to be stalking Zol here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Zol drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Pleasures!
Our winner, John Pleasures, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Gouki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin Gouki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Zorba The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shin Gouki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gouki lands a leg kick that knocks The Greek off balance momentarily.
The Greek throws a right hand that Gouki ducks under and follows up with a left that Gouki also avoids with ease.
Gouki misses the shot to the body.
The Greek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Shin Gouki has been cut.
Gouki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Greek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gouki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Greek misses with a wild combination.
The Greek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gouki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gouki lands with a right hand.
Gouki connects with a body shot.
Gouki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Greek.
Gouki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gouki dodges the punch combination from The Greek.
The Greek is breathing heavily.
The Greek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gouki lands a lovely overhand right.
The Greek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gouki lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by The Greek.
Gouki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Greek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gouki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gouki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Greek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gouki.
Gouki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Greek manages to avoid it.
Gouki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Greek.
Gouki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Greek rather than just go for the knockout.
Gouki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Greek.
Gouki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Greek blocks a head kick by Gouki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gouki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gouki connects with a high kick.
The Greek slips under a jab from Gouki.
Gouki connects with a body shot that sends The Greek's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Gouki.
Gouki cracks the inside of The Greek's front leg.
The Greek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gouki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Greek clobbers Gouki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Greek misses with a double jab.
The Greek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Greek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Greek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Greek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gouki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Greek missing with a left hand there. Gouki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gouki counters with a stiff right hand.
Gouki connects with a right that clearly hurt The Greek. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Gouki proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till The Greek collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shin Gouki!
Shin Gouki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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