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BAN 12: Clavet vs. Sobral PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Alves!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a nice strike.
Lucas Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Souza is rocked!
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza is pulling down on Alves's head. It's preventing any offense from Alves, at least for the moment.
Souza is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Souza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Alves is still trying to improve position.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Souza is pulling down on Alves's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
That's two 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.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Souza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Alves.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
Alves looks winded!
Souza 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves avoids the body shot from Souza.
Souza throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves quickly recovers to half guard.
Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Souza is just content to waste time from the top position. Alves takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Souza working some strikes from top position.
Souza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Souza works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Souza postures up and lands a big shot to Alves's brow.
Souza trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Souza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Alves tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Souza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves has momentary wrist control but Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souza is controlling him.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigo Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alves is looking to stand up but Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Souza manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Souza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Souza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Alves trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza has control of Alves's left arm, preventing Alves from doing any damage.
Souza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Souza tries to get out of the position.
Alves preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souza controlling Alves's posture.
Alves throws an elbow that misses. Souza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves's guard. Nice move by Souza!
Souza distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Souza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alves on his heels. He'll look to pass Alves's guard now, I'm sure.
Souza working some strikes from top position.
Souza distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza throws an elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souza's guard. Nice move by Alves!
Souza is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alves tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is trying to control. Alves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Souza 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.
Souza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Souza lands a couple of good shots and Alves has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Alves grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Souza's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Alves is trying to stand back up.
Souza cracks Alves with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Alves from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Alves hold on?! Souza is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Souza tries to keep control of the position but Alves is staying busy.
Souza scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Alves is looking for a way out.
Alves takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Souza throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Alves!
Souza is punishing Alves with some ground and pound.
Souza punches Alves on the ear.
Souza has good solid back control here.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Souza lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Alves can't escape the position.
Rodrigo Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Souza.
Lucas Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Souza looking to hold on to the position here but Alves rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Souza trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris BigOnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
27 - 30 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris BigOnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Do!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do rushes BigOnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Do lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Boris BigOnes has been cut.
A short left from Do.
Do scores with a hook to the body.
Do lands with a left to the head.
Do lands a shot to the body.
Do gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Do wants to lay and pray for a moment but BigOnes keeps working.
Still in half guard, Do seems content to control.
Do is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, BigOnes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can BigOnes defend it? Do steps over the head and cranks it - BigOnes is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Do!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Do!
Jonny Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stone (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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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Stone!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh scores with a head kick.
It looks like Paul Stone has been cut.
Kaioh scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Kaioh misses its intended target.
Kaioh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Kaioh pushes him off.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaioh prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaioh lands a nice elbow.
Stone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaioh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Retsu Kaioh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stone.
Kaioh throws a head punch that misses.
Stone wants to take the fight to the mat but Kaioh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kaioh lands a big knee! That's hurt Stone! Oh, he's all over the place! Kaioh lands another knee that sends Stone to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Retsu Kaioh!
After winning the bout, Retsu Kaioh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Schwetty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raimo Pukki's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Schwetty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwetty swings for the body but Pukki moves out of range.
Schwetty dips to his left and cracks Pukki with an uppercut!
It looks like Raimo Pukki has been cut.
Pukki jabs at Schwetty's body.
A lazy left from Schwetty finds it's target.
Schwetty throws a lazy right hand but Pukki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Pukki finds it's target.
Schwetty scores with a sloppy right hand. Pukki should have avoided that one.
Schwetty throws a leg kick but Pukki moved away.
That kick from Schwetty tenderised Pukki's leg. Pukki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schwetty misses the shot to the body.
Schwetty slips under a jab.
Pukki looks to land a left hand but Schwetty moved out of range nicely.
Schwetty throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwetty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Pukki checks a low kick from Schwetty.
Schwetty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schwetty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pukki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schwetty cracks Pukki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pukki falls to his knees and Schwetty doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Schwetty!
Pete Schwetty really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zombie Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Digby Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Memories - by David Guetta and Kid Cudi. Caesar has chosen Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Digby Caesar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caesar circles away.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caesar gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Caesar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Caesar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Caesar is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Caesar pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson has his hands on Caesar's head, controlling the position.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caesar trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson controls Caesar momentarily but Caesar frees himself.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caesar defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Caesar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Caesar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caesar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caesar.
Wilson cracks Caesar with a good jab.
Caesar slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caesar circles away.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Caesar knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson throws a hook but Caesar avoids it easily.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caesar as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caesar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson gets caught flat footed, as Caesar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caesar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson wants to control but Caesar passes easily into half guard.
Caesar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Caesar prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caesar.
Caesar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Caesar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wilson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Digby Caesar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caesar's hands.
Caesar throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Wilson leaves Caesar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Caesar moves out of range.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Caesar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Caesar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caesar is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Caesar tries to bench press Wilson off him but Wilson keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wilson 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.
Sir Digby Caesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson working Caesar over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson scores with a big shot! Caesar's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Caesar! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Wilson!
Post fight, Dave Wilson stared into the camera and said 'Win or lose I'm looking to put on some exciting fights. I'll leave everything in this cage every time I step in here. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait PrudHomme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PrudHomme has chosen Chanson des bons Légumes as his entrance music. Abe Goldman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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37
187 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parfait PrudHomme!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PrudHomme tries to clinch up.
PrudHomme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goldman checks it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goldman.
PrudHomme throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
PrudHomme wants to clinch.
PrudHomme closes the distance and clinches.
PrudHomme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goldman blocks it with crossed arms.
PrudHomme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Abe Goldman has been cut.
PrudHomme misses with a knee to the head.
Goldman is trying to break the clinch but PrudHomme has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PrudHomme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Goldman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goldman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
PrudHomme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goldman's defenses.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but PrudHomme avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
PrudHomme keeps control of Goldman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goldman wants to break free but PrudHomme has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman is trying to break free.
PrudHomme keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goldman's efforts to push away.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on PrudHomme. That did some damage!
Good work by PrudHomme as he checks the leg kick.
Goldman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
PrudHomme has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by Goldman.
PrudHomme walks into a jab.
PrudHomme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
PrudHomme doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
PrudHomme moves to clinch but Goldman breaks away
and Goldman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps PrudHomme thinking.
PrudHomme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
PrudHomme steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goldman. That one must have hurt.
Goldman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
PrudHomme throws out a leg kick but Goldman moves out of range and PrudHomme only half commits.
PrudHomme throws a leg kick but Goldman moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
PrudHomme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldman throws a lazy right hand but PrudHomme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from PrudHomme.
Jab from Goldman.
PrudHomme rushes Goldman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
PrudHomme misses with a knee to the head.
Goldman avoiding damage as PrudHomme throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme trying to land knees to the body.
Goldman can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, PrudHomme throws an elbow but misses.
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
PrudHomme pushes off an throws an elbow but Goldman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
PrudHomme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
PrudHomme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goldman dodges an elbow strike from PrudHomme.
Goldman is looking to break free of the clinch but PrudHomme has double underhooks.
PrudHomme misses with an elbow strike.
PrudHomme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
PrudHomme has Goldman pressed against the cage, preventing Goldman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
PrudHomme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goldman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
PrudHomme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from PrudHomme.
PrudHomme misses with a knee strike.
PrudHomme keeps control of Goldman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goldman wants to get back to striking at distance but PrudHomme won't allow it.
Goldman tries to circle away but PrudHomme has him pinned against the cage.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman circles away from the clinch attempt.
PrudHomme throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goldman looks to land a right hand but PrudHomme moved out of range.
PrudHomme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goldman to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PrudHomme throws a hook but Goldman avoids it easily.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but PrudHomme manages to avoid it.
Goldman blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
PrudHomme looks to clinch
and Goldman counters with a head kick. That will keep PrudHomme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
PrudHomme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goldman counters with a slapping leg kick.
PrudHomme misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
PrudHomme tries to clinch
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abe Goldman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Goldman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
PrudHomme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goldman.
PrudHomme tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman connects with a crisp jab.
Goldman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
PrudHomme is rocked!
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
PrudHomme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
PrudHomme doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
Goldman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goldman avoids the body shot from PrudHomme.
PrudHomme misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
PrudHomme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
PrudHomme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but PrudHomme is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PrudHomme darts in and clinches Goldman up against the cage.
Goldman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
PrudHomme throws a big shot that misses.
PrudHomme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from PrudHomme.
A jab from Goldman finds it's way through PrudHomme's defenses.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
PrudHomme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
PrudHomme tries to clinch up.
PrudHomme throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from PrudHomme.
Goldman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme looks to land a right hand but Goldman moved out of range.
PrudHomme tries to clinch up.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
PrudHomme checks the leg kick nicely there.
PrudHomme wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Goldman lands an impressive looking overhand right. PrudHomme doesn't seem phased though.
PrudHomme is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldman finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PrudHomme gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Goldman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abe Goldman waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Kruger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Manny Ribera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinicius Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera cracks Kruger with a good jab.
Ribera slips a jab from Kruger.
Ribera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kruger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ribera on his heels. He'll look to pass Ribera's guard now, I'm sure.
Ribera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kruger manages to get himself to full guard.
Ribera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ribera has managed to get both his arms back between Kruger's legs - danger averted.
Kruger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Ribera from controlling successfully.
Kruger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribera is one step ahead there.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ribera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger trying to strike off his back.
Ribera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kruger looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ribera has picked Kruger up and slammed him! Kruger can't keep hold of the triangle and Ribera manages to pass to side control!
Kruger is trying to control Ribera's posture but Ribera avoids it.
Ribera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kruger is trying to improve his position.
Kruger being controlled for a moment.
Ribera trying to control the action but Kruger is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ribera prevents Kruger from improving his position.
Kruger is looking to get back to full guard here but Ribera has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kruger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Kruger is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Kruger is trying to improve his position.
Ribera lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kruger down.
Kruger struggling a bit here.
Kruger looking for a sweep but Ribera has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kruger tries to hold on but Ribera pushes him away.
Kruger is working to get back to half guard.
Kruger is squirming around, avoiding Ribera's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribera blocks Kruger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ribera lands a couple of good shots and Kruger has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ribera controlling from the back.
Kruger looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ribera.
Kruger trying to get back to his feet but Ribera is in full control for now.
Kruger tries to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruger tries to break free.
Ribera struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Ribera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ribera lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger shoots in and bounces Ribera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kruger trying to control but Ribera is working from the bottom.
Kruger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kruger trying to control but Ribera is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera is refusing to be controlled, as Kruger sits in half guard.
Kruger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ribera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kruger.
Ribera is looking for a sweep. Kruger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ribera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Ribera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kruger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Kruger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ribera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Kruger misses.
A big right from Kruger misses.
Ribera scores with a nice right hand.
Ribera throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Ribera misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Ribera.
Kruger throws a poor cross that misses
and Ribera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribera misses the shot to the body.
Kruger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ribera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruger throws a combination that misses
and Ribera counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribera throws a series of strikes that have Kruger backpedaling.
Kruger is rocked!
Kruger throws an off balance right hand
and Ribera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribera finish him?
Ribera works Kruger's body with a nice hook.
Ribera walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kruger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ribera swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kruger's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Ribera!
An out of breath and clearly excited Manny Ribera thanked Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kreese's choice of entrance music: 'Sweep The Leg, Johnny' by No More Kings. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Kreese enters the cage!
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287 lbs
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266 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Fala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fala tries to clinch up but Kreese circles away and keeps his distance.
Fala looks to score with a jab to the body but Kreese is just out of range.
Fala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreese.
Kreese managing to block the knees to the body from Fala.
Fala lands an elbow inside.
It looks like John Kreese has been cut.
Fala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kreese's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fala obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fala trying to land knees to the body.
Fala lands a good knee to the midsection. Kreese won't want to take too many of those.
Kreese looks winded!
Kreese takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fala lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Fala.
Fala lands an elbow just above Kreese 's eye.
That has opened up John Kreese's cut even more.
Fala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kreese's defenses.
Fala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fala drops Kreese with a big knee straight up the middle! Kreese is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kreese is rocked!
The cut above John Kreese's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kreese was well out of range. Poor timing from Fala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Fala misses the target.
Kreese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kreese has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fala moves into the clinch successfully.
Kreese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John Kreese's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fala lands an elbow that stopped Kreese in his tracks for a moment.
Fala lands a vicious elbow to the side of Kreese's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Fala tries to finish him with strikes but Kreese still seems able to defend himself so Fala steps back and lets Kreese get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Kreese is still on wobbly legs! Can Fala finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Kreese's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Fala!
Tim Fala retains his super heavyweight title!
The defeated John Kreese had this to say: 'Defeat does not exist in my dojo! This loss will be avenged twofold -- against my opponent first, and THEN his students!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dr. Dre - The Watcher. Aaron Davidson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julian Thomas's chin.
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38
175 lbs
32 - 18 - 1 |
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31
178 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Aaron Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davidson lands a right hook to the body.
Julian Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davidson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK in the buildup to the fight.
Davidson throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Davidson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Davidson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Davidson.
Davidson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davidson's sensitive parts.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Davidson finish him?
Davidson throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Davidson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Davidson.
Davidson looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davidson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Davidson misses.
Davidson throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davidson looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Davidson circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Davidson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davidson throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Davidson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davidson scrambles back to his feet.
Davidson throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Davidson lands a jab to the head.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Davidson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Davidson slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Davidson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidson.
Davidson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Davidson loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Davidson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davidson scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas digs a good hook to Davidson's body.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davidson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas lands with a hook. Davidson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Davidson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davidson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davidson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davidson is rocked!
Thomas lands a body shot.
Oh Davidson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Thomas fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Davidson square on the jaw! Damn, Davidson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julian Thomas!
Our winner, Julian Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clavet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Y Mouillera Pu Pantoute . 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deano Clavet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Clavet is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Clavet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clavet trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clavet trying to hold on to Sobral's head to control him but Sobral postures up.
Sobral scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clavet is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobral.
Clavet gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clavet has his foot on Sobral's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobral works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobral is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sobral throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clavet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clavet looking to control.
Clavet controlling the position.
Sobral working some strikes from top position.
Clavet is trying to control the position but Sobral postures up.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Clavet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Sobral keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clavet's head.
Clavet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Clavet keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Clavet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobral controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Clavet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Deano Clavet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sobral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clavet throws out the jab.
Clavet looks to land a combination but Sobral avoids it well.
Clavet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Clavet does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clavet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobral bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clavet's head backwards.
Clavet tries to clinch but Sobral moves out of range.
Clavet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sobral counters with a single leg into guard. Clavet didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clavet holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Clavet keeps moving.
Clavet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobral can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sobral is looking to work some ground and pound but Clavet has wrist control.
Clavet is trying to control the position but Sobral postures up.
Sobral trying to control but Clavet is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral pushes down on Clavet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clavet wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clavet misses with a hook. Sobral ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Clavet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clavet.
Clavet misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobral counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clavet!
Clavet struggling a bit here.
Sobral goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clavet has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sobral but great work by Clavet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavet cracks Sobral with a big right hand but Sobral just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sobral wants to control but Clavet postures up.
Clavet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Sobral's face as Clavet controls the position.
Clavet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobral keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral manages to get back to half guard.
Sobral is trying to control but can't.
Clavet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sobral has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clavet prevents Sobral from improving his position.
Sobral keeps trying to improve his position.
Sobral wants to control but Clavet is keeping busy.
Clavet is looking to take a break and control but Sobral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sobral is positioning himself well to prevent Clavet advancing to mount.
Clavet is trying to control. Sobral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clavet lands strikes from half guard.
Clavet is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sobral!
Sobral sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sobral slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clavet wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Julio Sobral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clavet lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobral looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Clavet has picked Sobral up and slammed him! Sobral can't keep hold of the triangle and Clavet manages to pass to side control!
Clavet tries to stand but Sobral is controlling his head.
Clavet trying to control the position but Sobral is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sobral's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clavet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sobral is trying to get back to half guard.
Sobral is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sobral manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clavet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clavet looking to sit in guard and control but Sobral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sobral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clavet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobral advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clavet is trying to stand back up but Sobral is controlling him
Clavet looking for submissions off his back.
Clavet moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Deano Clavet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clavet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clavet throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
Sobral closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Sobral.
Sobral wants to control for a moment but Clavet uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Clavet manages to get to full guard.
Clavet is trying to control the position but Sobral postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral trying to control but Clavet is working from the bottom.
Sobral lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Clavet keeps moving.
Clavet can't keep his opponent in guard - Sobral advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sobral is keen to just control but Clavet is a slippery customer.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clavet defends it well.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clavet keeps working.
Sobral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two 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.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but Clavet defending well.
Clavet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clavet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobral.
Clavet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobral is trying to control the action in half guard but Clavet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Deano Clavet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clavet throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clavet, who protects the arm well.
Sobral throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Clavet works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Clavet is defending well.
Sobral takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sobral is working for a kimura but Clavet is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clavet manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clavet controls Sobral momentarily but Sobral frees himself.
Clavet wants to sweep here but Sobral controlling him for the moment.
Sobral stands up over Clavet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sobral postures up.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Clavet keeps moving.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobral throws an elbow that misses. Clavet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobral's guard. Nice move by Clavet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sobral shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clavet pinned against the cage. Clavet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobral dips to his left and cracks Clavet with an uppercut!
Sobral shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sobral was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clavet can't do much from the bottom here.
Clavet tries to bench press Sobral off him but Sobral keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clavet is working hard here to advance position.
Clavet gets back to half guard.
Sobral tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clavet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral moves nicely into side control.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clavet keeps working.
Sobral looks up at the clock and then as Clavet takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sobral smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sobral working the ground and pound.
Clavet tries to bench press Sobral off him but Sobral keeps the position.
Sobral lands an elbow.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clavet keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavet wants to control but Sobral postures up.
Clavet manages to get back to half guard.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clavet defends it well.
Clavet tries to get to full guard but Sobral has control of the leg.
Sobral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sobral tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clavet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sobral trying to control the action but Clavet is working from the bottom.
Sobral is pressing down on Clavet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clavet is holding on for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clavet. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Clavet misses.
Clavet walks into a straight right hand from Sobral.
Sobral drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Clavet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clavet is trying to buck Sobral off.
Sobral tries to move to mount but Clavet blocks the move with his legs.
Sobral has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clavet is looking to escape.
Sobral putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clavet walks into a jab.
Clavet fails to land with a series of punches.
Deano Clavet is winning the standup battle so far.
Clavet wants to clinch but Sobral slips to the side
and Sobral decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clavet's guard.
Sobral stands and throws Clavet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sobral fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sobral misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sobral grinds an elbow into Clavet's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sobral remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral with the ground and pound but Clavet regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Clavet is trying to stand up here but Sobral is controlling him well.
Sobral with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobral is working for a kimura but Clavet is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two 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.
Sobral throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobral is keen to just control but Clavet is a slippery customer.
Sobral keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clavet wants to control but Sobral is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral throws out a loose jab but Clavet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clavet lands a lovely overhand right.
Clavet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sobral has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clavet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sobral got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clavet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobral has managed to get both his arms back between Clavet's legs - danger averted.
Julio Sobral is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavet keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Clavet is pulling down on Sobral's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobral, at least for the moment.
Clavet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clavet has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sobral is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Clavet.
You can see the frustration on Clavet's face as Sobral controls the position.
That's four 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.
Clavet struggling a bit here.
Clavet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobral 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Sobral thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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