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Galaxy 62: Labours Of Hercules PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maloney comes into the arena with enter sandman-metallica 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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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Shaun Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reynolds prevents Maloney from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reynolds is on top in guard.
Reynolds drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reynolds jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maloney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Reynolds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maloney wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds stands up and waves to Maloney to follow him.
Reynolds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maloney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Shaun Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maloney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maloney connects with a nice looking jab.
Reynolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maloney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maloney catches Reynolds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maloney scores with a one two! Reynolds had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maloney lands a jab-cross combination.
Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and Maloney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reynolds is rocked!
Reynolds walks straight into a right hand from Maloney - that's dropped him! Maloney jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Reynolds from any more punishment! Reynolds complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shaun Maloney!
Shaun Maloney took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Violent By Design for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uci Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uci Hui!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hui.
Uci Hui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hui misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez postures up in Hui's guard and throws a big left but Hui blocks it.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hui has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Hui's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez is in close to Hui's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Hui.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hui wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Hui keeps moving.
Hui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hui is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Hui blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hui is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Hui is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Hui working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Hui blocks nicely.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez cracks Hui with a solid left hand.
Hui looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanchez has picked Hui up and slammed him! Hui can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanchez manages to pass to side control!
Sanchez scores with punches from side control.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Hui's temple.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Hui controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.
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!
You can see the frustration on Hui's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the strikes but Hui uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hui is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hui has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hui gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Hui.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Hui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hui looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Hui darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Hui - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Hui tries to tie him up.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Hui turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hui forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hui misses with an elbow strike.
Hui unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hui works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hui utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hui scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hui obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hui lands a body punch.
Hui connects with a knee to the head.
Hui lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hui with a knee to the head.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hui - that landed with a thud.
Hui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hui lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Thiago Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez is trying to drag Hui to the mat but Hui just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hui lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hui holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Hui lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Hui is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hui is struggling to control the position.
Hui utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hui.
Knees to the body from Hui.
Hui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hui pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Hui.
Hui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hui looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Hui tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Hui is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Hui connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves forwards but Hui connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hui lands a nice looking body shot.
Hui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hui finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Hui moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Hui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hui tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Hui lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hui forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hui won't allow it.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hui forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uci Hui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Hui works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hui.
Hui lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hui scores with a body shot.
Hui thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hui wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hui is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui is adopting a defensive guard.
Hui working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hui's head.
Hui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Hui keeps moving.
Hui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Thiago Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hui looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanchez passes into half guard.
Hui actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Hui on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hui is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Hui is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hui is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hui has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hui trying to control here.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Hui is defending well.
Hui looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hui gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Hui lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Hui landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Hui working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Uci Hui.
I think Hui 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uci Hui!
An out of breath and clearly excited Uci Hui thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Cichon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Cichon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Marcello Sanchez has been cut.
Cichon misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cichon.
Cichon moves into the clinch.
Cichon lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cichon to keep the fight standing.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cichon to keep the fight standing.
Cichon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cichon manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cichon's waist but Cichon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Cichon.
Sanchez shoots in but Cichon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cichon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cichon misses with a low kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cichon scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Cichon. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cichon moves in close and cracks Sanchez with a massive right hand! Sanchez, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Cichon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mariusz Cichon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Esa Wideroos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wideroos.
Good leg kick by Wideroos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wideroos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wideroos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wideroos lands a jab to Salace's midsection.
Salace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salace working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Salace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wideroos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Salace is breathing heavily.
Wideroos can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salace creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wideroos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Salace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wideroos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Salace looks up at the clock and then as Wideroos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wideroos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salace creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wideroos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wideroos is trying to control Salace's posture but Salace avoids it.
Salace working the ground and pound.
Salace trying to control the position but Wideroos is working away.
Wideroos struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace working the ground and pound from side control.
Wideroos is looking for a sweep.
Salace goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wideroos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Salace's guard! Nice work there by Wideroos!
Wideroos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wideroos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wideroos wants to control but Salace is keeping him busy.
Salace struggling a bit here.
Wideroos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salace to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Salace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salace taking a bit of punishment here - Wideroos scoring with strikes.
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!
Salace is looking to regain half guard here but Wideroos keeps moving and retains side control.
Salace sneaks back into half guard.
Salace trying to get back to full guard but Wideroos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salace throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wideroos. What's that going to do exactly?
Salace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Wideroos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wideroos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simon Salace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wideroos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salace shoots in for a takedown but Wideroos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wideroos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wideroos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salace's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wideroos lands the left hand.
It looks like Simon Salace has been cut.
Wideroos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salace has time to react.
Wideroos lands a leg kick that knocks Salace off balance momentarily.
Salace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wideroos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wideroos swings for the body but Salace moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos and Salace are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Wideroos throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Salace into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Wideroos knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Esa Wideroos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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232 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Pain!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pain misses.
Pain shoots in but Riordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pain throwing strikes but missing.
Pain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Pain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riordan trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
Riordan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pain throwing shots but Riordan is blocking nicely.
Pain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pain prevents Riordan from improving his position.
Riordan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riordan tries to get out of the position.
Riordan taking some punishment here, with Pain in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Riordan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Riordan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pain is trying to improve his position.
Pain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riordan off and has taken his back!
Pain connects with a big shot to the side of Riordan's head.
It looks like Tommy Riordan has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain punishes Riordan with strikes from the back mount.
Pain is raining down hard shots and and Riordan has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dr Pain!
Dr Pain gave a mention to Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Walter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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31
167 lbs
12 - 15 - 2 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshal wants it to stay on the feet.
Marshal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Marshal wants to clinch.
Marshal digs a good hook to Walter's body.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Walter throws a body kick that misses.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Walter moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anton Walter has been cut.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter tries to pull guard but Marshal won't allow it.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Walter.
Walter looking to throw knees to the head but Marshal is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Walter tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal is leaning against Walter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walter looks winded!
Marshal stalling against the cage.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Marshal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marshal lands a good knee to the midsection. Walter won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marshal.
Marshal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshal working Walter over with knees to the body.
Marshal with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marshal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walter or not.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshal is keeping busy.
Marshal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Marshal lands a nice uppercut.
Walter tries to break free but Marshal pushes him back against the cage.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Walter wants to stall.
Walter has Marshal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walter or not.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Walter being controlled against the cage.
Walter misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Marshal.
Marshal tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Walter wants a takedown.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Marshal.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Walter avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marshal smiles and moves away.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal lands a leg kick that knocks Walter off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walter's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walter's defenses.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshal.
Walter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Walter blocks with his arms.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshal is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Marshal circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Walter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walter takes one to the side of the head.
Marshal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshal is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Marshal circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshal counters by moving into the clinch.
Eliah Marshal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Walter.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal connects with a knee to the head.
Walter is rocked!
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Walter is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
A hook to the body from Marshal.
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!
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marshal drops Walter with a big knee straight up the middle! Walter is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walter is breathing heavily.
Marshal clinches.
Marshal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Marshal.
Walter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshal working Walter over with knees to the body.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Marshal - that landed with a thud.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Walter - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Marshal, and another! Walter is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eliah Marshal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drakkar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
202 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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26
186 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar lands a jab to Shaver's midsection.
Drakkar clinches with his opponent.
Shaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drakkar blocks it with crossed arms.
Drakkar with a knee to the head.
Drakkar landing knees to the head.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaver tries a body shot but Drakkar blocks it.
Drakkar lands an elbow that stopped Shaver in his tracks for a moment.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar lands a good knee to the midsection. Shaver won't want to take too many of those.
Shaver looks winded!
Shaver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shaver is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drakkar obliges.
Shaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Drakkar finish him?
Drakkar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Shaver with a big uppercut! Shaver tries to clinch up but Drakkar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Shaver to the mat! Shaver covers up and Drakkar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Drakkar!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Drakkar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yamamoto Takiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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28
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 2 |
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22
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Yamamoto Takiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lands with a straight right. Takiyama didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Yamamoto Takiyama has been cut.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake looks to land a combination but Takiyama avoids it well.
Albert Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takiyama connects with the punch.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Takiyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takiyama drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drake wants to control from the top but Takiyama keeps moving.
Takiyama is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Drake rolls with it to try and escape but Takiyama cranks on the arm and Drake is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yamamoto Takiyama!
An out of breath Yamamoto Takiyama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Francis Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo's entrance music is Cassidy - Rondo. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Rajon Rondo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rajon Rondo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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21
135 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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22
143 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Francis Colon!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rondo as he avoids it easily.
Rondo throws a hook but Francis Colon avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondo. Francis Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis Colon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Francis Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rondo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Francis Colon if he has to take too many more of those.
Rondo lands a jab to the head.
Francis Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Rondo throws a body punch but Francis Colon moves out of range.
Rondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francis Colon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Francis Colon throws a shot to the body.
Rondo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Francis Colon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francis Colon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Francis Colon misses with a head kick.
Rondo scores with a leg kick.
Francis Colon takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis Colon throws a head kick but Rondo moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rondo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Rondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Rondo does it's job there.
Francis Colon lands a head kick!
Rondo throws a low kick but Francis Colon avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Rondo. Beautiful body shot.
Francis Colon misses with a head kick.
Rondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis Colon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rondo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Francis Colon ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Rondo catches Francis Colon right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a head shot.
Rondo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Francis Colon is out of range and Rondo settles back down.
Francis Colon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Francis Colon moves forwards but Rondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Rondo.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Francis Colon with an uppercut!
Rondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Francis Colon slips a straight right by Rondo.
Rajon Rondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rondo misses with a straight left.
Francis Colon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rondo tries a low kick but Francis Colon avoids it.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Francis Colon with an uppercut!
Francis Colon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
Rondo blocks a head kick by Francis Colon.
Francis Colon throws a leg kick
letting Rondo counter with a right hand.
Rondo scores with a jab. Francis Colon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rondo scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Rondo misses.
Francis Colon checks a leg kick nicely.
Francis Colon connects with a leg kick. Rondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Francis Colon connects with a solid leg kick.
Francis Colon checks a low kick from Rondo.
Francis Colon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Francis Colon wants to control but Rondo is keeping him busy.
Francis Colon moves into full mount! Rondo won't be happy about that!
Francis Colon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rondo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Francis Colon working the ground and pound effectively.
Francis Colon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francis Colon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon punching from mount but Rondo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Francis Colon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rondo blocking the ground and pound.
Rondo is looking to get to half guard.
Rondo wants to hold on but Francis Colon pushes him away.
Francis Colon thowing shots but they're missing.
Rondo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francis Colon on the ground.
Francis Colon lands with some strikes.
Francis Colon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rondo wants to hold on but Francis Colon pushes him away.
Rondo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rondo tries to get out of the position.
Rondo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Francis Colon lands a heavy elbow.
Rondo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Francis Colon avoids the attempt from Rondo to control.
Francis Colon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Francis Colon avoids the attempt from Rondo to control.
Francis Colon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rondo hang on?
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is having none of it.
Francis Colon punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Francis Colon lands a heavy elbow.
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis Colon landing strikes from the mount and Rondo is in trouble!
Francis Colon controlling his opponent.
Francis Colon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rondo?
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is having none of it.
Francis Colon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reginald Francis Colon has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Rondo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis Colon wants to control the pace but Rondo is squirming around nicely.
Francis Colon landing shots from mount.
Rondo tries to hold on but Francis Colon pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Francis Colon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Francis Colon landing strikes from the mount and Rondo is in trouble!
Francis Colon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francis Colon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rondo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis Colon working Rondo over with strikes here.
Rondo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rondo is rocked!
BOOM! Francis Colon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Francis Colon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rondo as he avoids it easily.
Francis Colon ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rondo throws a nice looking combination but Francis Colon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rondo throws a low kick but Francis Colon moves out of range easily.
Rondo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Francis Colon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rondo is trying to get back to full guard.
Francis Colon is trying to work for a kimura but Rondo is defending well.
Rondo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Francis Colon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Francis Colon crashes against the mat.
Francis Colon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Francis Colon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Francis Colon looking to control but Rondo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis Colon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Francis Colon avoids the attempt from Rondo to control.
Francis Colon looking to control but Rondo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis Colon with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondo is squirming around, avoiding Francis Colon's attempts to control the action.
Rondo tries to lock up and control but Francis Colon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francis Colon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rondo is squirming around, avoiding Francis Colon's attempts to control the action.
Francis Colon quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Francis Colon but it's paid off an Rondo is forced to tap! Nice work by Francis Colon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reginald Francis Colon! Reginald Francis Colon retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Reginald Francis Colon 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Mlodzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlodzinski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Destroyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Mlodzinski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer shoots in but no luck this time.
Mlodzinski gets a clinch.
Mlodzinski landing knees to the head.
Destroyer is working for takedown but Mlodzinski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Destroyer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mlodzinski is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mlodzinski pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mlodzinski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Destroyer has passed into half guard!
Destroyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mlodzinski defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer prevents Mlodzinski from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mlodzinski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Destroyer wants to pass to mount but Mlodzinski is defending the position.
Destroyer is trying to work for a kimura but Mlodzinski is defending well.
Mlodzinski tries to roll over but Destroyer keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer is keen to just control but Mlodzinski is a slippery customer.
Mlodzinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Destroyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mlodzinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Destroyer wants to pass to mount but Mlodzinski is defending the position.
Mlodzinski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Destroyer prevents Mlodzinski from standing back up.
Mlodzinski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Destroyer is controlling the pace.
Mlodzinski looking for submissions off his back.
Destroyer is keen to just control but Mlodzinski is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mlodzinski sees it coming and defends easily.
Mlodzinski actively working from the bottom here.
Mlodzinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Destroyer is taking a breather. Mlodzinski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mlodzinski actively working from the bottom here.
Destroyer is looking for a kimura but Mlodzinski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Destroyer to get the leverage.
Destroyer is trying to work for a kimura but Mlodzinski is defending well.
Destroyer prevents Mlodzinski from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mlodzinski is refusing to be controlled, as Destroyer sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Destroyer is trying to control. Mlodzinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mlodzinski tries to roll over but Destroyer keeps him under control.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Destroyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mlodzinski tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Mlodzinski tenderised Destroyer's leg. Destroyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mlodzinski counters by clinching up.
Destroyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mlodzinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mlodzinski decides to pull guard.
Mlodzinski looking for a guillotine here but Destroyer defends easily.
Mlodzinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Destroyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Destroyer trying to control but Mlodzinski is working from the bottom.
Destroyer prevents Mlodzinski from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Destroyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mlodzinski clinches with his opponent.
Mlodzinski jumps guard and drags Destroyer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Destroyer wants to control from the top but Mlodzinski keeps moving.
Destroyer advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Mlodzinski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mlodzinski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Destroyer counters with a takedown into side control.
Mlodzinski is looking to reverse the position.
Destroyer is working to tighten is grip on Mlodzinski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Mlodzinski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Destroyer is really squeezing tight and eventually Mlodzinski passes out! Destroyer breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Destroyer!
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