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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Windsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Adriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel Adriel 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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279 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Windsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Adriel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adriel looks to land a combination but Windsor avoids it well.
Adriel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Windsor's head.
It looks like Ralph Windsor has been cut.
Adriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Adriel misses with a double jab
enabling Windsor to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Angel Adriel has been cut.
Windsor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Windsor missing with a left hand there. Adriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adriel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Windsor misses with a looping right.
Adriel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Windsor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Windsor throws a jab when Adriel was well out of range.
Adriel slips a straight right by Windsor.
Windsor looks to land a left hand but Adriel moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adriel slips under a jab from Windsor.
Adriel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adriel swinging wildly here.
Adriel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Windsor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Windsor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windsor throws a body punch but Adriel moves out of range.
Windsor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Windsor backs off Adriel throws a huge counter combo but Windsor manages to avoid it all.
Windsor misses with the combination.
Windsor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adriel lands a big shot that drops Windsor! Can he finish him?
Windsor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adriel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh Windsor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Windsor keeping full guard, as Adriel tries to pass.
Adriel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adriel passes Windsor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adriel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Windsor seems to have got his legs back now.
Adriel is keen to just control but Windsor is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adriel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adriel throws a strike but Windsor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adriel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Windsor wants to stand and escape but Adriel is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Windsor throws a looping overhand right but Adriel ducks down to avoid it.
Adriel steps into range and cracks Windsor with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Windsor flops backwards and Adriel dives into his guard looking to finish!
Adriel forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Windsor is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Adriel is stalling here. Windsor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Adriel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Windsor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adriel wants to control but Windsor postures up.
Adriel tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adriel can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Adriel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Adriel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Windsor throws the left hand but Adriel avoids the punch easily.
Adriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Windsor connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adriel.
Ralph Windsor's cut is getting worse.
Adriel slips a jab from Windsor.
Adriel scores with a sloppy right hand. Windsor should have avoided that one.
Adriel pounces like a tiger and cracks Windsor with a vicious hook! Windsor is down but not out! Adriel follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Angel Adriel!
A relieved looking Angel Adriel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Celebik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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222 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wojciech Celebik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but Celebik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Celebik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guerrero just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero wants to clinch but Celebik slips to the side
and Celebik counters with a three punch combo that has Guerrero backing up. Guerrero nods at Celebik to acknowledge the strikes.
Celebik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Celebik throws a big counter combination but Guerrero scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guerrero closes the distance and clinches.
Celebik tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guerrero.
Guerrero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Celebik is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Celebik or not.
Celebik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Guerrero.
Guerrero lands with a right to the head.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero works on Celebik's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrero.
It looks like Wojciech Celebik has been cut.
Guerrero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Celebik backwards.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guerrero cracks Celebik with a nice body shot.
Guerrero lands with a short shot to the head.
Guerrero lands a hook that snaps the head of Celebik backwards.
Celebik is rocked!
Guerrero creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Celebik with a big uppercut! Celebik tries to clinch up but Guerrero pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Celebik to the mat! Celebik covers up and Guerrero unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Calixtro Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akau Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse comes to the cage accompanied by Le Boudin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akau Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousse scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Umaga. Mousse shrugs it off though.
Umaga slips a jab from Mousse.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Umaga does no damage.
Umaga throws a leg kick but Mousse checks it.
Mousse swinging wildly here.
Mousse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Umaga.
Mousse misses with a wild body shot.
Mousse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good work by Mousse as he checks the leg kick.
Mousse half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mousse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Akau Umaga has been cut.
Umaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga trying to land knees to the body.
Umaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mousse's elbow.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mousse drops Umaga with a beautiful combination! Umaga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mousse is looking for the KO!
Umaga is rocked!
Umaga swings for the body but Mousse moves out of range.
Umaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Mousse finish him?
Mousse lands with a nice body punch.
Umaga dodges the punch combination from Mousse.
Umaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Umaga leaves his chin hanging out and Mousse seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Umaga crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chocolate Mousse!
Chocolate Mousse bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinaglabanan comes into the arena with DiRTY RADiO - Waiting So Long (Beat by: Sam Gellaitry) blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten misses the shot to the body.
Pinaglabanan throws an overhand right that lands on Sten's shoulder, as Sten tries to avoid the shot.
Sten tries to counter with a clinch but Pinaglabanan shakes him off and moves away.
Pinaglabanan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sten jabs at Pinaglabanan's body.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight right.
Sten wants to counter with a clinch but Pinaglabanan pushes him away.
Pinaglabanan throws a hook but Sten blocks it.
Sten steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pinaglabanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinaglabanan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pinaglabanan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sten's head.
Sten ducks under a wild hook from Pinaglabanan.
Sten slips under a jab from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Sten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pinaglabanan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pinaglabanan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight right.
Sten wants to counter the offense by Pinaglabanan and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pinaglabanan throws a jab when Sten was well out of range.
Pinaglabanan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sten on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but Pinaglabanan pushes him off.
Pinaglabanan clobbers Sten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Pinaglabanan misses.
Sten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Pinaglabanan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sten doesn't seem phased though.
Sten slips under a jab.
Pinaglabanan slips under a jab from Sten.
Sten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinaglabanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sten lands a body shot.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinaglabanan avoids it.
We've been informed that Sten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sten is pressed up against the cage. Pinaglabanan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sten down to the mat. Sten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinaglabanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinaglabanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinaglabanan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throws the left hand but Sten avoids the punch easily.
Sten wants to clinch up but Pinaglabanan keeps it at a distance.
Sten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinaglabanan with a hook.
Sten just misses with a punch to the body.
Sten throws out a loose jab but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinaglabanan throws a looping overhand right but Sten ducks down to avoid it.
Sten has Pinaglabanan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sten with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Pinaglabanan has been cut.
Sten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sten as the two fighters clinch.
Pinaglabanan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pinaglabanan misses with the head strike.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten tries a knee to the head but Pinaglabanan blocks it.
Pinaglabanan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sten is defending well.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Pinaglabanan is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinaglabanan managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Pinaglabanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Pinaglabanan has hold of one of Sten's legs. Sten is fighting the takedown attempt but Pinaglabanan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sten is trying to keep Pinaglabanan in close.
Pinaglabanan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sten keeping moving, preventing Pinaglabanan from controlling successfully.
Sten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten keeps trying to improve his position.
Sten is looking to stand back up but Pinaglabanan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan wants to pass to mount but Sten is defending the position.
Sten taking some punishment here, with Pinaglabanan in his half guard.
Sten is concentrating on defense, preventing Pinaglabanan from advancing position.
Pinaglabanan 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.
Sten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pinaglabanan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pinaglabanan is nestled in close to Sten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Pinaglabanan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Pinaglabanan's cut.
That's time! Pinaglabanan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Pinaglabanan with that takedown attempt.
Sten wants to counter the offense by Pinaglabanan and move into the clinch position.
John Pinaglabanan is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sten sprawls well. Sten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinaglabanan gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinaglabanan misses the target.
Sten fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Pinaglabanan misses.
Sten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinaglabanan.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinaglabanan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but Pinaglabanan pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan misses with an uppercut.
Sten stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sten wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinaglabanan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sten.
Pinaglabanan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sten avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinaglabanan throws a looping overhand right but Sten ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Sten releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Pinaglabanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but Pinaglabanan pushes him off.
Pinaglabanan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight left.
Pinaglabanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinaglabanan throws a body punch but Sten moves out of range.
Pinaglabanan looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Sten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pinaglabanan rather than just go for the knockout.
Pinaglabanan misses with an uppercut. Sten saw that one coming.
Pinaglabanan throws a big shot that misses.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown but Sten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pinaglabanan throws an off balance right hand
and Sten counters with a left and a right that stings Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sten counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throws a looping overhand right but Sten ducks down to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan sets himself, and Sten steps forward looking for the clinch! Pinaglabanan avoids it this time.
Pinaglabanan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sten.
Sten lands a nice hook to Pinaglabanan's body. Pinaglabanan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinaglabanan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight right.
Sten slips under a jab from Pinaglabanan.
Dan Sten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinaglabanan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinaglabanan has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinaglabanan has Sten pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinaglabanan lands with a light punch inside.
Sten digs a right hand underneath Pinaglabanan's ribcage. Pinaglabanan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Pinaglabanan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pinaglabanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sten scores with a knee to the head.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten lands a good knee to the midsection. Pinaglabanan won't want to take too many of those.
Pinaglabanan goes for a takedown attempt but Sten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pinaglabanan misses with a wild body shot.
Pinaglabanan misses with a left hand
and Sten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Pinaglabanan misses its intended target.
Pinaglabanan shoots and misses
and Sten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinaglabanan throws out the jab.
Pinaglabanan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sten sprawls well initially but Pinaglabanan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sten is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan stops Sten from getting back to his feet.
Sten is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinaglabanan lands a nice short elbow.
Pinaglabanan working Sten over with strikes.
Sten pushes Pinaglabanan off looking to stand but Pinaglabanan dives back in and keeps control.
Pinaglabanan wants to control but Sten is keeping him busy.
Sten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinaglabanan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Pinaglabanan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinaglabanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight left.
Sten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinaglabanan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sten.
Pinaglabanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pinaglabanan dips to his left and cracks Sten with an uppercut!
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinaglabanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pinaglabanan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dan Sten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Pinaglabanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinaglabanan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sten tries to work over Pinaglabanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Pinaglabanan is blocking nicely.
Pinaglabanan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Sten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinaglabanan is defending well for now.
Sten lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Pinaglabanan fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Pinaglabanan.
Sten tries a body shot but Pinaglabanan blocks it.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Pinaglabanan is blocking nicely.
Sten landing knees to the body.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinaglabanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinaglabanan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinaglabanan avoids it.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Pinaglabanan is trying to trip Sten. He has hold of a leg but Sten is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pinaglabanan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan won't allow Sten to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throwing strikes from guard but Sten blocks nicely.
Sten trying to control the position here.
Sten keeping moving, preventing Pinaglabanan from controlling successfully.
Pinaglabanan stopping the sweep attempt from Sten.
Pinaglabanan distracts Sten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pinaglabanan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinaglabanan throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown but Sten circles away easily
and Sten counters with a nice uppercut.
Sten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinaglabanan.
Sten scores with a jab to the body.
Sten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan throws a hook to the side of Sten's head but Sten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinaglabanan throws a jab when Sten was well out of range.
Pinaglabanan gets tackled into the cage by Sten. Sten maintains the clinch.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinaglabanan has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten scores with a knee to the head.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Sten is pressed up against the cage. Pinaglabanan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sten down to the mat. Sten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinaglabanan tries to counter with a takedown but Sten is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sten has closed the distance and engaged Pinaglabanan in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pinaglabanan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinaglabanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pinaglabanan avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sten lands a shot to the body.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinaglabanan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown but Sten shows good takedown defense.
Sten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinaglabanan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sten!
A relieved looking Dan Sten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garcia Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi comes to the cage accompanied by Mata Mata Me. Garcia Vega is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garcia Vega!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega cracks Lealofi with a good jab.
Lealofi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sailele Lealofi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lealofi misses with a takedown attempt - Vega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vega tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vega scores with a jab to the head.
Vega throws the left hand but Lealofi avoids the punch easily.
Lealofi ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Vega lands a head shot.
Vega gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lealofi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Lealofi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lealofi tries to free his leg and advance position but Vega is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lealofi wants to control from the top but Vega keeps moving.
Lealofi wants to pass the guard but Vega is keeping the position.
Lealofi wants to control from the top but Vega keeps moving.
Vega managing to control the position.
Lealofi trying to control but Vega is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been hearing reports that Lealofi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lealofi is defended easily by Vega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lealofi looks for a takedown but Vega sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sailele Lealofi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lealofi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vega pinned against the cage. Vega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lealofi defending well as Vega loads up on a big left hand.
Vega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown but Vega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lealofi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lealofi shoots and misses
and Vega moves into the clinch.
Vega digs a right hand into Lealofi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lealofi's gas tank.
Lealofi is breathing heavily.
Vega scores with a hook to the body.
Vega pushes Lealofi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vega lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a right hand.
Lealofi is rocked!
Vega loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Lealofi senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garcia Vega!
Sailele Lealofi spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes to the cage accompanied by Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. Brooks has chosen 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Calvin Brooks enters the cage!
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169 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington scores with a hook to the body. Brooks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moshington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moshington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Moshington looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Moshington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moshington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moshington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moshington trying to control the position.
Brooks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moshington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moshington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moshington is looking for a sweep.
Moshington can't do much from the bottom here.
Brooks working the body and head with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Moshington's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
Moshington gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moshington wants to control but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks looking for a guillotine from mount but Moshington is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brooks working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Moshington bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brooks working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Moshington has gone for a leg lock! Brooks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Moshington's guard.
Brooks trying to move into half guard but instead Moshington has managed to sweep!
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moshington defends well.
Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moshington trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brooks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moshington has Brooks in his guard.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moshington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moshington wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brooks is now in half guard.
Brooks stalling.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Brooks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington misses the jab.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Moshington is avoiding it.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moshington ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Moshington misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks dives in for a single leg takedown but Moshington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moshington to the mat! Moshington manages to get full guard.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
Moshington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moshington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brooks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brooks trying to control but Moshington is working from the bottom.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moshington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Moshington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moshington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brooks defends it easily.
Moshington working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brooks has passed into half guard!
Calvin Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks working Moshington over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moshington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moshington is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks is nestled in close to Moshington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brooks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brooks winds up and cracks Moshington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moshington is not content to let Brooks control the position.
Ground and pound from Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moshington has a hand on Brooks's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brooks takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Moshington is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Moshington to control.
Moshington is desperately trying to improve his position but Brooks has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Moshington to control.
Brooks unloading with bombs!
Moshington tries to hold on but Brooks postures up.
Brooks cracks Moshington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks dominating with strikes here.
Moshington is rocked!
Moshington holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brooks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Brooks 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!
Moshington lands an overhand right.
Moshington moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Brooks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moshington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brooks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Moshington wants to control but Brooks postures up.
Moshington trying his best to control but Brooks has mounted him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moshington working to try and regain half guard.
Moshington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a head shot.
Moshington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brooks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moshington looks a forlorn figure.
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moshington working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Moshington because Brooks loaded up on that one.
Brooks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moshington has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moshington!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moshington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moshington wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but Moshington is having none of it.
Moshington trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moshington looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
George Moshington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calvin Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard.
Brooks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brooks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Moshington throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moshington looking to control.
Brooks sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moshington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moshington looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Moshington lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
George Moshington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Moshington.
Moshington keeps the fight on the outside.
Moshington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Moshington.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moshington to the mat! Moshington manages to get full guard.
Moshington looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brooks passes into side control.
Brooks is staying tight to Moshington's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Brooks!
Calvin Brooks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibaka has chosen Eros Ramazzotti - Un'Emozione Per Sempre as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Serge Ibaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neil Drake's chin.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Drake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibaka throws out the jab.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Ibaka throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake misses with a hook. Ibaka ducked under it nicely.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Drake looks to land a body kick but Ibaka moved away.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Ibaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Ibaka.
Neil Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Ibaka's belly button to the back.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Drake throws a right and a left that Ibaka avoids nicely.
Drake misses with a hook
and Ibaka scores with a counter punch that sends Drake to the canvas! Ibaka smells blood - he's punishing Drake with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Drake has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka! Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
Serge Ibaka 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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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
89% |
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