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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Yale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelbert Gainsborough will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Yale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adelbert Gainsborough!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gainsborough's hands.
Gainsborough tries to land a front kick but Yale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gainsborough throws out a leg kick but Yale moves out of range and Gainsborough only half commits.
Gainsborough misses with a kick to the body.
Gainsborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gainsborough tried to score with a low kick but Yale checks it.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Gainsborough got wobbled bad by a big combination! Yale presses forward with punches and knees until Gainsborough stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Gainsborough closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Yale!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Valdemes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan has chosen It Comes and It Goes as his entrance music. Hector Valdemes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Valdemes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjawan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benjawan prevents Valdemes from improving his position.
Valdemes manages to get to full guard.
Benjawan stands and throws Valdemes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Valdemes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benjawan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valdemes sneaks back into half guard.
Valdemes won't allow Benjawan to pass to mount.
Benjawan wants to stand but Valdemes has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Valdemes manages to get to full guard.
Benjawan wants to control from the top but Valdemes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdemes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valdemes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdemes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benjawan defends it easily.
Valdemes is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Benjawan frees his head nicely. Oh but Valdemes has switched to an armbar! Benjawan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hector Valdemes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Mikel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Mikel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullion gets the takedown into side control.
Mikel sneaks back into half guard.
Mikel gets back to full guard.
Mikel controls Gullion momentarily but Gullion frees himself.
Mikel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gullion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gullion is fighting to break Mikel's control of his arms but Mikel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mikel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gullion is aware though and is defending well.
Mikel keeping moving, preventing Gullion from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikel is looking for a triangle but Gullion pushes his legs off easily.
Mikel wants to sweep but no luck.
Gullion wants to control from the top but Mikel keeps moving.
Gullion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Olliver Gullion just wasn't active enough.
Gullion feints and as Mikel raises his hands in defense, Gullion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gullion looking to pass the guard.
Mikel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikel looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikel 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! Gullion rolls with it to try and escape but Mikel cranks on the arm and Gullion is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Mikel!
In his post fight interview, Pete Mikel 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sirenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Tobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Sirenni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Tobe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tobe throws a head kick that Sirenni semi-blocks.
Tobe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sirenni darts in and clinches Tobe up against the cage.
Sirenni breaks the clinch.
Tobe tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tobe - that will leave a mark!
Sirenni gets a clinch.
Sirenni gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sirenni looking to sit in guard and control but Tobe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirenni has Tobe pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirenni is trying to control the position but Tobe postures up.
Sirenni is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sirenni pushes Tobe off and gets back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tobe - that will leave a mark!
Tobe lands a head kick!
Sirenni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sirenni pushes Tobe up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tobe tries to score a body lock takedown but Sirenni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sirenni is on top in guard.
Sirenni controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tobe wants to stand but Sirenni is controlling the position.
Tobe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirenni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sirenni is looking to stand up but Tobe won't let him.
Tobe wants to stand but Sirenni is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Sirenni just wasn't active enough.
Sirenni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tobe but Tobe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tobe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sirenni shoots in looking for a takedown. Tobe tries to sprawl out of it but Sirenni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tobe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirenni throws a series of strikes that have Tobe backpedaling.
Tobe catches Sirenni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sirenni tries for a takedown but Tobe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sirenni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tobe scores with a spinning back kick!
We've been informed that Tobe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle, before Tobe throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sirenni's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Tobe lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Aaron Tobe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devereux Digard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digard has chosen Les Rongeurs - La Chasse Est Ouverte as his entrance music. Bryan Lester has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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 Sydney, Bryan Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devereux Digard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester with a lazy takedown attempt
and Digard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lester tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Digard has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lester wants to hold on but Digard pushes him away.
Lester looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lester trying to control the position but Digard manages to sink in the hooks.
Digard misses with a punch to the head.
Lester defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Digard's arms.
Lester wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester trying to control the position but Digard manages to sink in the hooks.
Lester is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.
Lester defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lester prevents Digard from getting a body triangle.
Digard doesn't have the hooks in and Lester manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digard is trying to control the position but Lester postures up.
Lester engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lester trying to stand up but can't free himself from Digard's guard.
Digard tries to strike from the bottom.
Lester trying to stand up but can't free himself from Digard's guard.
Digard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Lester cracks Digard with a solid left hand.
Digard keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
Lester is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Digard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Bryan Lester wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lester fails to land the takedown.
Digard has a takedown stuffed.
Lester tries for a takedown but Digard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digard shoots in and gets a takedown into Lester's guard.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Digard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lester closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Digard quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Digard keeps working.
Digard moves into full guard.
Digard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lester defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devereux Digard 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.
Digard closes the distance and clinches up with Lester, looking for a takedown. Digard pushes Lester against the cage but Lester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryan Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lester.
Nice takedown defense from Digard. No joy for Lester on that attempt.
Digard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Digard wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester gets a takedown into half guard.
Digard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Digard.
Lester would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digard looking to control.
Digard is working an open guard so Lester takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Digard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Lester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lester fails to land the takedown.
Lester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Digard counters with a stiff right hand.
Digard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lester avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester.
Digard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Digard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Digard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Digard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Digard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Digard is trying to get back to full guard.
Lester stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Digard to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digard shoots in and drives through. Lester sprawls well.
Lester shoots in looking for a takedown. Digard tries to sprawl out of it but Lester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Digard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Digard throws a leg kick that misses.
No luck for Lester with that takedown attempt.
Lester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Digard swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester is trying hard to land a takedown here. Digard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Digard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Digard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devereux Digard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Digard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lester is fending him off so far but Digard persists. Nope, Lester circles away and we're back to standing.
Lester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lester shoots in but Digard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Digard lands with a nice combination. Lester backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bryan Lester has been cut.
Lester shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Digard pinned against the cage. Digard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Digard is looking to land body kicks.
Digard closes the distance and clinches up with Lester, looking for a takedown. Digard pushes Lester against the cage but Lester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Digard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lester sprawls well. Lester wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Digard gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devereux Digard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt - Digard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Digard dives in and grabs Lester's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lester pushes down on Digard's head and hops out.
Lester changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Digard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lester is trying to get an arm triangle but Digard is defending well.
Lester tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Digard tries to improve position but can't.
Digard is pushing Lester's head away, looking to escape. Lester manages to hold on to the position though.
Lester stands up.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to score a power double leg takedown but Digard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lester somewhat.
Lester shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Digard defends it nicely.
Digard closes the distance and pushes Lester back into the cage.
Lester pulls guard.
Digard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lester's guard.
Lester can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Digard controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Digard has passed into half guard!
Lester is trying to maintain the position but Digard is very close to passing his half guard.
Bryan Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester tries to kick Digard off in order to stand up. Digard Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Devereux Digard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Lester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Bryan Lester.
I think Digard 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Twellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deivid Trenchev (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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177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Twellman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deivid Trenchev!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twellman cracks a nice hook into Trenchev's ribs.
Twellman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trenchev wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Twellman misses the target.
Twellman throws a head kick that misses.
Trenchev tries to close the distance and clinch but Twellman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twellman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trenchev blocks a jab.
Twellman scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twellman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Twellman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Twellman as he checks the leg kick.
Trenchev tries to close the distance and clinch but Twellman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trenchev tries to clinch there but Twellman circles away.
We've been told by Twellman's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trenchev tries to clinch up but Twellman circles away and keeps his distance.
Trenchev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Twellman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Twellman cracks Trenchev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Twellman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trenchev.
Twellman lands a glancing blow to the side of Trenchev's head.
Trenchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trenchev needs to keep his hands up - Twellman had a free shot at his head there.
Twellman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twellman cracks Trenchev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trenchev is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trenchev gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Twellman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Trenchev is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Twellman!
An out of breath Scott Twellman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Nxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (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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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Nxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nxon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romero counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nxon throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Nxon misses.
Nxon throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nxon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero works on Nxon's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Romero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero tries a body shot but Nxon blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Nxon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Romero.
Nxon misses with a knee to the head.
Nxon misses with a knee to the head.
Nxon tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Nxon stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romero obliges.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nxon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nxon is breathing heavily.
Nxon prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tomas Nxon has been cut.
Nxon looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Nxon avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Nxon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nxon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romero.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Nxon avoids the damage to the body.
Nxon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is working Nxon over against the cage.
Nxon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nxon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero tries a body shot but Nxon blocks it.
Romero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero tries to work over Nxon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nxon managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Romero.
Nxon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nxon avoids it.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nxon is defending well for now.
Nxon is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Nxon into the cage.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Nxon avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Nxon trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands a knee to the body.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Romero.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero lands a right hand.
Romero crunches a lovely knee into Nxon's ribcage.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero cracks Nxon with a nice body shot.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romero lands an elbow just above Nxon 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nxon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nxon is rocked!
Romero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nxon's face.
Oh Nxon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Romero.
Romero throws a big uppercut that drops Nxon! More strikes from Romero and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nxon lies dazed against the cage as Romero celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemo Romero!
A very excited looking Nicodemo Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raijin Kage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from Kage.
Nice takedown defense from Matthews. No joy for Kage on that attempt.
Kage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matthews finds it's way round the side to connect with Kage's head.
Kage misses with a head kick.
Kage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kage looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
Kage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kage throws a head kick that misses.
Kage tries to move into range but Matthews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Matthews misses its intended target.
Kage throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews lands with a hook. Kage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews tries to land a front kick but Kage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matthews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kage avoids it really well and circles away.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Matthews prevents Kage from improving his position.
Matthews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kage is looking for a sweep. Matthews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matthews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kage's head.
Kage tries to get to full guard but Matthews has control of the leg.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kage is looking for a sweep. Matthews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kage has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kage gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kage is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kage prevents Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Kage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthews wants to stand up but Kage is controlling him.
We've been hearing good reports from Kage's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kage is working hard here to advance position.
Matthews wants to stand but Kage is controlling the position.
Matthews manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Kage.
Crack! A monster head kick from Kage and Matthews falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raijin Kage!
Raijin Kage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Vinetto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlo Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gambino.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinetto.
Gambino misses with an uppercut.
Vinetto takes one on the button.
It looks like Vincent Vinetto has been cut.
Gambino takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Gambino.
Vinetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Gambino uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Vinetto to work.
I was talking to Vinetto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gambino.
Vinetto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinetto misses with the head strike.
Vinetto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gambino blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Vinetto.
Vinetto wants to break free but Gambino has control.
Vinetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Gambino can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Vinetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino working aggressively here.
Vinetto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gambino swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambino blocks an uppercut.
Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambino is just out of range.
Vinetto slips under a jab from Gambino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gambino doesn't seem bothered though.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinetto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambino throws a lazy right hand but Vinetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinetto misses with the combination.
Vinetto connects with a body shot.
Gambino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinetto counters with a left to the body.
Gambino throws a body punch but Vinetto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino darts in looking for a takedown but Vinetto gets double underhooks and turns Gambino into the cage.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gambino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gambino can't find room to land a body shot as Vinetto controls the action.
Gambino stalling in the clinch but Vinetto improves position.
Vinetto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambino just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino loads up on a big right hand but Vinetto slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambino goes for a double leg but Vinetto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vinetto continues to drive forward.
Vincent Vinetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Gambino.
Vinetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinetto sends Gambino crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vinetto is motioning to the referee to let Gambino up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vinetto is looking to wear down Gambino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gambino misses with a jab to the body
and Vinetto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gambino avoids the body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Vinetto counters with a nice right hand that sends Gambino toppling to the canvas! Gambino scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vinetto finish him?!
Gambino is rocked!
Gambino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gambino is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinetto finish him?
Gambino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vinetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambino seems to have recovered his senses.
Gambino is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vinetto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gambino. Vinetto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vincent Vinetto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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