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QFCL 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. Lee Sin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sin misses with a looping right.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Sin.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sin throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Sin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Sin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Sin tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sin scores with a shot to the body.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Sin throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson slips a jab from Sin.
Sin misses with a hook
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Sin is out of range.
Sin misses with a hook.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sin in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Sin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Sin takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Johnson tries to break free but Sin pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sin misses with the head strike.
Sin has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sin has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Sin has the dominant position.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Sin keeps him there for the moment.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sin has double underhooks.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sin has him pressed against the cage.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sin misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to circle away but Sin has him pinned against the cage.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sin won't allow it.
Sin misses with some punches.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sin up against the cage.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Sin misses with some punches.
Sin misses with some punches.
Sin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Sin is breathing heavily.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Sin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sin has double underhooks.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with some punches.
Sin misses with some punches.
Sin misses with the head strike.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sin won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson presses Sin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Sin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Sin has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson tries to break free but Sin pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson digs a right hand into Sin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sin's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Johnson tries to break free but Sin pushes him back against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Sin has him pinned against the cage.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Carl Johnson!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Carl Johnson!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Carl Johnson!
Carl Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Carl Johnson gave a big smile as he said 'Another W for my MMA record!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Saenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter's entrance music is Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. A fine choice. The key to victory for Street Fighter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Street Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Saenger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saenger shoots in looking for a takedown. Fighter tries to sprawl out of it but Saenger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fighter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saenger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fighter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Fighter catches Saenger right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter cracks Saenger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fighter scores with a jab to the head.
Fighter lands with a hook. Saenger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter scores with a jab to the head.
Saenger is rocked!
Saenger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fighter defends it nicely.
Street Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Saenger.
Fighter misses with a hook. Saenger ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fighter finds it's way round the side to connect with Saenger's head.
Saenger needs to keep his hands up - Fighter had a free shot at his head there.
Saenger is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Fighter throws an overhand right that drops Saenger like a sack of potatoes! Fighter dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Street Fighter!
A very excited looking Street Fighter rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Omielanczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Omielanczuk's choice of entrance music: Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. John Verbana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Omielanczuk's chin.
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240 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Verbana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Omielanczuk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omielanczuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verbana.
Verbana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Omielanczuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Verbana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omielanczuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Verbana - just one landing.
Verbana swings for the body but Omielanczuk moves out of range.
Omielanczuk clinches up with Verbana and pushes him back against the cage.
Omielanczuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Verbana smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verbana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Omielanczuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verbana walks away with a smile on his face. Omielanczuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Omielanczuk moves into the clinch.
Omielanczuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Verbana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Omielanczuk.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Verbana.
Omielanczuk is trying to pull guard but Verbana has him pressed against the cage.
Omielanczuk jumps guard but Verbana stands there with Omielanczuk around his waist. Omielanczuk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Verbana lands a body punch.
Omielanczuk looks winded!
Verbana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Verbana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbana scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Verbana.
Omielanczuk tries to pull guard but Verbana forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Verbana.
Verbana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verbana lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Verbana.
Omielanczuk is trying to pull guard but Verbana has him pressed against the cage.
Verbana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Verbana lands an elbow inside.
Omielanczuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verbana walks away with a smile on his face. Omielanczuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verbana throws a jab when Omielanczuk was well out of range.
Verbana lands a big uppercut and Omielanczuk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Omielanczuk looks OK. Verbana waves Omielanczuk back to his feet!
Omielanczuk is rocked!
Daniel Omielanczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbana cracks Omielanczuk with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Verbana!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Omoplata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omoplata has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Flying Omoplata is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, John Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Flying Omoplata!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omoplata tries to keep at a distance but Shiba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Omoplata throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Omoplata takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Flying Omoplata has been cut.
Omoplata misses with a punch on the inside.
Omoplata fails to pull guard.
Omoplata looking for a takedown.
Omoplata has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Shiba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Omoplata in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Omoplata pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shiba wants to pass the guard but Omoplata is keeping the position.
Shiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Omoplata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shiba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Omoplata is tightening it up a little... Shiba has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Shiba reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Shiba taps out! Nice BJJ there by Omoplata!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Flying Omoplata!
In his post fight interview, Flying Omoplata started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Doc Rivers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Doc Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chael Hart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart looking to score a takedown here. Rivers is defending well but Hart drives through and ends up in Rivers's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hart preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers looking to control.
Rivers being controlled here, momentarily.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hart pushing down on Rivers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rivers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hart is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hart should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivers throws a wild body kick that Hart sees coming a mile off.
Doc Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doc Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Hart shoots in for a double leg but Rivers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hart misses with a body shot.
Hart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rivers's guard.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rivers is trying to improve his position.
Hart is staying tight to Rivers's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rivers is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rivers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chael Hart.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hart ducks right into an uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doc Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Hart.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart looks winded!
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hart falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rivers dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Rivers!
Doc Rivers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ainge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Greenleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Ainge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ainge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinton Greenleaf!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainge dives in and grabs Greenleaf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greenleaf pushes down on Ainge's head and hops out.
Greenleaf works Ainge's body with a nice hook.
Ainge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greenleaf tries to avoid it but Ainge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greenleaf to the ground. Greenleaf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greenleaf lands a slapping body shot.
Ainge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greenleaf napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Greenleaf's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ainge advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenleaf tries to improve his position but Ainge has taken his back! Ainge has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Greenleaf tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Ainge pushes Greenleaf away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Ainge!
Danny Ainge decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Pierce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super 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, Ryan Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierce lands with a good body shot.
Croft wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Pierce lands a nice looking body kick.
Croft shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pierce sprawls well. Pierce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Croft gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pierce. That's going to slow Croft down.
Croft could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Croft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierce moves away.
Pierce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Croft gets a clinch.
Pierce lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce digs a right hand underneath Croft's ribcage. Croft let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Croft is breathing heavily.
Croft jumps guard.
Croft can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierce controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Croft is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Croft is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Pierce hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pierce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Croft momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pierce.
Croft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Croft shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pierce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Croft with a flurry of punches that miss.
Croft stopping the sweep attempt from Pierce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Croft stands and throws Pierce's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce can't do much from the bottom here.
Croft is working to tighten is grip on Pierce's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pierce has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Croft is really squeezing tight and eventually Pierce passes out! Croft breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Croft!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Napoleon Bonaparte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barr misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
Bonaparte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barr has Bonaparte up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Barr.
Bonaparte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonaparte blocks it with crossed arms.
Barr is pushing Bonaparte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barr seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Barr looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Barr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonaparte lands a head shot.
Barr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonaparte keeps Barr at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonaparte. That snapped Barr's head back.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barr momentarily.
Barr fails with the takedown.
Bonaparte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonaparte connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot that snaps Barr's head back.
Barr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonaparte avoids it really well and circles away.
Barr gets a clinch.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barr is breathing heavily.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte throws a head punch that misses.
Barr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Barr.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Barr blocking some punches.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barr.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonaparte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Bonaparte misses with the head strike.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bonaparte fails to land.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barr manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte connects with the punch.
Bonaparte lands the left hand.
Bonaparte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barr's head.
Jab by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonaparte scores with a decent looking hook.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Bonaparte cracks Barr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barr shoots in for a double leg but Bonaparte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Barr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonaparte works the jab nicely.
Bonaparte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonaparte with a nice cross.
Bonaparte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
Barr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonaparte lands with a hook. Barr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barr moves forwards but Bonaparte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
Barr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Bonaparte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr looks for a takedown but Bonaparte sprawls well.
Bonaparte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Bonaparte.
A jab lands there for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands with a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bonaparte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Barr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away.
Nice shot by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a good cross that connects.
Bonaparte's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonaparte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonaparte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barr on the side of the head.
Barr walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonaparte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaparte lands with an overhand left.
Bonaparte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonaparte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barr on the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte connects with a right hand. Barr shakes it off.
Barr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
Bonaparte lands a really nice looking cross but Barr seems unphased.
Bonaparte cracks Barr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonaparte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Bonaparte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barr walks into a stiff left hand from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte works the jab nicely.
Bonaparte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Bonaparte lands with a hook. Barr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonaparte lands with a cross.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. Barr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
That kick from Bonaparte tenderised Barr's leg. Barr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonaparte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonaparte scores with a sloppy right hand. Barr should have avoided that one.
Barr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonaparte tests Barr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Bonaparte connects with a single shot there.
Bonaparte lands with a right hand.
Barr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Barr.
Barr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Bonaparte.
Nice cross by Bonaparte.
Barr misses with a looping left.
Bonaparte's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonaparte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Barr needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonaparte defends it nicely.
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a straight left.
Barr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonaparte lands with a cross.
Barr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barr momentarily.
Barr lands with a cross.
Bonaparte with a hook.
The fighters circling - Barr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab, jab by Bonaparte - just one landing.
Bonaparte scores with a hook.
Bonaparte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonaparte's hands.
Bonaparte scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barr missing with a left hand there. Bonaparte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonaparte feints and then cracks Barr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barr down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonaparte.
Barr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barr misses with a straight right.
Bonaparte with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonaparte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonaparte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Barr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
Bonaparte connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Barr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Bonaparte as Barr shoots in.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barr.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
Bonaparte slips under a jab.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Barr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barr needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown.
Bonaparte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the head.
Barr needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Bonaparte finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Barr misses the target.
Bonaparte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonaparte.
Barr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bonaparte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bonaparte lands a glancing blow to the side of Barr's head.
Barr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
Bonaparte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Steve Barr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Bonaparte does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonaparte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Napoleon Bonaparte!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Napoleon Bonaparte!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Napoleon Bonaparte!
Napoleon Bonaparte wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Napoleon Bonaparte rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panthera Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Johnson Stroker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnson Stroker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Panthera Leo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Stroker.
Stroker jabs Leo right on the nose. Leo blinks but takes it well.
Leo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stroker stuffs the takedown attempt from Leo. Leo gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo shoots in looking for a takedown. Stroker tries to sprawl out of it but Leo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stroker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson Stroker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panthera Leo.
Leo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stroker swivels and escapes.
Stroker instigates a clinch.
Leo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stroker prevents it.
Stroker lands an elbow inside that Leo shrugs off.
It looks like Panthera Leo has been cut.
Stroker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Leo can't get the takedown.
Leo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stroker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leo looks winded!
Stroker effectively controlling the action here.
Stroker is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker is fighting off a takedown attempt but Leo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stroker to the mat. Stroker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stroker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stroker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leo is one step ahead there.
Leo wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Leo stopping the sweep attempt from Stroker.
Leo tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroker is retaining full guard.
Stroker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stroker's head.
Leo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leo working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroker's head.
Leo controlling from the top position.
Leo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leo slips nicely into half guard.
Leo is nestled in close to Stroker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stroker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stroker tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker won't allow Leo to pass to mount.
Stroker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leo.
Leo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leo controlling the action here.
Leo is keen to just control but Stroker is a slippery customer.
Leo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Leo.
Leo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leo working over Stroker with some ground and pound. Stroker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Leo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stroker defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Stroker's temple.
Leo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leo throwing shots but Stroker is blocking nicely.
Leo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Leo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Leo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stroker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leo on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stroker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stroker taking some punishment here, with Leo in his half guard.
Stroker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leo is controlling the pace.
Leo lands with a punch from half guard.
Leo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson Stroker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Stroker's head.
Leo is looking to take a break and control but Stroker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leo lands strikes from half guard.
Leo working over Stroker with some ground and pound. Stroker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Stroker's head.
Stroker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Panthera Leo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leo stalling.
Well,Stroker is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Leo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo is thwarting Stroker's attempts to control the position.
Leo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leo controlling his opponent.
Stroker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Leo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Leo lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stroker can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Panthera Leo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Panthera Leo!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Panthera Leo!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Panthera Leo!
Panthera Leo wins by unanimous decision!
Panthera Leo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Panthera Leo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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