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HEROES 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka Cylo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaka Cylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski scores with a head kick.
It looks like Chaka Cylo has been cut.
Cylo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaminski moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kaminski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaminski.
Cylo stalling in the clinch but Kaminski improves position.
Cylo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kaminski after a bit of a struggle.
Cylo is breathing heavily.
Kaminski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cylo's defenses.
Kaminski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kaminski! Cylo is out on his feet! Kaminski rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Cylo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Cylo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Kaminski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Kristian Saatanainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristen Oy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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274 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristen Oy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Saatanainen misses its intended target.
A big left from Saatanainen misses.
Oy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saatanainen to the ground. Oy is now in Saatanainen's guard.
Oy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saatanainen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saatanainen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saatanainen!
Oy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saatanainen cracks Oy with a big elbow.
Oy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Saatanainen connects with a decent elbow.
Saatanainen is looking to take a break and control but Oy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saatanainen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oy to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Saatanainen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Saatanainen controls the position.
Saatanainen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oy!
Saatanainen landing punches.
Saatanainen wants to control the pace but Oy is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatanainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oy regains half guard.
Saatanainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oy actively working from the bottom here.
Saatanainen trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saatanainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Saatanainen passes to full mount!
Saatanainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saatanainen raining down shots from the mount!
Oy is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saatanainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oy is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saatanainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saatanainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saatanainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oy looks a forlorn figure.
Saatanainen prevents Oy from getting the reversal.
Oy is in a horrible position here. Saatanainen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saatanainen breaks from Oy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oy can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oy is in a horrible position here. Saatanainen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saatanainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Saatanainen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saatanainen lands a nice shot to the head.
Oy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saatanainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oy working to try and regain half guard.
Saatanainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saatanainen 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.
Saatanainen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oy?
Oy is rocked!
Saatanainen cracks Oy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oy is still in real trouble! Can Saatanainen finish him?
Saatanainen controlling from mount.
Oy seems to have recovered his senses.
Oy taking shots to the head.
Oy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen lands a heavy elbow.
Oy can't escape the position.
Saatanainen loads up with a big shot that hurts Oy! He's pulled Saatanainen in close but Saatanainen has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Oy survive? More strikes from Saatanainen and Oy is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
Antti Kristian Saatanainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Munsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain has chosen A Warrior's Call as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Munsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munsy walks into a jab.
Munsy avoids the body shot from Cain.
Munsy slips a jab from Cain.
Munsy scores with a nice body kick.
Munsy thuds a left hand into Cain's body.
Nice body kick there by Munsy.
Munsy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Cain misses with a straight left.
Munsy drops his hands momentarily and Cain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Munsy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cain won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Munsy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cain wants to control but Munsy postures up.
Munsy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Munsy working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munsy working the ground and pound.
Munsy working away.
Cain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Munsy.
Munsy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cain is avoiding damage well.
Cain is trying to get back to half guard.
Munsy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Munsy blocks a jab.
Cain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munsy lands with a nice body kick.
Cain looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munsy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cain's sensitive parts.
A jab from Munsy finds it's way through Cain's defenses.
Munsy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munsy circles away.
Cain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Munsy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Cain.
Munsy drops his shoulder and cracks Cain with a huge uppercut! Cain goes down! Can Munsy finish him?
Cain is rocked!
Munsy arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cain'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 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Munsy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Belt drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Belt trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Powell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Powell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Powell has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Belt has passed into side control.
Belt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Belt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Powell, who protects the arm well.
Powell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belt's best efforts.
Powell is looking for a sweep. Belt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Belt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Belt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Powell has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belt.
Belt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell is holding on to half guard well.
Belt is looking for a kimura here.
Belt is trying to work for a kimura but Powell is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt seems to be working for a kimura but Powell defends the submission attempt.
Belt trying to mount his opponent but Powell defends it.
Belt throwing shots but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell is staying active underneath Belt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Powell trying to hold on to Belt's head to control him but Belt postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Belt has control of the leg.
Powell is concentrating on defense, preventing Belt from advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Powell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Belt is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
Powell trying to control but Belt is working from the bottom.
Belt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Belt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Powell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belt somewhat.
Belt shoots in but Powell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belt slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Powell looks to land a combination but Belt avoids it well.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Powell sprawls well. Powell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Belt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Powell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belt looking for a sweep. Not yet Belt, not yet.
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belt is keeping the position for now.
Belt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powell is one step ahead there.
Belt is looking for a triangle but Powell pushes his legs off easily.
Belt is trying to keep Powell in close.
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Belt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell postures up and lands a big shot to Belt's brow.
Powell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Red Belt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell postures up in Belt's guard and throws a big left but Belt blocks it.
Powell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Powell has managed to get both his arms back between Belt's legs - danger averted.
Powell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Powell is pushing down on Belt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belt is fighting to maintain full guard but Powell has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belt trying to control but Powell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell slips a nice elbow through Belt's hands, connecting with Belt's forehead.
Powell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Powell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belt trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Powell throws a big elbow that misses.
Powell trying to control but Belt is working from the bottom.
Powell postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Powell has his hands clasped together but Belt extends an breaks Powell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Belt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Belt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Red Belt made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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224 lbs
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223 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Drwal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal with a jab.
It looks like Dan Swano has been cut.
Swano wants to clinch.
Drwal lands a glancing blow to the side of Swano's head.
Swano shoots for a takedown but Drwal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drwal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drwal lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drwal. Drwal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Tomasz Drwal has been cut.
Swano clinches.
Drwal is pressed up against the cage. Swano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drwal down to the mat. Drwal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Swano catches Drwal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drwal drops Swano with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drwal follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Drwal!
Tomasz Drwal retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tomasz Drwal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iverson has chosen Through the pain as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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164 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iverson moves away.
Iverson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buarga finds it's way round the side to connect with Iverson's head.
Buarga with a hook.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Buarga jabs Iverson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buarga has managed to clinch.
Iverson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buarga jumps guard and drags Iverson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buarga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson preventing the sweep.
Iverson forces his way into half guard.
Buarga tries to get to full guard but Iverson has control of the leg.
Buarga gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iverson postures up.
Buarga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iverson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Iverson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga looking to control.
Iverson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buarga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Iverson has managed to get both his arms back between Buarga's legs - danger averted.
Buarga is looking for a triangle but Iverson pushes his legs off easily.
Buarga trying to keep a closed guard but Iverson is proving a slippery customer.
Iverson wants to pass the guard but Buarga is keeping the position.
Iverson trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Buarga is looking for a triangle but Iverson pushes his legs off easily.
Buarga looking to control but Iverson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga wants to control but Iverson is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buarga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Buarga is looking for a sweep. Iverson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iverson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buarga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buarga.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buarga is keeping the position for now.
Buarga 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.
Buarga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iverson manages to get himself to full guard.
Buarga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buarga throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Iverson's head.
Buarga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iverson's head.
Buarga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Iverson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Buarga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Iverson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iverson is squirming around, avoiding Buarga's attempts to control the action.
Buarga is really struggling to control Iverson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Buarga lands a big shot there that rocks Iverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buarga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Iverson is desperately trying to improve his position but Buarga has a good base and remains in mount.
Iverson tries to lock up and control but Buarga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buarga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iverson's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands a big shot there that rocks Iverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buarga breaks from Iverson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Buarga cracks Iverson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buarga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iverson's face.
Buarga controlling from mount.
Iverson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Buarga with the ground and pound from mount.
Buarga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Iverson is bucking up trying to escape but Buarga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Iverson is rocked!
Iverson working to try and regain half guard.
Iverson is still in real trouble! Can Buarga finish him?
The referee warns Iverson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buarga lands a nice shot to the head.
Iverson is trying to escape the mount.
Buarga looking for a guillotine from mount but Iverson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buarga scores with a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Iverson as he connects with a hook.
Iverson seems to have recovered his senses.
Iverson throws an overhand right that lands on Buarga's shoulder, as Buarga tries to avoid the shot.
Iverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga lands with a cross.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body. Iverson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buarga moves in looking to clinch but Iverson pushes him off.
Buarga takes the fight into the clinch.
Buarga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buarga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buarga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Iverson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Buarga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Iverson, into his guard.
Iverson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buarga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buarga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iverson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buarga pushes down on Iverson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Buarga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Iverson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buarga tries to pass to full mount but Iverson defends it.
Arga Buarga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buarga is working for a submission of some sort.
Buarga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson actively working from the bottom here.
Buarga 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.
Iverson looking for submissions off his back.
Buarga working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Iverson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buarga trying to mount his opponent but Iverson defends it.
Buarga drops an elbow to the side of Iverson's head.
Buarga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buarga working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Buarga with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga with the ground and pound from mount.
Buarga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Iverson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Buarga avoids the attempt from Iverson to control.
Buarga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Buarga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buarga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buarga is landing with some decent strikes but Iverson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buarga lands a big shot there that rocks Iverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Iverson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Buarga lands a big elbow.
Iverson is working to get back to half guard.
Buarga trying to control but Iverson is having none of it.
Iverson wants to hold on but Buarga pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iverson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Iverson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Buarga prevents Iverson from improving his position.
Buarga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Buarga clinches up against the cage.
Iverson pulls Buarga into guard.
Buarga is pushing down on Iverson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Iverson is fighting to maintain full guard but Buarga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Buarga is trying to control the action in half guard but Iverson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buarga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Iverson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Buarga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Buarga moves nicely into side control.
Iverson is trying to improve his position.
Buarga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Iverson to see if he's OK.
Iverson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Buarga wants to control but Iverson is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga is putting a hurting on Iverson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Buarga working the head with strikes.
Buarga trying to control the action but Iverson is working from the bottom.
Buarga is working Iverson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buarga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Buarga is chipping away with strikes.
Iverson struggling a bit here.
Buarga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iverson can do to turn this around?
Buarga tries to move to mount but Iverson blocks the move with his legs.
Iverson is looking for a sweep.
Buarga works to advance to full mount. Iverson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Iverson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga controlling from mount.
Buarga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iverson's face.
Buarga raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Buarga postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Iverson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Buarga and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arga Buarga!
Post fight, an emotional Arga Buarga said 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balboa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fratelli D'Italia. Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Atmos - One you need kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
184 lbs
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21
181 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Douglas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balboa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Douglas lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Douglas is pressing down on Balboa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balboa is holding on for now.
Balboa tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.
Douglas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Douglas thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Balboa is looking to escape.
Douglas is looking for a kimura but Balboa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Douglas to get the leverage.
Balboa is trying to stand.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboa defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Douglas is working for a submission of some sort.
Balboa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Douglas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Douglas prevents Balboa from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas wants to pass the guard but Balboa is defending well.
Douglas is looking for submissions but instead, Balboa has regained full guard.
Douglas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Douglas isn't so interested in that idea.
Douglas is looking to advance position but Balboa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Douglas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa is looking to stand but Balboa has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Douglas tries to reverse the position but Balboa maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Balboa is pressing down on Douglas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Douglas is holding on for now.
Balboa passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa trying to control but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Balboa is looking for a triangle but Douglas pushes his legs off easily.
Douglas has gone for a leg lock! Balboa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Douglas's guard.
Balboa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balboa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balboa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balboa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balboa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has his foot on Balboa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balboa works his way back into a safe position though.
Balboa stays in close to Douglas's body and controls the position.
Douglas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Balboa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Balboa tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balboa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Douglas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balboa rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balboa walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas has gone for a leg lock! Balboa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Douglas's guard.
Douglas has his foot on Balboa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balboa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa passes Douglas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Douglas is looking to improve his position.
Douglas is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Douglas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Balboa pulls his head out easily.
Balboa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Balboa looking to control but Douglas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Douglas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douglas is one step ahead there.
Douglas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
Douglas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Douglas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Douglas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Douglas throws a strike but Balboa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa won't allow Douglas to sweep him here.
Douglas is working an open guard so Balboa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
Balboa jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balboa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Balboa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Douglas backs up against the cage.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balboa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giovanni Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
Balboa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balboa throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Horrible takedown by Douglas or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giovanni Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Balboa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Balboa throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas counters by clinching up.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas pulls Balboa into guard.
Balboa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balboa postures up in Douglas's guard and throws a big left but Douglas blocks it.
Balboa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Balboa passes into half guard.
Douglas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Balboa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balboa trying to mount his opponent but Douglas defends it.
Douglas is looking for a sweep. Balboa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balboa escapes and gets back to his feet.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Balboa.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Balboa closes the distance and pushes Douglas back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Douglas has hold of one of Balboa's legs. Balboa is fighting the takedown attempt but Douglas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Douglas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balboa pulls Douglas in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Giovanni Balboa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Balboa's corner calls for a 1-2. Balboa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Douglas counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Balboa manages to get underhooks.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Douglas goes for a takedown attempt but Balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Douglas has his takedown stuffed
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
Balboa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balboa tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas is trying to pull guard but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Balboa lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Balboa.
Douglas is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balboa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Balboa!
Our winner, Giovanni Balboa, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McBrawlbrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wray might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Leprechan Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Wray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Punchy McBrawlbrawl!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray dodges the punch combination from McBrawlbrawl.
Wray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBrawlbrawl.
Seth Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Wray backing up. Wray nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
McBrawlbrawl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wray connects with a body shot that sends McBrawlbrawl's belly button to the back.
McBrawlbrawl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wray.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBrawlbrawl's efforts to push away.
Wray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Wray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wray.
McBrawlbrawl tries to break the clinch but Wray is controlling the position.
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!
McBrawlbrawl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBrawlbrawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray prevents a body shot from McBrawlbrawl.
Wray effectively controlling the action here.
Wray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wray scores with a nice short uppercut.
McBrawlbrawl is trying to break free.
Wray lands a body punch in the clinch.
McBrawlbrawl swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wray has McBrawlbrawl pressed against the cage.
McBrawlbrawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wray misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
McBrawlbrawl checks a leg kick.
Wray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McBrawlbrawl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Wray finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrawlbrawl misses with a series of wild punches.
Wray darts in and clinches McBrawlbrawl up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wray.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McBrawlbrawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Wray has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Wray as the two fighters clinch.
McBrawlbrawl working hard to break the clinch.
Wray lands an elbow just above McBrawlbrawl 's eye.
It looks like Punchy McBrawlbrawl has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray stalling in the clinch.
Wray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBrawlbrawl's defenses.
McBrawlbrawl is rocked!
Wray tries to land knees in the clinch but McBrawlbrawl avoids the damage to the body.
McBrawlbrawl being controlled against the cage.
Wray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McBrawlbrawl is still on wobbly legs! Can Wray finish him?
Wray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBrawlbrawl's defenses.
Wray lands a shoulder strike.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
Wray throws a big uppercut that drops McBrawlbrawl! More strikes from Wray and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McBrawlbrawl lies dazed against the cage as Wray celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Wray!
Seth Wray retains his middleweight title!
Seth Wray made sure to mention his sponsor, Modern Gladiators Clothes (only $10) in his post fight interview.
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