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QFCL 7 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 Klaus Saenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sin comes into the arena with Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Saenger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saenger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saenger on the side of the head.
Saenger feints and as Sin raises his hands in defense, Saenger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saenger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saenger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Saenger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saenger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saenger throwing strikes from guard but Sin blocks nicely.
Saenger pushing down on Sin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saenger trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sin!
Saenger working the ground and pound effectively.
Saenger working the ground and pound effectively.
Saenger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saenger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saenger has hold of Sin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saenger raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saenger controlling the pace for now.
Saenger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saenger with the ground and pound from mount.
Saenger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saenger controlling the position easily from mount.
Sin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saenger content just to control the position here.
Saenger quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Saenger but it's paid off an Sin is forced to tap! Nice work by Saenger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Saenger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between New Update (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Omielanczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Update comes to the cage accompanied by beep. Omielanczuk 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! Daniel Omielanczuk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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130 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Update!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Omielanczuk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omielanczuk clinches with his opponent.
Update lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Omielanczuk backwards.
Update pushes Omielanczuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Omielanczuk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Update to keep the fight standing.
Omielanczuk tries to pull guard but Update won't allow it.
Update leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Update.
Update lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Omielanczuk or not.
Update lands a hook that snaps the head of Omielanczuk backwards.
Omielanczuk tries to pull guard but Update holds him up against the cage and eventually Omielanczuk drops back down to his feet.
New Update has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Omielanczuk.
Update lands an elbow inside.
Update scores with a hook to the body.
Update avoiding damage.
Omielanczuk takes a shot to the head.
Update softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Update lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Update.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Update digs a right hand underneath Omielanczuk's ribcage. Omielanczuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Update.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Update.
Omielanczuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Omielanczuk looks winded!
Update lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Update lands a shot to the body.
Update could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Omielanczuk decides to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Update trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Update looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Update wants to pass the guard but Omielanczuk is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk striking off his back but it's not causing Update any problems.
Update looking to pass the guard.
Update controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of New Update.
Omielanczuk gets a clinch.
Update lands a nice uppercut.
Omielanczuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Update.
Omielanczuk is trying to pull guard but Update has him pressed against the cage.
Update presses Omielanczuk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Update lands a body punch in the clinch.
Update lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Update works on Omielanczuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Update lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Update lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Update is leaning against Omielanczuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Update.
Update lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omielanczuk.
Update dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Update pushes Omielanczuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Update lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Update lands with a short shot to the head.
Update lands a hook that snaps the head of Omielanczuk backwards.
Update pushes Omielanczuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Update.
Update lands a hook that snaps the head of Omielanczuk backwards.
Update works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Update lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Update lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Update is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Update scores a nice knee to the body.
Update lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Update.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Update.
A nice left hand lands by Update.
Update lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omielanczuk.
A left hand lands to the body for Update.
Update stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Update creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Update scores with a hook to the body.
Update lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Omielanczuk is rocked!
Good body shot from Update.
Omielanczuk takes a shot to the head.
Omielanczuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Update finish him?
Update lands with a right to the head.
Update lands a hook that snaps the head of Omielanczuk backwards.
Update lands with a light punch inside.
Update lands a big right hand that drops Omielanczuk! The killer instinct kicks in and Update finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Update!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New Update!
New Update was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Hart (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. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chael Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hart could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Hart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hart content to stall in guard here.
Hart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bonaparte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bonaparte's guard.
Hart is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chael Hart just wasn't active enough.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonaparte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hart momentarily.
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Hart.
Bonaparte lands a jab.
Bonaparte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonaparte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hart to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bonaparte can't keep his opponent in guard - Hart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hart passes to full mount!
Hart controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hart lands a big shot there that rocks Bonaparte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bonaparte is rocked!
It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bonaparte turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hart off and cradles Bonaparte's limp body as Hart celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Chael Hart!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes into the arena with Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend blaring out of the sound system. John Shiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, John Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fighter tests Shiba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.
Fighter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shiba clinches.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter lands a left hand.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Street Fighter has been cut.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba landing knees to the head.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Shiba throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shiba throws an elbow but misses.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
Shiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Shiba misses with an elbow over the top.
Fighter blocks the elbow strike.
Shiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shiba lands a good knee to the midsection. Fighter won't want to take too many of those.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Fighter avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fighter avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Shiba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fighter's brow.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A short left from Fighter.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Shiba misses with an elbow over the top.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter blocks the elbow strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiba landing knees to the body.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shiba misses with a knee strike.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shiba throws an elbow but misses.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiba blocking some punches.
Shiba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Shiba.
I think Shiba 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for John Shiba!
John Shiba wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manueli Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manueli Khan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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225 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manueli Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierce throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Pierce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Pierce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierce on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Pierce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Manueli Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierce moves away.
Pierce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierce looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a combination. Pierce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pierce is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
A jab from Pierce misses.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Khan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khan lands an elbow.
Pierce struggling a bit here.
Pierce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lands an elbow.
Pierce wants to control but Khan postures up.
Pierce is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing strikes.
Pierce takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Khan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Khan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Pierce's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pierce is trying to control Khan's posture but Khan avoids it.
Khan takes a little break here. Pierce wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pierce is looking for a sweep.
Khan working the head and body with strikes.
Pierce is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is trying to control Khan's posture but Khan avoids it.
Khan working the ground and pound from side control.
Khan lands an elbow.
Khan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pierce is rocked!
Check out the look on Khan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Pierce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan cracks Pierce with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Khan immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pierce is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manueli Khan!
A very excited looking Manueli Khan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verbana has chosen Pardon Me as his entrance music. John Verbana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Verbana!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws the left hand but Verbana avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verbana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Verbana blocks a jab.
Johnson sizes up Verbana with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Verbana.
Verbana is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Verbana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verbana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verbana.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Johnson.
Verbana drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbana throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Verbana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Verbana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Verbana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verbana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Verbana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Verbana lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Verbana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verbana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Verbana throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Verbana.
Verbana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verbana stalling in the clinch.
Verbana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Verbana.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Verbana misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
It looks like Carl Johnson has been cut.
Verbana prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson letting Verbana take a breather here.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Verbana can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Verbana working Johnson over with knees to the body.
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.
Verbana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Verbana lands a knee to the body.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Verbana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbana is working Johnson over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Verbana.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to break free but Verbana pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Verbana.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Verbana.
Verbana throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Verbana throws an elbow but misses.
Verbana pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verbana.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verbana.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Verbana is controlling him.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Verbana misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verbana.
Verbana looking to stall.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbana won't allow it.
Verbana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Verbana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Verbana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Verbana is struggling to control the position.
Verbana misses with a knee to the head.
Verbana blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Verbana.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Verbana obliges.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Verbana.
Verbana misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson wants to break free but Verbana has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verbana.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verbana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Verbana, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Verbana 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.
Verbana trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Verbana is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Verbana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Verbana lands with a left to the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Verbana.
John Verbana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verbana misses with an elbow over the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to push Verbana away but Verbana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson has Verbana pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Verbana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Verbana misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Verbana is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbana won't allow it.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Verbana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbana won't allow it.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verbana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Verbana lands with a left to the head.
Verbana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Verbana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Verbana, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Verbana stalling.
Carl Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verbana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Verbana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Verbana 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for John Verbana!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Verbana!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for John Verbana!
John Verbana wins by unanimous decision!
John Verbana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flying Omoplata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omoplata comes to the cage accompanied by Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. Doc Rivers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Flying Omoplata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Doc Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers connects with a jab.
Omoplata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Omoplata avoids a kick to the body.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers lunges at Omoplata with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Omoplata's hand.
It looks like Flying Omoplata has been cut.
Rivers scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice cross by Rivers.
Rivers lands a big right hand that sends Omoplata crashing to the mat! Rivers stays standing though and waves Omoplata back to his feet!
Omoplata is rocked!
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omoplata.
Oh Omoplata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Omoplata sprawling to the canvas! Omoplata rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rivers finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omoplata bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Rivers comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Omoplata falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Omoplata was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doc Rivers!
After winning the bout, Doc Rivers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panthera Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ainge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo comes to the cage accompanied by Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. 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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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Panthera Leo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ainge!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ainge lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ainge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ainge slips nicely into half guard.
Ainge is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ainge is looking to stall here but Leo recovers full guard.
Ainge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ainge is trying to work for a kimura but Leo is defending well.
Ainge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ainge trying to control the action but Leo is working from the bottom.
Leo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ainge on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ainge wants to control but Leo is keeping him busy.
Leo is concentrating on defense, preventing Ainge from advancing position.
Ainge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ainge trying to control the action but Leo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Ainge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ainge.
Horrible takedown by Ainge or perhaps it was just good defense by Leo which made him look bad.
Leo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainge gets back to full guard.
Leo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leo looking to sit in guard and control but Ainge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ainge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ainge trying to control but Leo is working from the bottom.
Ainge tries to free his leg and advance position but Leo is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ainge looking to sit in guard and control but Leo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ainge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ainge trying to control the position from guard on top but Leo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ainge looking to pass the guard.
Ainge preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ainge wants to stand but Leo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ainge slips nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leo is defending against the submission attempts here by Ainge.
Ainge wants to pass to mount but Leo is defending the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ainge is just content to waste time from the top position. Leo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ainge looking to sit in guard and control but Leo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ainge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leo defends well.
Leo won't allow Ainge to sweep him here.
Ainge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leo loads up on a big left hand. Ainge felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Leo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ainge can't hide his disappointment, as Leo celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panthera Leo!
Panthera Leo retains his super heavyweight title!
Panthera Leo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson Stroker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Ryan Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnson Stroker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft shoots in but Stroker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Croft is looking to clinch but Stroker is avoiding it.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Croft.
Stroker thuds a left hand into Croft's body.
Horrible takedown by Croft or perhaps it was just good defense by Stroker which made him look bad.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroker forces Croft back against the cage and clinches.
Stroker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryan Croft has been cut.
Croft is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stroker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Stroker's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Stroker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft is working for takedown but Stroker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Croft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Croft wants a takedown but no success here.
Croft could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
Croft content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Stroker.
Croft wants to take the fight to the mat but Stroker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stroker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Croft is defending well for now.
Croft tries for a takedown. No joy.
Croft is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stroker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stroker scores with a hook to the body.
Croft is breathing heavily.
Croft drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stroker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stroker jabs Croft to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croft tries to clinch but Stroker moves away
and Stroker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a right hook to the body.
Stroker cracks Croft with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Croft looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stroker finish him?
Croft circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Stroker. Croft falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Stroker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnson Stroker!
Johnson Stroker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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pop
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