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LDR KO 1: Knock Your Block Off PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Maicon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Maicon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maicon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maicon tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hernandez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maicon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hernandez fails to pull guard.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Douglas Maicon has been cut.
Maicon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hernandez working to try and regain half guard.
Maicon avoids the attempt from Hernandez to control.
Hernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control but Maicon is having none of it.
Hernandez is trying to escape the mount.
Maicon working the ground and pound effectively.
Maicon with shots to the head and body - Hernandez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hernandez is bucking up trying to escape but Maicon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maicon.
Maicon landing strikes from the mount and Hernandez is in trouble!
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maicon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez is squirming around, avoiding Maicon's attempts to control the action.
Hernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Maicon has a good base and remains in mount.
Maicon is breathing heavily.
Maicon controlling from mount.
Hernandez tries to improve his position but instead Maicon has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Maicon controlling the positon.
Maicon looking for the RNC.
Hernandez wants to escape the position.
Hernandez wants to control his opponent's hands but Maicon gets his hands free.
Maicon goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Hernandez escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez is keen to just control but Maicon is a slippery customer.
Hernandez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Maicon is squirming around nicely.
Maicon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hernandez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maicon wants to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez controlling from mount.
Maicon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six 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.
Hernandez trying to control but Maicon is having none of it.
Hernandez thowing shots but they're missing.
Hernandez get's back to his feet.
Maicon keeps the fight on the outside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maicon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Douglas Maicon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Hernandez.
Maicon keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Maicon circles away easily
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maicon closes the distance and clinches.
Maicon fails to pull guard.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maicon walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maicon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
Maicon gets to his feet - Hernandez follows without any prompting.
Maicon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maicon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maicon counters with a shoot takedown. Hernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez has a closed guard, preventing Maicon from standing up.
Hernandez wants to control the position but Maicon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hernandez is trying to stand back up but Maicon is controlling him
Maicon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Maicon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a solid leg kick.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maicon as he jumps to the side.
Maicon fakes the leg kick and cracks Hernandez in the body.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maicon counters with a shoot takedown. Hernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
Maicon passes into half guard.
Maicon passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Maicon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maicon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Glass scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Maicon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhsin Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Van Der Sar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhsin Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Van Der Sar finds it's way through Muhammed's defenses.
Van Der Sar fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Der Sar defending well as Muhammed loads up on a big left hand.
Muhammed thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Sar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muhammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sar was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a combination that misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muhsin Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sar misses with a body shot.
Van Der Sar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhammed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Van Der Sar counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed misses with a combination
and Van Der Sar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Der Sar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Sar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Muhammed misses with a double jab
and Van Der Sar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muhammed looks gassed!
Muhammed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Der Sar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhammed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Muhammed throws a combination that misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a left right combination that sends Muhammed crashing to the mat - Van Der Sar wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Muhammed out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Van Der Sar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lampard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Lampard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light 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, Frank Lampard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lampard tries to close the distance and clinch up but dos Santos Leite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lampard is looking to clinch.
Lampard tries to clinch but dos Santos Leite is having none of it.
A jab from Lampard does it's job there.
dos Santos Leite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lampard drops his shoulder and cracks dos Santos Leite with a huge uppercut! dos Santos Leite goes down! Can Lampard finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampard postures up.
dos Santos Leite has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lampard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lampard stands and steps away. dos Santos Leite gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite forces Lampard back against the cage and clinches.
dos Santos Leite tries to pull guard but Lampard holds him up against the cage and eventually dos Santos Leite drops back down to his feet.
Lampard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
dos Santos Leite looking to slow down the pace here.
Lampard has had enough of the clinch but dos Santos Leite keeps him there for the moment.
dos Santos Leite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for dos Santos Leite with that takedown attempt.
dos Santos Leite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampard.
Lampard throws a body punch but dos Santos Leite moves out of range.
dos Santos Leite looks to land a combination but Lampard avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Lampard lands an impressive looking overhand right. dos Santos Leite doesn't seem phased though.
Lampard clinches but dos Santos Leite breaks the clinch
and dos Santos Leite counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lampard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lampard misses with a looping left.
Lampard misses with a wild combination.
Lampard jabs dos Santos Leite right on the nose. dos Santos Leite blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampard tries to keep at a distance but dos Santos Leite has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampard misses with some punches.
dos Santos Leite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lampard closes the distance looking to clinch
and dos Santos Leite counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lampard darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos Leite counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lampard is breathing heavily.
dos Santos Leite wants to stand up but Lampard is controlling the position.
dos Santos Leite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
dos Santos Leite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
dos Santos Leite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lampard defending well though.
dos Santos Leite trying to mount his opponent but Lampard defends it.
Lampard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dos Santos Leite not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lampard clinches but dos Santos Leite breaks the clinch
and dos Santos Leite counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos Leite is defended easily by Lampard.
Frank Lampard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lampard.
A head kick from dos Santos Leite lands but Lampard takes it in his stride.
Frank Lampard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lampard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos Santos Leite shoots in but no luck this time.
dos Santos Leite closes the distance and clinches up with Lampard, looking for a takedown. dos Santos Leite pushes Lampard against the cage but Lampard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos Leite fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lampard scores with a nice right hand.
Lampard throws a combination. dos Santos Leite tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lampard tries to clinch there but dos Santos Leite circles away.
Lampard lands a lovely overhand right.
Lampard darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos Leite decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lampard's guard.
dos Santos Leite looking to sit in guard and control but Lampard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
dos Santos Leite controlling Lampard's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lampard is looking to stand up but dos Santos Leite won't let him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Leite looking for a guillotine here but Lampard defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos Leite looking to control.
Lampard got a little sloppy there for a moment and dos Santos Leite has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lampard has managed to get both his arms back between dos Santos Leite's legs - danger averted.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lampard stands up from dos Santos Leite's guard - Lampard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lampard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lampard tries to keep at a distance but dos Santos Leite has taken the fight into the clinch.
dos Santos Leite prevents Lampard from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lampard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lampard.
dos Santos Leite changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lampard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
dos Santos Leite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lampard clinches up with dos Santos Leite and pushes him back against the cage.
Lampard lands a nice uppercut.
Lampard is trying to break the clinch but dos Santos Leite has him pressed against the cage.
dos Santos Leite goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lampard prevents it.
dos Santos Leite is trying to break the clinch but Lampard is controlling him.
Lampard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos Leite has him pressed against the cage.
Lampard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lampard lands with a right to the head.
Lampard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
dos Santos Leite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos Leite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lampard walks away with a smile on his face. dos Santos Leite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dos Santos Leite shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lampard as he avoids it easily.
dos Santos Leite throws out a loose jab but Lampard uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos Leite gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lampard has had enough of the clinch but dos Santos Leite keeps him there for the moment.
Lampard lands a hook that snaps the head of dos Santos Leite backwards.
Lampard is trying to force a seperation but dos Santos Leite has the dominant position.
Lampard scores with a shot to the side of dos Santos Leite's head.
dos Santos Leite prevents Lampard from breaking the clinch.
Lampard lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Lampard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lampard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 10:9
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lampard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaDanian Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaDanian Tomlinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, LaDanian Tomlinson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomlinson.
Tomlinson fails with a takedown attempt.
LaDanian Tomlinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomlinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Tomlinson.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tomlinson to the mat! Tomlinson manages to get full guard.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomlinson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tomlinson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomlinson managing to control the position.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Tomlinson blocks nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomlinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:9
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuma The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokozuma The Giant!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sinatra stuffs the takedown attempt from The Giant. The Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
Sinatra has The Giant up against the cage in a clinch.
Sinatra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Giant is keeping busy.
Sinatra pulls guard effortlessly.
The Giant with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Giant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Giant wants to control from the top but Sinatra keeps moving.
The Giant advances to half guard.
The Giant trying to control the action but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
The Giant wants to stand up but Sinatra manages to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinatra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Giant preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra is breathing heavily.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
The Giant slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Giant prevents Sinatra from improving his position.
The Giant is keen to just control but Sinatra is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Giant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sinatra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Giant trying to control but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
The Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinatra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinatra has a closed guard, preventing The Giant from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant wants to control from the top but Sinatra keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinatra is on top in guard.
The Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinatra is one step ahead there.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but The Giant is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sinatra trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Giant's guard.
Sinatra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Giant is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sinatra manages to pull guard.
The Giant postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sinatra is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Giant, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra looking to sit in guard and control but The Giant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Giant stands up from Sinatra's guard - The Giant perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Giant tries to clinch up but Sinatra circles away and keeps his distance.
The Giant misses with a takedown attempt - Sinatra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Giant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sinatra is out of range.
Sinatra tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Giant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Giant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sinatra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinatra has a closed guard, preventing The Giant from standing up.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Giant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinatra is keeping the position for now.
The Giant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sinatra's guard.
Sinatra trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinatra moves out of range as The Giant throws a body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sinatra swats away the attempt to clinch by The Giant.
Sinatra stuffs the takedown.
Frank Sinatra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yokozuma The Giant.
Sinatra leaves The Giant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Giant swivels and escapes.
Sinatra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Giant.
The Giant throws a head kick but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra gets caught flat footed, as The Giant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Giant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Giant has a takedown stuffed.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Giant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Giant is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It looks like Sinatra is going to stand back up.
The Giant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Giant looking to control.
The Giant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yokozuma The Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Giant 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 James Atkins scores the fight 9:10
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yokozuma The Giant!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Phelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren Sapp has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, Mike Phelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelan avoids the head kick by Sapp.
Sapp closes the distance and clinches.
Phelan pulls guard.
Sapp throwing strikes from guard but Phelan blocks nicely.
Phelan tries to strike from the bottom.
Sapp wants to stand and escape but instead Phelan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sapp has Phelan pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sapp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
Phelan won't allow Sapp to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelan wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapp kicks Phelan off and gets to his feet.
Phelan clinches up against the cage.
Phelan is working for takedown but Sapp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phelan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sapp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phelan smiles and moves away.
Sapp bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sapp looks gassed!
Phelan is looking to reverse the position.
Phelan is trying to control Sapp's posture but Sapp avoids it.
Phelan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sapp's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is trying to control. Phelan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phelan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phelan wants to control but Sapp is keeping busy.
Sapp wants to take a breather but Phelan is having none of it.
Phelan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phelan as he jumps to the side.
Phelan gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Phelan.
Sapp is trying to maintain the position but Phelan is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sapp pushes Phelan off looking to stand but Phelan dives back in and keeps control.
Phelan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Phelan trying to control from half guard but Sapp is working away.
Phelan wants to stand up but Sapp is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sapp wants to get back to full guard.
Sapp is trying to stand back up but Phelan is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sapp fails with the takedown
and Phelan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sapp's guard now.
Mike Phelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warren Sapp.
Sapp is working an open guard so Phelan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Phelan throws a nice head kick!
Phelan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sapp tries to clinch up
and Phelan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sapp's knee momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
Sapp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Phelan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Phelan tries to roll over but Sapp keeps him under control.
Sapp controlling the pace.
Sapp prevents Phelan from improving his position.
Sapp with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phelan tries to roll over but Sapp keeps him under control.
Sapp slows the pace down in half guard.
Phelan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sapp perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phelan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sapp.
Phelan wants to control but Sapp passes into side.
Phelan can't do much from the bottom here.
Phelan tries to buck Sapp off but Sapp is having none of it.
Sapp stands up and beckons Phelan to his feet.
Sapp is looking to clinch but Phelan is avoiding it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sapp feints and as Phelan raises his hands in defense, Sapp changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phelan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phelan seems keen to control Sapp's posture.
Phelan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Phelan has his foot on Sapp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sapp works his way back into a safe position though.
Sapp wants to control from the top but Phelan keeps moving.
Sapp won't allow Phelan to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phelan is working an open guard so Sapp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sapp shoots for a takedown but Phelan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sapp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phelan swivels and escapes.
Phelan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Phelan lands in his opponent's guard.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Phelan from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Phelan.
Well Phelan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Phelan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tshabalala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Messi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tshabalala closes the distance and clinches.
Messi tries to break free but Tshabalala pushes him back against the cage.
Messi keeps control of Tshabalala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tshabalala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Messi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Messi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tshabalala uses from the top position.
Tshabalala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Messi wants to sweep here but Tshabalala controlling him for the moment.
Messi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tshabalala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Messi wants to get back to his feet but Tshabalala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi is trying to keep Tshabalala in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala content to stall in guard here.
Messi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tshabalala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tshabalala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tshabalala lands a couple of elbows.
Messi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tshabalala tries to clinch but Messi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Messi moves into the clinch.
Tshabalala has picked Messi up - he's going for a ride! Tshabalala dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tshabalala is breathing heavily.
Messi is looking for a sweep. Tshabalala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Messi wants to control the action here but instead Tshabalala manages to pass to full mount!
Tshabalala controlling from the full mount.
Messi 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.
Messi wants to control but Tshabalala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Messi wants to control the action here but instead Tshabalala manages to pass to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Messi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tshabalala takes Messi's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Messi is in trouble.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Messi can't escape the position.
Messi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tshabalala controlling the positon.
That's four 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.
Tshabalala landing with strikes.
Tshabalala scores with punches from the back.
Messi can't escape the position.
Tshabalala looking for the choke but no joy.
Messi is trying to stand back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Messi staying busy and making it hard for Tshabalala to control.
Tshabalala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Messi trying to control but not successfully.
Tshabalala throwing damaging strikes from the back! Messi could be in trouble here!
Messi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Messi is trying to maintain the position but Tshabalala is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tshabalala prevents Messi from improving his position.
Messi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tshabalala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tshabalala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Messi.
Tshabalala gets a takedown into half guard.
Messi is trying to stand back up but Tshabalala is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Messi is looking to improve his position.
Messi is staying active underneath Tshabalala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tshabalala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tshabalala wants to get back to his feet.
Messi wants to improve his position but Tshabalala is controlling well.
Tshabalala wants to control but Messi is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tshabalala tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Messi.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Messi is looking to clinch.
Tshabalala looks to land a left hand but Messi moved out of range nicely.
Messi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tshabalala counters with a shoot takedown. Messi fights it but they end up in guard.
Messi pushes Tshabalala off and gets back to his feet.
Messi tries for a takedown but Tshabalala circles away easily
and Tshabalala counters with a nice double leg into side control. Messi won't be happy with that.
Siphiwe Tshabalala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Messi.
Messi seems a little lost for a moment, as Tshabalala dominates the positioning.
Tshabalala misses with the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Messi tries to improve position but can't.
Messi is not content to let Tshabalala control the position.
Tshabalala advances nicely into full mount.
Tshabalala controlling the position easily from mount.
Messi wants to hold on but Tshabalala pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tshabalala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:9
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siphiwe Tshabalala!
Siphiwe Tshabalala retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Revis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrell Revis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Revis is just out of range.
Revis throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean throws a sloppy body shot
and Revis counters with a right hand to the body.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Dean looks gassed!
Dean avoids the body shot from Revis.
Revis throws a shot to the body.
Revis works Dean's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dean has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revis connects with a body shot.
Dean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Revis scores with a body shot.
Revis scores with a hook to the body. Dean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Revis counters with a left to the body.
Revis takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revis misses with a body shot.
Revis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Revis lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Dean misses.
Revis digs a good body shot into Dean's ribs.
Revis jabs at Dean's body.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis misses with a wild body shot.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Revis's head but Revis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revis misses the body punch
and Dean counters with a three punch combo that has Revis backing up. Revis nods at Dean to acknowledge the strikes.
Revis lands a nice shot to the body.
Revis is looking to wear down Dean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Revis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Revis scores with a jab to the body.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Revis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Revis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Revis.
Revis lands a right hook to the body.
Revis connects with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Revis misses the shot to the body.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Revis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Revis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Revis lands a with a good body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dean avoids the body shot from Revis.
Revis lands a nice hook to Dean's body. Dean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Revis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revis just misses with a punch to the body.
Revis ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Revis counters with a nice body shot.
Revis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Revis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Revis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Revis throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
Revis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Revis lands with a nice body punch.
Revis lands a nice looking body shot.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
Revis thows a body shot but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Revis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Revis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revis. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revis lands with a shot to the body.
Revis lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Revis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Revis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Revis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 10:8
Judge James Glass scores the fight 10:8
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Revis!
Darrell Revis retains his welterweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Vidic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nemanja Vidic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant connects with a right hand. Vidic shakes it off.
Bryant scores with a jab.
Vidic misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Vidic misses.
Vidic misses with a wild combination.
Bryant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vidic.
Nemanja Vidic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vidic throws a big shot that misses.
Bryant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vidic looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Vidic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bryant throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Vidic counter with a right hand.
Vidic throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
Bryant misses with a double jab
enabling Vidic to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vidic looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Vidic.
Vidic takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant misses with a double jab
and Vidic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vidic rushes Bryant with punches - Bryant moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bryant goes down! Vidic follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemanja Vidic!
Nemanja Vidic retains his middleweight title!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis gets a takedown into half guard.
Lewis is thwarting Beckham's attempts to control the position.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Beckham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis winds up and cracks Beckham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Beckham's temple.
Lewis is nestled in close to Beckham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis winds up and cracks Beckham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beckham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beckham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Beckham trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Beckham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beckham taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Beckham is defending the position.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beckham's head.
Beckham trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Beckham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis throwing shots but Beckham is blocking nicely.
Beckham is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beckham avoid being mounted?
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beckham misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckham's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Beckham's legs - danger averted.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beckham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Beckham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis stands up over Beckham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beckham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Beckham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Beckham trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beckham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is in close to Beckham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beckham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Beckham did well to prevent Lewis getting side control.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Beckham dodges it nicely.
Beckham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beckham wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis working Beckham over with strikes.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beckham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beckham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beckham tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ray Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beckham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis works over Beckham with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis postures up in Beckham's guard and throws a big left but Beckham blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beckham fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Lewis scoring with punches from side control.
Beckham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Beckham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis cracks Beckham with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Beckham taking a bit of punishment here - Lewis scoring with strikes.
Beckham parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Beckham to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beckham is avoiding damage well.
Lewis throws a strike aimed at the side of Beckham's head but Beckham avoids it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beckham's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis works over Beckham with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckham has wrist control.
Beckham looking to control.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beckham looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Beckham blocks nicely.
Beckham is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beckham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 10:8
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 10:8
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis retains his heavyweight title!
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