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DFC Fight Night X PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quicksis Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwach War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwach War has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quicksis Rio's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quicksis Rio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwach War!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. War sprawls well initially but Rio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
War wants to get back to his feet.
War really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rio is looking to take a break and control but War is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down War for as long as he can get away with.
Rio working War over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War wants to get back to his feet.
Rio winds up and cracks War with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks War with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rio is working for a kimura but War is defending it quite comfortably.
War is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rio is looking to advance position but War won't allow it.
Rio wants to lay and pray for a moment but War keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
War gets caught napping as Rio dives in and scores a takedown. War manages to retain guard.
Rio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. War is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rio slips nicely into half guard.
War is staying active underneath Rio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War tries to kick Rio off but Rio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rio passes to full mount!
Rio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as War is looking to escape.
Rio breaks from War's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rio working the ground and pound effectively.
Rio punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rio.
Rio landing strikes from the mount.
War is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rio controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that War really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rio is working for a guillotine from mount but War frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rio wants to control the pace but War is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quicksis Rio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rio looking to pass the guard.
Rio stops War from standing up.
Rio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rio 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.
War is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rio trying to control but War is working from the bottom.
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.
Rio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rio with a nice head shot there.
War wants to stand but Rio is controlling the position.
Rio is pushing down on War's leg trying to pass to half guard. War is fighting to maintain full guard but Rio has managed to sneak the leg through.
War is trying to stand.
Rio works his way into side control.
Rio prevents War from escaping the position.
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.
Rio working the head with strikes.
Rio goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, War has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rio but great work by War.
Rio manages to work his way to half guard, despite War's best efforts.
War is breathing heavily.
Rio manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. War keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Rio manages to pull guard.
Rio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rio gets to his feet. War looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
War feints and then cracks Rio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rio down.
Rio dives in for a single leg takedown but War sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Rio. No joy for War on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rio blocks a head kick by War.
War displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rio.
Rio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from War. No joy for Rio on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quicksis Rio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War gets caught flat footed, as Rio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rio wants to pass the guard but War is keeping the position.
Rio prevents War from getting back to his feet.
Rio pushing down on War's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
War is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rio throwing shots but War is blocking nicely.
Rio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
War is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Rio locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! War is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quicksis Rio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon MCdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoth Ishan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon MCdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samoth Ishan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MCdonald misses with a head kick.
Ishan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ishan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
MCdonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MCdonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
MCdonald prevents the takedown attempt.
Ishan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishan jumps guard and drags MCdonald to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ishan has control of MCdonald's left arm, preventing MCdonald from doing any damage.
MCdonald prevents Ishan from getting back to his feet.
MCdonald trying to control but Ishan is working from the bottom.
MCdonald gets to his feet. Ishan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishan wants to clinch up but MCdonald keeps it at a distance.
MCdonald clinches up with Ishan and pushes him back against the cage.
MCdonald misses with a knee to the head.
Ishan breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MCdonald checks a low kick from Ishan.
Ishan closes this distance looking for a takedown but MCdonald circles away.
MCdonald instigates a clinch.
Ishan tightens his grip and picks MCdonald up, before dumping him to the ground. MCdonald manages to land in guard.
Ishan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ishan trying to control the position from guard on top but MCdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ishan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MCdonald trying to control the position.
Ishan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
MCdonald has Ishan up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by MCdonald.
It looks like Samoth Ishan has been cut.
Ishan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MCdonald uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MCdonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishan looking to hit a scissor sweep but MCdonald is one step ahead there.
MCdonald throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishan strikes from his own guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MCdonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MCdonald trying to control but Ishan is working from the bottom.
MCdonald throws an elbow that misses. Ishan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MCdonald's guard. Nice move by Ishan!
MCdonald throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ishan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
MCdonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ishan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ishan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MCdonald's head.
Ishan stops MCdonald from standing up.
Ishan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MCdonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ishan has managed to clinch.
Ishan breaks the clinch.
MCdonald is looking to clinch.
MCdonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MCdonald lands an overhand right.
MCdonald tries to clinch there but Ishan circles away.
Ishan looks for a takedown but MCdonald sprawls well.
Simon MCdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoth Ishan.
MCdonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MCdonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Simon MCdonald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samoth Ishan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ishan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MCdonald connects with a crisp jab.
MCdonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
MCdonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
MCdonald scores with a one two! Ishan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
MCdonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MCdonald throws a shot to the body.
Ishan fails to land the takedown.
Ishan fails with a takedown attempt.
MCdonald gets a clinch.
Ishan missing with knees to the body.
Ishan drops down looking for an ankle pick but MCdonald pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simon MCdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoth Ishan.
Ishan is breathing heavily.
MCdonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishan at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MCdonald clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishan avoids it.
MCdonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishan can do to turn this around?
Ishan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MCdonald walks away with a smile on his face. Ishan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
MCdonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simon MCdonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MCdonald clinches.
Ishan dodges an elbow strike from MCdonald.
MCdonald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MCdonald tries for a takedown but Ishan manages to get underhooks.
Ishan goes for a takedown attempt but MCdonald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
MCdonald pushes Ishan up against the cage in a clinch.
MCdonald stalling in the clinch.
MCdonald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simon MCdonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MCdonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ishan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ishan jumps guard but MCdonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ishan goes for a takedown in the clinch but MCdonald prevents it.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishan misses with a hook to the ribs.
MCdonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishan avoids the damage to the body.
Ishan is trying to stall.
MCdonald misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MCdonald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MCdonald misses with a knee strike.
Ishan managing to block the knees to the body from MCdonald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MCdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishan.
MCdonald leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MCdonald.
MCdonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ishan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishan clinches up against the cage.
MCdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishan is defending well for now.
Ishan breaks the clinch.
MCdonald moves into the clinch.
MCdonald is trying to break the clinch but Ishan is controlling him.
MCdonald trying to land knees to the body.
MCdonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ishan managing to block the knees to the body from MCdonald.
Ishan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MCdonald avoids it.
Knees to the body from MCdonald.
MCdonald scores with a knee to the head.
MCdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishan is defending well for now.
Ishan is looking to break free of the clinch but MCdonald has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, MCdonald throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ishan managing to block the knees to the body from MCdonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishan jumps guard but MCdonald stands there with Ishan around his waist. Ishan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ishan trying to land knees to the body.
Ishan takes an elbow to the forehead.
MCdonald misses with an elbow strike.
MCdonald gets underhooks to prevent Ishan's takedown attempt.
MCdonald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ishan is defending well.
Ishan tries to pull guard but MCdonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Ishan drops back down to his feet.
MCdonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MCdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MCdonald jabs at Ishan's body.
MCdonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MCdonald scores with a jab to the body.
Ishan tries to close the distance and clinch up but MCdonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MCdonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
MCdonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MCdonald misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon MCdonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samoth Ishan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ishan shoots in for a takedown but MCdonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Samoth Ishan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MCdonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishan should have avoided that one.
Ishan throws a nice looking combination but MCdonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishan shoots in for a takedown but MCdonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
MCdonald rushes Ishan and presses him up against the cage.
MCdonald trying to land knees to the body.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishan avoids it.
MCdonald misses with a knee to the head.
MCdonald tries a knee to the head but Ishan blocks it.
A short right from MCdonald.
Ishan fails to pull guard.
Simon MCdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoth Ishan.
MCdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishan is defending well for now.
MCdonald has had enough of the clinch but Ishan keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MCdonald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MCdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishan tries for a takedown but MCdonald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
MCdonald digs a good hook to Ishan's body.
MCdonald clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MCdonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
MCdonald rushes Ishan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MCdonald misses with a knee strike.
MCdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishan is defending well for now.
Ishan tries to pull guard but MCdonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
MCdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishan avoids it.
MCdonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishan avoids the damage to the body.
MCdonald avoiding damage.
MCdonald stops a takedown attempt from Ishan.
Ishan is trying to break the clinch but MCdonald has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from MCdonald.
MCdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishan.
MCdonald is trying to break the clinch but Ishan has him pressed against the cage.
MCdonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ishan avoiding damage as MCdonald throws knees to the body.
MCdonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MCdonald moves into the clinch.
Ishan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ishan tries to pull guard but MCdonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
MCdonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishan drops down looking for an ankle pick but MCdonald pulls his leg out and moves away.
MCdonald pushes Ishan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MCdonald with a knee to the head.
Ishan avoids the elbow strike from MCdonald, against the cage.
MCdonald throws an elbow but it misses.
MCdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishan.
MCdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishan is defending well for now.
Ishan drops down looking for an ankle pick but MCdonald pulls his leg out and moves away.
MCdonald is looking to wear down Ishan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MCdonald clinches up against the cage.
Ishan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MCdonald avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ishan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MCdonald landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MCdonald scores a nice knee to the body.
MCdonald leaning against his opponent.
MCdonald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MCdonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ishan fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MCdonald landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MCdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishan.
Ishan prevents the takedown attempt.
Ishan tries to break the clinch but MCdonald is controlling the position.
Ishan drops down looking for an ankle pick but MCdonald pulls his leg out and moves away.
MCdonald has closed the distance and engaged Ishan in a clinch.
Samoth Ishan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MCdonald breaks the clinch.
MCdonald drives through and clinches with Ishan against the cage.
MCdonald trying to land knees to the body.
Ishan looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MCdonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishan is keeping busy.
Ishan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon MCdonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MCdonald can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon MCdonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MCdonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon MCdonald!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Diddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Flannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Diddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phillip Flannigan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diddles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flannigan drops Diddles with a beautiful combination! Diddles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flannigan is looking for the KO!
Diddles is rocked!
It looks like Jacques Diddles has been cut.
Flannigan lands a big right hook! Diddles looks hurt but is still standing! Flannigan lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Diddles falls down and Flannigan dives in with a huge hammer fist! Diddles's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Flannigan runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phillip Flannigan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sami Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Clinton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sami Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Clinton sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clinton 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.
Swanson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Clinton staying calm.
Swanson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Clinton cracks Swanson with a big right hand but Swanson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Swanson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clinton blocks the strikes from Swanson.
Clinton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swanson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton passes to full mount!
Clinton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Swanson is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton lands with some strikes.
Clinton looking to control but Swanson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clinton landing punches.
Swanson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Swanson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clinton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Clinton lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson is looking to improve his position but Clinton isn't that keen on the idea.
Swanson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swanson is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton controlling the position easily from mount.
Swanson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Clinton. What's that going to do exactly?
Clinton cracks Swanson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swanson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Swanson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swanson is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swanson hang on?
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clinton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clinton cracks Swanson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clinton with good strikes from the mount here!
Clinton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clinton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swanson is rocked!
Clinton content just to control the position here.
Swanson is still in real trouble! Can Clinton finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinton lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Swanson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Swanson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Clinton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apogeum Pandemonium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apogeum Pandemonium!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Pandemonium fails with the takedown.
Pandemonium tries to clinch up
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandemonium tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love stuns Pandemonium with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love lands with a good body shot.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Love closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandemonium looks winded!
Love works Pandemonium's body with a nice hook.
Love connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pandemonium leaves his chin hanging out and Love seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pandemonium crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mister Love!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leluta Holmdona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Bin Apu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Bin Apu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leluta Holmdona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Bin Apu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmdona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmdona backing away here, and Bin Apu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bin Apu misses with a takedown
and Bin Apu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmdona lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmdona loads up on a big right hand but Bin Apu slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bin Apu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bin Apu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bin Apu shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmdona manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bin Apu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bin Apu shoots for a takedown but Holmdona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leluta Holmdona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Bin Apu.
Bin Apu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmdona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Apu misses the target.
Holmdona is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bin Apu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holmdona gets a clinch.
Holmdona displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bin Apu up against the cage.
Bin Apu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Holmdona.
Holmdona misses with a body punch.
Holmdona breaks from the clinch.
Bin Apu shoots in for a takedown but Holmdona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holmdona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bin Apu looks winded!
Bin Apu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmdona is out of range and Bin Apu settles back down.
As Bin Apu looks to move away, Holmdona throws a big counter combo bu Bin Apu just gets out of the way.
Holmdona closes the distance and clinches.
Bin Apu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmdona has him pressed against the cage.
Holmdona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmdona.
Holmdona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Apu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmdona clinches.
Holmdona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holmdona.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmdona drives through and clinches with Bin Apu against the cage.
Holmdona scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Holmdona.
Holmdona is leaning against Bin Apu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmdona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Holmdona.
Bin Apu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin Apu is trying to break the clinch but Holmdona is controlling him.
Bin Apu is trying to push Holmdona away but Holmdona has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bin Apu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmdona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holmdona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmdona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bin Apu.
Bin Apu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmdona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bin Apu somewhat.
Holmdona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin Apu, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmdona scores with a hook to the body.
Holmdona scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Holmdona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holmdona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmdona taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmdona takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmdona lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Holmdona.
Holmdona digs a right hand underneath Bin Apu's ribcage. Bin Apu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmdona is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holmdona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmdona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leluta Holmdona dominated that round.
That's time! Holmdona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmdona closes the distance and pushes Bin Apu back into the cage.
Bin Apu tries to break free but Holmdona pushes him back against the cage.
Holmdona struggles to land a body shot inside as Bin Apu controls his hands.
Holmdona lands a hook that snaps the head of Bin Apu backwards.
Leluta Holmdona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmdona digs a right hand into Bin Apu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bin Apu's gas tank.
Holmdona scores with a hook to the body.
Holmdona lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holmdona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Holmdona.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holmdona.
Bin Apu is rocked!
Holmdona unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bin Apu! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Holmdona is unloading with more strikes now! Bin Apu drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leluta Holmdona!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lump Beefrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Chop Suey!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lump Beefrock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Brophy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jungle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beefrock.
Beefrock punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
Beefrock defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Beefrock throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Beefrock looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Beefrock throws a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Beefrock has knocked Brophy down with a huge combo! Beefrock steps away and waves a wobbly Brophy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Grant Brophy has been cut.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beefrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beefrock throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Beefrock throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefrock missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy misses with a body shot
and Beefrock counters with a big right hand! Oh Brophy is in trouble here! Beefrock follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lump Beefrock!
Lump Beefrock is the new super heavyweight champion!
Lump Beefrock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Music Foggy Dew – Hypnotize. Akira Ito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akira Ito!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor stalks Ito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ito's face. Ito staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGregor!
Ito tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
Ito swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor digs a good hook to Ito's body.
Ito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
McGregor scores with a nice head shot.
We've been hearing reports that McGregor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McGregor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ito scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ito checks a leg kick.
McGregor cracks Ito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ito keeps the fight on the outside.
Ito drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McGregor defends it well.
Ito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGregor's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Ito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ito scrambles back to his feet.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.
Ito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor jabs Ito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ito checks a low kick from McGregor.
Akira Ito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor tries to work over Ito's front leg with a kick but Ito checks it.
McGregor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ito checks it well.
Ito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ito throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ito.
McGregor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Ito got wobbled bad by a big combination! McGregor presses forward with punches and knees until Ito stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Ito closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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