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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmel Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varian Wrynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmel Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Varian Wrynn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Guy pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guy tries to get out of the position.
Guy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wrynn has passed into side control.
Guy sneaks back into half guard.
Guy has his hands clasped together around Wrynn's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrynn works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy can't escape the position.
Wrynn controlling his opponent.
Wrynn wants to control the pace but Guy is squirming around nicely.
Guy is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.
Wrynn controlling from mount.
Guy is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrynn wants to control the pace but Guy is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wrynn looking to control but Guy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guy is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Guy tries to hold on but Wrynn pushes him away.
Guy working to try and regain half guard.
Wrynn tries to control but Guy wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Varian Wrynn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wrynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Wrynn.
Wrynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrynn tries to clinch up
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy lands a slapping body shot.
Wrynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wrynn avoids the body shot from Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrynn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy works Wrynn's body with a nice hook.
Wrynn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wrynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrynn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrynn stalks Guy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guy's face. Guy staggers backwards, shaken.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrynn scores with a three punch combo!
Wrynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrynn walks into a left hand.
Varian Wrynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrynn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wrynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrynn moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wrynn is rocked!
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wrynn is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Wrynn get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Wrynn stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Guy runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carmel Guy!
Carmel Guy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Donnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Donnik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Donnik!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher feints and as Donnik raises his hands in defense, Christopher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donnik keeping moving, preventing Christopher from controlling successfully.
Christopher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Donnik throws a series of punches but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher has a takedown stuffed.
Christopher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnik.
Donnik scores with a jab to the head.
Donnik sends Christopher crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Donnik is motioning to the referee to let Christopher up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Christopher is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnik lands with a right that hurts Christopher. Christopher looks to clinch but Donnik throws a short knee that drops Christopher. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Don Donnik!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Boyd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hilton swivels and escapes.
Boyd wants to clinch.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hilton sprawls well. Hilton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Hilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunner Hilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Hilton tries to sprawl out of it but Boyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hilton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyd drives through and clinches with Hilton against the cage.
Boyd has Hilton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hilton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hilton is pressed up against the cage. Boyd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hilton down to the mat. Hilton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Boyd moves to clinch but Hilton breaks away
and Hilton counters with a nice body shot.
Boyd is breathing heavily.
Boyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
Boyd tries to clinch there but Hilton circles away.
Boyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyd tries to clinch up.
Boyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four 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.
Boyd tries to clinch there but Hilton circles away.
Boyd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hilton pinned against the cage. Hilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Hilton tries to sprawl out of it but Boyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hilton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Hilton dominated that round.
That's time! Boyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilton leaves Boyd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boyd tries to clinch up
and Hilton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boyd! Hilton lets Boyd back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Alex Boyd has been cut.
Boyd dives in for a single leg takedown but Hilton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Boyd to work.
Boyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hilton pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyd.
Hilton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hilton wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyd closes the distance and clinches.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Hilton manages to get underhooks.
Boyd goes for a takedown attempt but Hilton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyd darts in trying to clinch
and Hilton counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd tries to clinch up.
Boyd throws a right hand that Hilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilton also avoids with ease.
Boyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyd throws a body punch but Hilton moves out of range.
Boyd tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
That's four 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.
Boyd tries to clinch up.
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyd tries to clinch up but Hilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyd is looking to clinch but Hilton is avoiding it.
Hilton slips under a jab from Boyd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Boyd.
Boyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Hilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boyd wants to clinch.
Hilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hilton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyd moves in looking to clinch but Hilton pushes him off.
Boyd tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
Boyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Boyd fails with the takedown.
Boyd tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
Boyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyd.
Boyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd tries to clinch
and Hilton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boyd! Hilton lets Boyd back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Boyd is rocked!
Boyd tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
Oh Boyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyd tries to clinch
and Hilton counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyd tries to clinch
and Hilton rattles Boyd with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Boyd tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Hilton dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Boyd stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunner Hilton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudius Ghissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cardamom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudius Ghissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Cardamom!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardamom closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ghissi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardamom wants to pass the guard but Ghissi is keeping the position.
Cardamom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cardamom stands and throws Ghissi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ghissi tries to buck Cardamom off but Cardamom is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Ghissi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ghissi stops Cardamom from passing to mount.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghissi is looking to regain half guard here but Cardamom keeps moving and retains side control.
Cardamom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardamom has an Americana. Ghissi didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cardamom is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cardamom hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Max Cardamom!
Max Cardamom tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramen Noodles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noodles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Have a Dream. Spike St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramen Noodles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spike St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noodles.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noodles has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre stands up over Noodles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Noodles has managed to sweep!
Noodles trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre pulls Noodles in close to prevent any damage.
St Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noodles manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre distracts Noodles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Noodles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Noodles.
St Pierre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noodles 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noodles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Noodles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Noodles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre won't allow Noodles to pass to mount.
Noodles trying to work for an americana but St Pierre has managed to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noodles being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noodles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noodles tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Noodles preventing the sweep.
St Pierre striking from his own guard.
Noodles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noodles's guard.
Noodles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Noodles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Noodles tries to pass.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Noodles looking to pass the guard.
Noodles won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Noodles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Noodles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Noodles trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noodles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Noodles working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre regains half guard there - taking advantage of Noodles's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spike St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Noodles moves out of range easily.
St Pierre leaves Noodles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noodles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Pierre.
It looks like Ramen Noodles has been cut.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noodles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Noodles's hands, connecting with Noodles's forehead.
Noodles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Noodles trying to control the position.
St Pierre stands up over Noodles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre is in close to Noodles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Noodles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spike St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre is in close to Noodles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Noodles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Noodles is on top in guard.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noodles 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.
Noodles trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noodles looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noodles drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Noodles off! Noodles jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Pierre working Noodles over with strikes.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Noodles is working from the bottom.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Noodles gets full guard.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noodles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Noodles is on top in guard.
Noodles wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St Pierre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noodles is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Noodles is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Noodles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Noodles moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Noodles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre is trying to keep Noodles in close.
Noodles slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noodles is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Noodles sits in half guard.
Noodles works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramen Noodles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noodles is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Noodles is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St Pierre prevents Noodles from improving his position.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Noodles here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noodles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Noodles trying to remain calm as St Pierre controls from the top position.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Noodles can't do much from the bottom here.
Noodles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Noodles is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and St Pierre can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spike St Pierre!
Spike St Pierre made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Its great to get redemption in the cage and now to move on to TUF V-MMA Edition with the likes of up and coming Rockstar from Mars Nate Diaz this is truly an honour.'.
Ramen Noodles spoke after the fight, saying 'best two out of three?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grandmaster Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phantom Troupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phantom Troupe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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19
167 lbs
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25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grandmaster Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phantom Troupe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Troupe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Troupe sprawls well. Troupe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flash gets slowly back to his feet.
Flash slips under a jab from Troupe.
No luck for Flash with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grandmaster Flash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flash slaps away a takedown attempt from Troupe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flash staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Flash with that takedown attempt.
Troupe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troupe. Flash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troupe gets the takedown into side control.
Flash parries the strikes from Troupe easily there. Troupe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Flash to escape.
Troupe trying to control the position but Flash is working away.
Flash taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troupe is working to tighten his grip on Flash's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Flash has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Troupe is really squeezing tight and eventually Flash passes out! Troupe breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phantom Troupe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Beautiful People. Bill Mason is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
212 lbs
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26
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Mason!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've been hearing reports that Griffin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Mason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Mason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Griffin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mason instigates a clinch.
Griffin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mason smiles and moves away.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Mason. Mason maintains the clinch.
Griffin taking a breather.
Mason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mason wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mason wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
Mason pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Mason drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Griffin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as Mason tries to tie him up.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
Mason being controlled against the cage.
Griffin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Mason's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Mason throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mason has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Mason is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Griffin landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bill Mason has been cut.
Mason is trying to stall.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason is trying to push Griffin away but Griffin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mason wants to break free but Griffin has control.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mason looks winded!
Mason is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffin obliges.
Griffin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mason trying to land knees to the body.
Mason being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin keeps control of Mason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Griffin lands a nice knee to the body.
Griffin lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin lands a knee to the head.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mason is looking to control Griffin's arms but Griffin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the cage.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin landing knees to the body.
Mason wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Mason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
Griffin wants to stall.
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mason taking a breather.
Griffin working Mason over with knees to the body.
Griffin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mason regains guard immediately.
Griffin advances position into side control!
Griffin has hold of Mason's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mason tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Griffin cranks the arm and Mason screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mason, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Amir Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morys Bankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bankowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocket Man. Morys Bankowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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24
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Morys Bankowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bankowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Bankowski throws a right hand that misses
and Sagat counters with a head kick.
Bankowski shoots for a takedown but Sagat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bankowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bankowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
Sagat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bankowski throws a hook but Sagat blocks it.
Bankowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sagat's hands.
Bankowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Bankowski is blocking nicely.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Bankowski blocks with his arms.
Bankowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bankowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bankowski blocks an elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bankowski's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Sagat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Bankowski.
Bankowski loads up on a big right hand but Sagat slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bankowski.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bankowski! Sagat is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morys Bankowski!
Morys Bankowski is the new welterweight champion!
Morys Bankowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waz Guishard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wius Wyane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
136 lbs
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19
147 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Waz Guishard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wius Wyane!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guishard to the mat! Guishard manages to get full guard.
Wyane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guishard keeping moving, preventing Wyane from controlling successfully.
Wyane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guishard has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wyane doesn't defend quickly enough and Guishard has managed to lock this one up! Can Wyane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Guishard on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Waz Guishard!
A very excited looking Waz Guishard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . This should be a great matchup!
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23
150 lbs
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126 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Dragon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with an uppercut. Skrumbo saw that one coming.
Skrumbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon fails with a takedown attempt.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dragon.
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
Dragon tries to sprawl but Skrumbo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Skrumbo stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dragon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dragon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo stands up out of the half guard.
Skrumbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dragon is rocked!
Dragon tries to score with a low kick but Skrumbo moves his leg out of the way.
Dragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Skrumbo finish him?
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut.
Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbo .
Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Dragon's head but Dragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon misses with an uppercut.
Skrumbo misses with a double jab.
Dragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Skrumbo lands a jab to Dragon's midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dragon is defended easily by Skrumbo .
Dragon throws a series of punches but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Dragon throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
Skrumbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo pounces like a tiger and cracks Dragon with a vicious hook! Dragon is down but not out! Skrumbo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Da Skrumbo !
A very excited looking Da Skrumbo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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