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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Dumic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Dumic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Dumic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy lands a nice looking body shot.
Dumic gets caught napping as Conroy dives in and scores a takedown. Dumic manages to retain guard.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dumic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dumic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dumic is trying to hold Conroy in close to prevent damage but Conroy has managed to pass into half guard.
Conroy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Conroy is working for a submission of some sort.
Conroy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dumic is trying to control but can't.
Dumic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumic tries to get to full guard but Conroy has control of the leg.
Dumic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Conroy trying to pass the guard but Dumic defending well.
Dumic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dumic trying to hold on to Conroy's head to control him but Conroy postures up.
Conroy controlling the action here.
Dumic actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Conroy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dumic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Conroy.
Conroy lands strikes from half guard.
Conroy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Conroy connects with a nice short shot to Dumic's temple.
Conroy prevents Dumic from improving his position.
Conroy passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Conroy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conroy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dumic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dumic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conroy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dumic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Conroy controls the position.
Conroy decides to stand back up. Conroy steps back and let's Dumic get back to his feet.
Dumic goes for a double leg but Conroy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conroy continues to drive forward.
Conroy throws a series of punches but Dumic avoids them all with ease.
Dumic feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Conroy defends it well.
Conroy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dumic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conroy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dumic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Conroy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Conroy's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conroy wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conroy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dumic's guard. Nice work there by Conroy.
Conroy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dumic looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Conroy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conroy shoots in and bounces Dumic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dumic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dumic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Conroy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dumic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Conroy 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.
Dumic is looking to cinch up a triangle. Conroy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dumic's body to avoid the submission. Dumic has instead reached around Conroy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dumic arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dario Dumic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bond Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pater Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Bond Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pater Adam!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Bond Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bond Jr sizes up Adam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jamie Bond Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bond Jr throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
Bond Jr takes a swing at Adam's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Bond Jr does no damage.
Bond Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adam.
Adam closes the distance and pushes Bond Jr back into the cage.
Adam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bond Jrs head.
It looks like Jamie Bond Jr has been cut.
Adam cracks Bond Jr with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Bond Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adam lands a body punch.
Bond Jr is breathing heavily.
Adam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bond Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam lands an elbow that stopped Bond Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Bond Jr really is a fat lump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bond Jr backwards.
Bond Jr tries to break free but Adam pushes him back against the cage.
Adam lands an elbow inside.
Jamie Bond Jr's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamie Bond Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pater Adam!
Pater Adam 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeca Ralho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralho comes to the cage accompanied by Destruction. Lee Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeca Ralho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim looks to land a combination but Ralho avoids it well.
Ralho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ralho dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Ralho's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Ralho on that attempt.
Kim throws a counter combo.
Ralho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a series of strikes. Ralho will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeca Ralho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ralho leaves Kim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ralho circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ralho in his tracks.
Kim avoids the head kick by Ralho.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Ralho.
Ralho throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kim lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Ralho is working from the bottom.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Ralho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kim is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ralho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kim pushing down on Ralho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim controlling the pace.
Kim with the ground and pound but Ralho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralho keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim passes Ralho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kim wants to pass to mount but Ralho is defending the position.
Kim passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ralho!
Ralho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kim.
Kim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralho tries to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
Ralho tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
Kim is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ralho has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ralho!
Ralho won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Ralho from controlling successfully.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ralho defends it easily.
Kim wants to sweep here but Ralho controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Kim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ralho checks a low kick from Kim.
Ralho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim misses with a low kick as Ralho jumps back.
Ralho looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ralho.
Ralho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kim but Kim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ralho.
A solid body kick from Ralho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralho moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Ralho fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeca Ralho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ralho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ralho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim is trying to control. Ralho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kim is just content to waste time from the top position. Ralho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kim passes Ralho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ralho defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Ralho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ralho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kim.
Kim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ralho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ralho is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is pressing down on Ralho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ralho is holding on for now.
Kim trying to control the action but Ralho is working from the bottom.
Kim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ralho is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Kim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kim connects with a nice short shot to Ralho's temple.
Kim thows a huge punch but Ralho dodges it nicely.
Kim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ralho trying to get back to full guard but Kim takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ralho wants to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim blocks a head kick by Ralho.
Kim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kim or perhaps it was just good defense by Ralho, which made it look bad.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ralho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralho trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
Ralho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Ralho is retaining full guard.
Kim pushes down on Ralho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ralho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ralho keeps working.
Kim is pressing down on Ralho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ralho is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kim is trying for a kimura here. Ralho looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kim wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Kim!
In defeat, Zeca Ralho stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fui afanado pelo árbitro'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasumi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dzoker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yasumi looking to pass the guard.
Yasumi content to stall in guard here.
Dzoker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dzoker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzoker being controlled here, momentarily.
Yasumi throws an elbow that misses. Dzoker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yasumi's guard. Nice move by Dzoker!
Yasumi controlling Dzoker's posture.
Yasumi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yasumi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is thwarting Dzoker's attempts to control the position.
Yasumi controlling the pace.
Yasumi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dzoker kicks off Yasumi and gets to his feet.
Dzoker throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi moves in looking to clinch but Dzoker pushes him off.
Yasumi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzoker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dzoker on his heels. He'll look to pass Dzoker's guard now, I'm sure.
Yasumi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dzoker wants to improve his position but Yasumi is controlling well.
Dzoker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yasumi.
Yasumi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dzoker trying to control here.
Yasumi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasumi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dzoker!
Dzoker is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Seven Sins Grappling Academy , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yasumi punching from mount but Dzoker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yasumi trying to control but Dzoker is having none of it.
Yasumi controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
That's time! Dzoker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yasumi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasumi tries to clinch up but Dzoker circles away and keeps his distance.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasumi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dzoker tries to avoid it but Yasumi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dzoker to the ground. Dzoker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dzoker goes for a double leg but Yasumi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yasumi continues to drive forward.
Dzoker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yasumi.
Dzoker gets tackled into the cage by Yasumi. Yasumi maintains the clinch.
Yasumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dzoker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yasumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dzoker keeps control of Yasumi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dzoker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yasumi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yasumi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dzoker prevents it.
Dzoko Dzoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuya Yasumi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzoker tries to pull guard but Yasumi won't allow it.
Dzoker tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dzoker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yasumi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dzoker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yasumi has gone for a leg lock! Dzoker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yasumi's guard.
Yasumi is pulling down on Dzoker's head. It's preventing any offense from Dzoker, at least for the moment.
Dzoker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yasumi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Katsuya Yasumi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dzoker preventing the sweep.
Yasumi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker is fighting to break Yasumi's control of his arms but Yasumi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yasumi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yasumi, not yet.
Dzoker stops Yasumi from standing up.
Dzoker stays in close to Yasumi's body and controls the position.
Yasumi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dzoker motions for Yasumi to come forward. Dzoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dzoker misses with a combination
and Yasumi counters by clinching up.
Dzoker wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi tries to break free but Dzoker pushes him back against the cage.
Yasumi scores with a hook to the body.
Yasumi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dzoker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yasumi lands a high kick!
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Yasumi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dzoker.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Yasumi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Yasumi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yasumi jabs Dzoker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dzoker blocks the body kick.
Yasumi scores with a hook.
Yasumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker dives in and grabs Yasumi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yasumi pushes down on Dzoker's head and hops out.
Yasumi moves into the clinch.
Dzoker takes an elbow to the temple.
Yasumi looking for a takedown.
Dzoker dodges an elbow strike from Yasumi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasumi is looking to control Dzoker's arms but Dzoker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yasumi has his back to the cage.
Yasumi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dzoker.
Dzoker is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yasumi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dzoker to the mat. Dzoker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yasumi pushing down on Dzoker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yasumi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dzoker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dzoker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dzoko Dzoker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dzoker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yasumi!
Yasumi tries to clinch but Dzoker moves out of range.
Katsuya Yasumi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasumi tries to clinch there but Dzoker circles away.
Yasumi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dzoker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yasumi.
Yasumi throws a right hand that Dzoker ducks under and follows up with a left that Dzoker also avoids with ease.
Yasumi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yasumi. That's going to slow Dzoker down.
Yasumi tries to clinch there but Dzoker circles away.
Yasumi darts in and clinches Dzoker up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi has hold of one of Dzoker's legs. Dzoker is fighting the takedown attempt but Yasumi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Yasumi gets to his feet. Dzoker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yasumi duly obliges.
Dzoker dives in for a single leg takedown but Yasumi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yasumi throws a counter combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yasumi - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yasumi is trying to trip Dzoker. He has hold of a leg but Dzoker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yasumi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Yasumi pushes down on Dzoker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yasumi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yasumi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dzoker tries to kick Yasumi off but Yasumi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yasumi passes to full mount!
Dzoker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yasumi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dzoker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yasumi throwing strikes here but Dzoker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Yasumi controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Yasumi with the ground and pound from mount.
Yasumi landing punches.
Dzoko Dzoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dzoker is looking to get to half guard.
Dzoker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yasumi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yasumi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi cracks Dzoker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dzoker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yasumi controlling the position easily from mount.
Yasumi working Dzoker over with strikes here.
Dzoker working to try and regain half guard.
Yasumi scoring with strikes but Dzoker is staying in there.
Yasumi working Dzoker over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Yasumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yasumi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
A relieved looking Katsuya Yasumi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor McGready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from McGready does no damage.
Lee with the counter takedown but McGready avoids it easily.
McGready leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGready closes the distance and clinches.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McGready uses from the top position.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGready doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGready manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGready sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGready gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGready knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGready looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McGready's guard.
McGready is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGready has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee thows a huge punch but McGready dodges it nicely.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGready keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGready defending well though.
McGready tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee misses with a head shot. McGready uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but McGready has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGready throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGready lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
McGready misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGready throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
McGready tries to clinch but Lee moves away
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGready avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGready dodges the ground and pound from Lee.
Lee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee scores with punches from side control.
Lee lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Lee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McGready prevents Lee from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee dives in and grabs McGready's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGready pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee walks into a jab.
McGready tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lee winds up and cracks McGready with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGready wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Thomas Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee misses with a head shot. McGready uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGready works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a strike but McGready rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the position but McGready postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to McGready's brow.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGready looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
McGready avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is working McGready over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGready will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGready throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGready moves into full guard.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee lands strikes from half guard.
McGready gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
McGready working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee drives through with a takedown into McGready's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGready's head.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee distracts McGready with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McGready not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGready keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee throwing shots but McGready is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGready connects with a nice looking jab.
McGready misses with a head kick.
Connor McGready has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGready throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGready to the mat! McGready manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
McGready utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee is in close to McGready's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances position into side control!
McGready on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGready tries to get out of the position.
McGready taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee scores with punches from side control.
McGready is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee is putting a hurting on McGready here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee landing a few strikes.
McGready is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McGready struggling a bit here.
Lee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as McGready takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thomas Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Han Junsuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Han Junsuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bongo Drum!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junsuke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drum throws an overhand right that lands on Junsuke's shoulder, as Junsuke tries to avoid the shot.
Junsuke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Junsuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Junsuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junsuke throws a sloppy head kick and Drum moves out of range easily.
Drum tests Junsuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drum loads up on a big right hand but Junsuke slips the punch.
Junsuke slips under a jab.
It looked like Junsuke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Junsuke slips a straight right by Drum.
Junsuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Junsuke misses.
A big right from Drum misses.
Junsuke misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Junsuke's head coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Junsuke moves away from the strike by Drum.
Junsuke throws a body kick that misses
and Drum counters with a nice uppercut.
Junsuke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junsuke misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Junsuke.
Junsuke throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junsuke walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Drum.
Junsuke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Junsuke misses with a double jab.
Junsuke misses with a few strikes there.
Drum throws a jab but it's blocked by Junsuke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drum. Junsuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junsuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junsuke tries a head kick but it misses.
Junsuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drum.
Junsuke scores with a spinning back kick!
Junsuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Junsuke throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junsuke looks to throw the jab but Drum is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Junsuke doesn't seem bothered though.
Junsuke looks to throw a body kick
and Drum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junsuke slips a jab from Drum.
Junsuke takes a swing at Drum's ribcage but misses.
Drum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Junsuke fails to land with a series of punches.
Junsuke misses with a few strikes there.
Drum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drum misses with a hook.
Junsuke tries to counter by clinching up but Drum breaks away and moves out of range.
Junsuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Junsuke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drum avoids the head kick by Junsuke.
Junsuke is looking to chop away at Drum's legs.
Drum lands the left hand.
Drum lands with a nice body punch.
Junsuke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junsuke misses with a leg kick.
Junsuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junsuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Junsuke does no damage.
Drum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junsuke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junsuke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drum just misses with a punch to the body.
Junsuke throws a series of punches but Drum avoids them all with ease.
Junsuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junsuke.
Han Junsuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Junsuke. Those never looked like landing.
Drum blocks a head kick by Junsuke.
Drum tests Junsuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drum throws a right hand that Junsuke ducks under and follows up with a left that Junsuke also avoids with ease.
Junsuke tries to counter by clinching up but Drum breaks away and moves out of range.
Drum has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Drum scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drum cracks Junsuke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drum looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drum controlling the pace.
Drum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drum is trying to control. Junsuke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drum is looking for a kimura but Junsuke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drum to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drum wants to control but Junsuke is keeping him busy.
Drum passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Junsuke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Junsuke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongo Drum dominated that round.
That's time! Junsuke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Junsuke throws a sloppy head kick and Drum moves out of range easily.
Drum throws a body shot but no joy.
Drum misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Drum both land. Nice combination.
Junsuke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junsuke throws a body kick that misses.
Drum changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Drum blocks the body kick.
Drum tests Junsuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Junsuke.
Drum lands a jab.
Drum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drum scores with a jab to the body.
Han Junsuke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drum avoids the head kick by Junsuke.
Bongo Drum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junsuke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junsuke.
Drum throws a shot from downtown. Junsuke moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drum stalks Junsuke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Junsuke's face. Junsuke staggers backwards, shaken.
Junsuke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum misses with a hook. Junsuke ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Junsuke misses.
A jab from Drum misses.
Junsuke wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junsuke.
Junsuke gets tackled into the cage by Drum. Drum maintains the clinch.
Junsuke can't break the clinch.
Drum has a couple of punches blocked by Junsuke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junsuke.
Drum gets through Junsuke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junsuke tries to break free but Drum pushes him back against the cage.
Drum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Junsuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Junsuke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Junsuke is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drum passes Junsuke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Junsuke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drum is trying to work for a kimura but Junsuke is defending well.
Junsuke seems to have got his legs back now.
Drum wants to advance to full mount but Junsuke doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Junsuke controls Drum momentarily but Drum frees himself.
Junsuke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum trying to control but Junsuke is working from the bottom.
Drum is working Junsuke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junsuke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drum trying to control the position from guard on top but Junsuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junsuke being controlled here, momentarily.
Junsuke wants to sweep here but Drum controlling him for the moment.
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.
Junsuke wants to stand up but Drum is controlling him.
Junsuke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bongo Drum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drum postures up in Junsuke's guard and throws a big left but Junsuke blocks it.
Drum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Junsuke is trying to buck Drum off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongo Drum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Junsuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drum misses with a straight right.
Drum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Junsuke throws a lazy uppercut
and Drum counters with a stiff right hand.
Junsuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Junsuke feints and then cracks Drum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drum down.
Junsuke scores with a head kick.
Junsuke throws a head kick that half lands.
Junsuke throws out a loose jab but Drum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drum pounces like a tiger and cracks Junsuke with a vicious hook! Junsuke is down but not out! Drum follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bongo Drum!
Bongo Drum decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Trejo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trejo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Trejo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De La Hoya rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Trejo's guard! Nice work there by De La Hoya!
De La Hoya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trejo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De La Hoya is one step ahead there.
De La Hoya trying to control but Trejo is working from the bottom.
I've been told that De La Hoya has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
De La Hoya is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Hoya looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Hoya wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
Trejo controls De La Hoya momentarily but De La Hoya frees himself.
De La Hoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo looking to control.
Trejo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
De La Hoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Trejo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Hoya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trejo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trejo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De La Hoya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De La Hoya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De La Hoya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trejo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trejo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De La Hoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Trejo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trejo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De La Hoya is one step ahead there.
Trejo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De La Hoya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trejo circles away.
De La Hoya fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trejo sprawls well initially but De La Hoya persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trejo is not content to let De La Hoya control the position.
De La Hoya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De La Hoya is looking for a kimura but Trejo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De La Hoya to get the leverage.
De La Hoya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trejo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trejo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Trejo is looking to control De La Hoya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trejo avoid being mounted?
De La Hoya is trying to work for a kimura but Trejo is defending well.
Trejo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De La Hoya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De La Hoya's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo missing with punches from the back.
De La Hoya is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Trejo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
De La Hoya fending off the submission attempt from Trejo.
Trejo struggling to land strikes to the head as De La Hoya covers up.
Trejo misses with punches from the back.
Trejo misses with an elbow to the head.
De La Hoya trying to get back to his feet but Trejo is in full control for now.
Trejo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Trejo has the hooks in. De La Hoya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
De La Hoya is trying to stand back up.
Trejo gets his hands free as De La Hoya looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but De La Hoya has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Trejo lands a shot to the head.
Trejo controlling well, preventing De La Hoya from escaping the position.
De La Hoya showing good submission defense here.
De La Hoya showing good submission defense here.
De La Hoya can't escape the position.
De La Hoya covers up after that shot from Trejo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo 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.
De La Hoya feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Trejo trying to control the position.
Trejo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De La Hoya defends it easily.
De La Hoya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing De La Hoya from controlling successfully.
De La Hoya preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo is adopting a defensive guard.
De La Hoya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trejo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo stops De La Hoya from getting back to his feet.
De La Hoya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
De La Hoya throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Trejo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trejo moves nicely into side control.
Trejo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De La Hoya sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Trejo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De La Hoya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trejo.
Trejo is pressing down on De La Hoya's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Hoya is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is working for a kimura but De La Hoya is defending it quite comfortably.
De La Hoya trying to control but Trejo postures up.
De La Hoya tries to get to full guard but Trejo has control of the leg.
De La Hoya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trejo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De La Hoya is just riding it out for now. Trejo eventually gives up the hold.
Danny Trejo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trejo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Trejo is pressing down on De La Hoya's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Hoya is holding on for now.
Trejo is looking for a kimura here.
De La Hoya regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trejo throwing strikes but missing.
De La Hoya trying to control the position.
Trejo throwing strikes but missing.
Trejo throws a big right hand that misses.
Trejo slips nicely into half guard.
De La Hoya preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trejo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De La Hoya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trejo.
De La Hoya trying to control here.
De La Hoya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De La Hoya.
Trejo 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trejo stopping the sweep attempt from De La Hoya.
Trejo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but De La Hoya manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Trejo has De La Hoya in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trejo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Oskar De La Hoya has been cut.
Trejo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De La Hoya.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses.
Trejo misses with a head kick.
Trejo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Hoya's waist but De La Hoya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trejo off to one side.
De La Hoya with a poor takedown
and Trejo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trejo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Hoya is fending him off so far but Trejo persists. Nope, De La Hoya circles away and we're back to standing.
Trejo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Trejo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
De La Hoya sneaks back into half guard.
De La Hoya gets full guard.
Trejo won't allow De La Hoya to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya 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.
Trejo throws a big right hand that misses.
De La Hoya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trejo manages to get himself to full guard.
De La Hoya is looking to work some ground and pound but Trejo has wrist control.
Trejo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De La Hoya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trejo trying to control the position.
De La Hoya won't allow Trejo to sweep him here.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing De La Hoya from controlling successfully.
Trejo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya landing with the ground and pound.
Trejo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De La Hoya is one step ahead there.
De La Hoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Trejo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Hoya postures up.
Trejo looking for a sweep. Not yet Trejo, not yet.
Trejo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De La Hoya is pressing down on Trejo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De La Hoya wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo 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.
Trejo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trejo stops De La Hoya from standing up.
Trejo wants to pass the guard but De La Hoya is keeping the position.
De La Hoya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trejo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oskar De La Hoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trejo looking to pass the guard.
Trejo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trejo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trejo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Hoya's head.
Trejo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo scoring with punches to the head and body.
De La Hoya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trejo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trejo throwing strikes from guard but De La Hoya blocks nicely.
Trejo throws a strike but De La Hoya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trejo controls De La Hoya momentarily but De La Hoya frees himself.
Trejo has De La Hoya pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trejo is trying to keep De La Hoya in close.
De La Hoya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Trejo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trejo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Trejo!
A very excited looking Danny Trejo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Boulks 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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28
168 lbs
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34
160 lbs
20 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies misses with a head kick.
Boulks feints the counter takedown.
Boulks lands a lovely overhand right.
Davies throws a sloppy head kick and Boulks moves out of range easily.
Davies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boulks defends it nicely.
And Boulks tries to counter it with a takedown but Davies pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Boulks misses the target.
A jab from Boulks misses.
Davies changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boulks's waist but Boulks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.
Boulks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies has a takedown stuffed.
Boulks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies misses with a takedown
so Boulks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boulks tries to stand but Davies is controlling from the bottom.
Davies is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boulks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davies is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks gets to his feet. Davies looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Davies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boulks with the counter takedown but Davies avoids it easily.
Boulks swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Boulks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davies shoots in but no luck this time.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
Boulks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davies defends it well.
Will Boulks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davies with a poor takedown
and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boulks is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Davies manages to get to full guard.
Boulks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davies is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boulks defends well.
Boulks wants to stand but Davies is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies controls Boulks momentarily but Boulks frees himself.
Davies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boulks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Davies is tightening it up a little... Boulks has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boulks reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boulks taps out! Nice BJJ there by Davies!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harry Davies!
The defeated Will Boulks had this to say: 'Sorry,next time I will win..I promise'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster has chosen If you want blood - AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Martin Foster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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24
282 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Foster!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Foster.
Foster lands a nice shot to the body.
Foster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster stuffs the takedown attempt from William. William gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster cracks William with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Foster has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning William to stand back up!
It looks like Thomas William has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster throws a right and a left that William avoids nicely.
William takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
William shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Foster controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
Foster keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William looking to pass the guard.
Foster wants to stand up but William is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Foster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.
Foster keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
William drives through with a takedown into guard.
William has gone for a leg lock! Foster slips out almost immediately though and dives into William's guard.
William pushes a forearm under Foster's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Foster is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas William!
After winning the bout, Thomas William thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boca Naga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
280 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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28
286 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Naga feints the counter takedown.
Naga connects with a body shot.
Prime misses with a straight left.
Naga connects with a nice looking jab.
Prime misses with a combination
and Naga counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Prime 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prime sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Naga's defenses. It connects perfectly with Naga's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imperiex Prime!
After winning the bout, Imperiex Prime thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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