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QFC Tournament 445 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troll Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Great elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troll Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Hari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Hari moved out of range nicely.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troll Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Hari wants to clinch.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Hari is out of range.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Hari.
Hari misses the jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Hari shows good takedown defense.
Hari is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Hari tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hari tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Hari slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hari misses the target.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alistair Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troll Gracie.
Hari gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hari.
Hari keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hari lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
It looks like Troll Gracie has been cut.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Hari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hari.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Hari.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie looks winded!
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hari lands a damaging elbow.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hari effectively controlling the action here.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Hari finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hari.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Troll Gracie's cut even more.
Hari lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hari lands a damaging elbow.
Hari lands a damaging elbow.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hari pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gracie! Hari unloads with more strikes and Gracie sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Hari!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dido Dinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dido Dinev!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lopez wants to stand but Dinev is controlling his arm.
Dinev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lopez is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like Dido Dinev has been cut.
Lopez cracks Dinev with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dinev, who protects the arm well.
Lopez controls the position from side control.
Dinev is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinev prevents Lopez from moving into mount.
Lopez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dinev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lopez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dinev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dinev trying to remain calm as Lopez controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands an elbow.
Lopez lands a few punches from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You can see the frustration on Dinev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dinev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dinev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lopez working the body and head with strikes.
Lopez controls the position.
Lopez working away.
Lopez is chipping away with strikes.
The referee asks Lopez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lopez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lopez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dinev looks winded!
Lopez drops an elbow to the side of Dinev's head.
Lopez uses his free foot to push down on Dinev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dinev.
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dinev is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dido Dinev's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dinev gets caught flat footed, as Lopez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Arturo Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dinev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lopez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lopez.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinev can do to turn this around?
Dinev is trying to pull guard but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dinev is breathing heavily.
Lopez pulls Dinev into guard.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dinev is controlling him.
Lopez pulls Dinev in close to prevent any damage.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dinev is one step ahead there.
Lopez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturo Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dinev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arturo Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dinev misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dinev's guard.
Arturo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dido Dinev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez wants to stand but Dinev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arturo Lopez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lopez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dinev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lopez landing strikes.
Lopez takes a little break here. Dinev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lopez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Dinev from escaping the position.
Lopez taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dido Dinev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dinev has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
Dinev trying to control the position.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dinev's head.
Dinev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lopez stacks Dinev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lopez!
Dinev taking a bit of punishment here - Lopez scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lopez working the ground and pound from side control.
Dinev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez just content to control the position.
Lopez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dinev to see if he's OK.
That has opened up Dido Dinev's cut even more.
Dinev being controlled for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez wants to stand but Dinev has his arm trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturo Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dinev closes the distance but Lopez moves to the side
and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lopez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dinev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dido Dinev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dido Dinev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Lopez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Esteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Badr Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Esteban!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Esteban pushes him off.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Esteban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Overeem is pressed up against the cage. Esteban has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Overeem down to the mat. Overeem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Esteban circles away and keeps his distance.
Esteban swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem takes the fight into the clinch.
Esteban is trying to push Overeem away but Overeem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esteban's brow.
Esteban avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Esteban takes an elbow to the temple.
Esteban blocks the elbow strike.
Overeem blocks a body shot from Esteban.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Esteban 's eye.
It looks like Martin Esteban has been cut.
Esteban working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esteban's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esteban has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Overeem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Esteban wants to break free but Overeem has control.
Esteban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem lands a nice elbow.
Esteban is rocked!
That has opened up Martin Esteban's cut even more.
Esteban looks winded!
Esteban takes an elbow to the forehead.
Esteban is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Esteban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esteban is trying to pull guard but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Badr Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Esteban.
Overeem has Esteban pressed against the cage. He pushes Esteban back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Overeem throws a beautiful elbow that sends Esteban crashing to the floor! Overeem piles on the pressure with more strikes! Esteban is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Badr Overeem!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Arthur Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Hari!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hari counters by clinching up.
Hari throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Hari, against the cage.
Bishop wants the takedown. Hari is fighting it off but Bishop persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hari's guard against the cage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Hari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bishop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop lands a couple of elbows.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Hari has wrist control.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari wants to sweep but no luck.
Hari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is working Hari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop lands a couple of digs.
Bishop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Hari blocks nicely.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop distracts Hari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop works over Hari with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Bishop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bishop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hari looks winded!
Bishop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
Bishop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Hari.
Bishop distracts Hari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bishop works over Hari with some ground and pound from guard.
Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop advances position into side control!
Bishop works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bishop working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hari is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Hari is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Bishop cracks Hari with a big right hand but Hari just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hari is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Hari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bishop working the head with strikes.
Bishop cracks Hari with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hari down.
Hari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bishop cracks Hari with a big elbow.
Bishop is working Hari over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hari takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bishop lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bishop landing strikes.
Hari takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Arthur Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Hari.
Hari tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Arthur Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Hari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Hari moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
Nice elbow from Hari.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off.
It looks like John Arthur Bishop has been cut.
Hari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
Hari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bishop.
Hari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop wants to take the fight to the mat but Hari manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hari.
John Arthur Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Hari.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Hari, against the cage.
Hari misses with an elbow strike.
Hari throws an elbow that misses.
Hari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Hari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Arthur Bishop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hari misses the jab.
Hari moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
Bishop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but Hari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Hari.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Hari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Arthur Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slips under a jab from Hari.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hari can do to turn this around?
Bishop shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bishop was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bishop wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Hari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bishop trying to control the position but Hari is working away.
Hari takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hari tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Hari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
John Arthur Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bishop cracks Hari with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bishop working the ground and pound.
Bishop scoring with punches and elbows.
Hari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Check out the look on Bishop's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bishop works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Bishop's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a few punches from side control.
Bishop trying to control the position but Hari is working away.
Bishop lands an elbow.
Bishop controls the position from side control.
Hari takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hari down.
Bishop scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like Peter Hari has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bishop cracks Hari with a big right hand but Hari just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hari is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Hari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Hari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Bishop stalls from top position.
Peter Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Arthur Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Arthur Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for John Arthur Bishop!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Arthur Bishop!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for John Arthur Bishop!
John Arthur Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
John Arthur Bishop 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Thrukno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Real Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Thrukno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Real Deal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrukno darts in and clinches Deal up against the cage.
Thrukno is looking to break free of the clinch but Deal has double underhooks.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal misses with a punch to the body.
Thrukno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deal managing to block the knees to the body from Thrukno.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thrukno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deal to keep the fight standing.
Deal prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Thrukno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Thrukno keeps him there for the moment.
Thrukno drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thrukno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrukno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrukno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deal avoids it really well and circles away.
Thrukno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Deal.
Deal tries to clinch
and Thrukno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thrukno has him pressed against the cage.
Thrukno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deal is trying to stall.
Deal tries to circle away but Thrukno has him pinned against the cage.
Deal lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrukno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrukno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrukno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deal or not.
Deal letting Thrukno take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deal with a knee to the head.
Deal lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrukno is breathing heavily.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal lands an elbow just above Thrukno 's eye.
Deal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thrukno is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrukno jumps guard but Deal stands there with Thrukno around his waist. Thrukno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Thrukno has him pressed against the cage.
Thrukno has Deal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deal lands a right hand.
Thrukno tries for a takedown but Deal manages to get underhooks.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Thrukno keeps him there for the moment.
Deal lands a knee to the body.
Thrukno prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Deal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thrukno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal tries to clinch there but Thrukno circles away.
Deal looks to clinch
and Thrukno counters with a three punch combo that has Deal backing up. Deal nods at Thrukno to acknowledge the strikes.
Thrukno moves in looking to clinch but Deal pushes him off.
Deal doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrukno circles away.
Thrukno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deal throws a head kick but Thrukno moves out of range.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Deal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thrukno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Thrukno misses
and Deal counters with a body kick that stops Thrukno in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deal wants to clinch up but Thrukno keeps it at a distance.
Thrukno keeps the fight on the outside.
Deal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Real Deal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrukno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deal blocks a leg kick.
Vlad Thrukno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thrukno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thrukno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thrukno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Real Deal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thrukno wants to take the fight to the mat but Deal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thrukno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deal has Thrukno pressed against the cage, preventing Thrukno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thrukno's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Deal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deal manages to break the clinch.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrukno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thrukno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deal lands a brutal head kick. Thrukno looks out on his feet and Deal throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Real Deal!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuran Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Mount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuran Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Mount!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mount tries to clinch there but Dragic circles away.
Mount ducks under a wild hook from Dragic.
Mount blocks a head kick by Dragic.
Mount closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragic circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dragic.
A jab from Dragic does it's job there.
Mount is rocked!
It looks like Blake Mount has been cut.
Dragic moves into range and clinches up with Mount.
Mount is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragic finish him?
Mount looking for a takedown.
Dragic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mount tries to clinch up
and Dragic counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragic presses Mount against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dragic is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragic manages to pull guard.
Dragic is pulling down on Mount's head to control his posture.
Mount avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mount trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragic has control of Mount's left arm, preventing Mount from doing any damage.
Mount is looking to pass into half guard but Dragic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dragic is in guard.
Dragic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mount tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dragic stands up and waves to Mount to follow him.
Dragic dives in and grabs Mount's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mount pushes down on Dragic's head and hops out.
Mount fails with the takedown.
Kuran Dragic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mount.
Dragic tries for a takedown but Mount sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dragic is breathing heavily.
Mount tries to keep at a distance but Dragic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dragic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mount uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mount looking to sit in guard and control but Dragic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mount preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragic gets to his feet. Mount looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mount throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragic motions for Mount to come forward. Dragic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dragic takes the fight into the clinch.
Dragic breaks the clinch.
Dragic instigates a clinch.
Dragic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mount is defending well.
Mount fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mount is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dragic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mount is working for takedown but Dragic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mount wants to take the fight to the mat but Dragic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dragic breaks from the clinch.
Mount seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Dragic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mount moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragic has a takedown stuffed.
Mount looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dragic is fending him off so far but Mount persists. Nope, Dragic circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mount misses with a body kick.
Mount throws a big shot that misses.
Mount is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mount is looking to clinch but Dragic is avoiding it.
Dragic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mount circles away.
Dragic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragic wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Mount forces Dragic back against the cage and clinches.
Dragic is trying to pull guard but Mount turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dragic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mount is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mount dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dragic goes for a takedown attempt but Mount pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mount fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragic tries to clinch up but Mount circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragic closes the distance and clinches.
Mount jumps guard but Dragic stands there with Mount around his waist. Mount gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dragic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dragic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mount decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dragic, up you get!
Mount tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Mount moves out of range easily.
Dragic stuffs the takedown attempt from Mount. Mount gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mount tries to avoid it but Dragic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mount to the ground. Mount escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mount fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mount darts in looking for a takedown but Dragic gets double underhooks and turns Mount into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic blocks an elbow strike from Mount.
Mount drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dragic pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuran Dragic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Mount's cut.
That's time! Dragic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dragic throws out a loose jab but Mount uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragic wants to clinch.
Mount fails with a takedown attempt.
Dragic leaves Mount with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragic has managed to clinch.
Mount is trying to force a seperation but Dragic has the dominant position.
Dragic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mount wants to break free but Dragic has control.
Mount is looking for a takedown.
Kuran Dragic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mount.
Dragic is trying to drag Mount to the mat but Mount just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mount goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragic prevents it.
Mount has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dragic uses from the top position.
Mount looking for a guillotine here but Dragic defends easily.
Mount is breathing heavily.
Dragic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mount is striking off his back. Dragic thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dragic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dragic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mount fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mount stuffs the takedown attempt from Dragic. Dragic gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mount throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mount fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mount gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dragic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragic wants to clinch.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Dragic has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mount dives in for a single leg takedown but Dragic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dragic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dragic controls Mount momentarily but Mount frees himself.
Mount is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dragic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dragic has escaped and now he's on top!
Dragic gets to his feet. Mount looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mount slaps away a takedown attempt from Dragic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuran Dragic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Mount's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mount stuffs the takedown attempt from Dragic. Dragic gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragic dives in for a single leg takedown but Mount sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dragic wants to break free but Mount has control.
Dragic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mount is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuran Dragic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragic jumps guard but Mount turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dragic is trying to pull guard but Mount has him pressed against the cage.
Mount jumps guard but Dragic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragic tries to stall but Mount uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dragic tries to pull guard but Mount won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mount tries to pull guard but Dragic holds him up against the cage and eventually Mount drops back down to his feet.
Mount is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mount wants a takedown.
Mount is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dragic to keep the fight standing.
Mount wants to take the fight to the mat but Dragic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mount is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuran Dragic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mount tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mount has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mount working hard to break the clinch.
Dragic lands with a left to the head.
Dragic tries to score a body lock takedown but Mount shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic breaks from the clinch.
Mount will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuran Dragic is winning the standup battle so far.
Mount keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragic moves into the clinch successfully.
Dragic drags the fight down to the ground.
Dragic controlling Mount's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mount wants to stand and escape but instead Dragic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mount throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mount looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragic is one step ahead there.
Mount controls Dragic momentarily but Dragic frees himself.
Dragic pushing down on Mount's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mount tries to get to full guard but Dragic has control of the leg.
Mount keeps trying to improve his position.
Dragic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuran Dragic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dragic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Kuran Dragic!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Kuran Dragic!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Kuran Dragic!
Kuran Dragic wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Kuran Dragic gave a big smile as he said 'I'm Gonna win it all'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geo Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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285 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Geo Juan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Juan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Potter defends it nicely.
Juan wants to clinch but Potter slips to the side
and Potter counters with a left to the body.
Potter throws a hook to the side of Juan's head but Juan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juan has a takedown stuffed.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juan slips under a jab.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Juan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potter is fending him off so far but Juan persists. Nope, Potter circles away and we're back to standing.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Juan.
Juan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Potter. Those never looked like landing.
Potter throws a series of punches but Juan moves out of range.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potter throws a right hand that misses
and Juan counters with a solid body kick.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Juan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Potter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Juan somewhat.
Juan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan fails with a takedown attempt.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juan.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Juan slips a jab from Potter.
Juan blocks a jab.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juan shoots for a takedown but Potter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juan looks winded!
Juan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Juan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potter circles away.
Juan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Juan tries to clinch up.
Juan moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potter digs a good body shot into Juan's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a jab when Juan was well out of range.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potter.
Juan defending well as Potter loads up on a big left hand.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potter misses with an uppercut.
Juan wants to clinch
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Geo Juan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter throws a hook but Juan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juan slips a jab from Potter.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
Potter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juan shoots for a takedown but Potter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Juan defending well as Potter loads up on a big left hand.
Juan throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Juan is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Juan misses.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Potter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juan is rocked!
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Juan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harry Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Juan tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Juan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harry Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter stuffs the takedown.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Juan.
Juan is breathing heavily.
Juan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potter sprawls well. Potter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juan gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter misses with a body punch
and Juan counters with a head kick.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juan circles away quickly and effectively.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juan moves away.
Potter swinging wildly here.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juan scores with a kick to the body.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potter misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan clinches up with Potter and pushes him back against the cage.
Juan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Potter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Potter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juan has him pressed against the cage.
Potter lands a left hand.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juan slips a jab from Potter.
Potter throws a hook but Juan blocks it.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Juan ducks down to avoid it.
Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juan.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
Juan avoids the body shot from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a body shot but no joy.
Juan wants to clinch but Potter slips to the side
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juan is still on wobbly legs! Can Potter finish him?
Juan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Potter misses with a hook.
Juan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
Juan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potter lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Potter!
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FIGHT
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