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DFC Fight Night XVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Palmz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Palmz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Palmz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Palmz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Palmz is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Jones is tapping! Great win for Palmz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harry Palmz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Kamil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Annibale E I Cantori Moderni -Trinity as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Krzysiek Kamil has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Krzysiek Kamil seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Kamil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Krzysiek Kamil has been cut.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Kamil closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Kamil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamil is one step ahead there.
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.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kamil throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Kamil's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Gracie!
Ryan Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Diddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques Diddles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Diddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Diddles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diddles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diddles is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Diddles wants to clinch
and Diddles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diddles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles moves to clinch but Mitchell breaks away
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diddles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diddles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
Diddles tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Diddles's body. Diddles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diddles is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mitchell enables Diddles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mitchell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell keeping full guard, as Diddles tries to pass.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but Diddles is having none of it.
Mitchell has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Diddles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mitchell is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diddles is looking to pass into half guard but Mitchell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mitchell is in guard.
Mitchell stops Diddles from standing up.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diddles, up you get!
Diddles dives in and grabs Mitchell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes down on Diddles's head and hops out.
Diddles misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Diddles has his takedown stuffed
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Diddles is rocked!
Diddles is holding his hands too far apart here. Mitchell throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Diddles is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Mitchell!
Gregory Mitchell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sizzlac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smirnov has chosen Oy To Ne Vecher as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexei Smirnov enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Sizzlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizzlac scores with a hook to the body. Smirnov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sizzlac lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sizzlac.
Sizzlac comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sizzlac shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smirnov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smirnov is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Sizzlac controlling the position from side mount.
Smirnov tries to buck Sizzlac off but Sizzlac is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzlac controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smirnov is looking for a sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sizzlac throws a combination. Smirnov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smirnov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sizzlac to score with a decent uppercut.
Sizzlac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sizzlac lands with a right hand.
Sizzlac shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sizzlac was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sizzlac working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizzlac trying to control the position but Smirnov is working away.
Smirnov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sizzlac asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sizzlac taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzlac wants to control but Smirnov is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smirnov tries to bench press Sizzlac off him but Sizzlac keeps the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Sizzlac. Beautiful body shot.
Sizzlac slips a jab and a cross from Smirnov.
Sizzlac is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smirnov's half guard.
Sizzlac wants to control but Smirnov is keeping him busy.
Sizzlac controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzlac works his way into full mount!
Smirnov tries to hold on but Sizzlac postures up.
Sizzlac looking to control but Smirnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sizzlac dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smirnov gets caught napping as Sizzlac dives in and scores a takedown. Smirnov manages to retain guard.
Sizzlac trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smirnov wants to stand up but Sizzlac is controlling him.
Sizzlac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sizzlac won't allow Smirnov to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzlac trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Smirnov wants to stand but Sizzlac is controlling the position.
Sizzlac controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big left from Smirnov misses.
Sizzlac is looking for a counter combo.
Sizzlac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sizzlac connects with a jab.
Sizzlac connects with a body shot.
Sizzlac is looking to wear down Smirnov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Sizzlac as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Sizzlac.
Smirnov is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Sizzlac.
Sizzlac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sizzlac shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smirnov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smirnov prevents Sizzlac from improving position.
Sizzlac throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sizzlac has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sizzlac lands with a nice combination. Smirnov backs away looking to recover.
Smirnov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sizzlac with a nice cross.
Sizzlac shoots in and gets a takedown into Smirnov's guard.
Smirnov is trying to keep Sizzlac in close.
Smirnov keeping full guard, as Sizzlac tries to pass.
Sizzlac is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sizzlac controls the pace.
Smirnov is trying to keep Sizzlac in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smirnov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sizzlac lands a nice shot that snaps Smirnov's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sizzlac dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sizzlac lands a body shot.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Sizzlac moves out of range.
Sizzlac lands a nice looking body shot.
Sizzlac slips under a jab from Smirnov.
Sizzlac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smirnov can do to turn this around?
Sizzlac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sizzlac drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sizzlac tries to free his leg and advance position but Smirnov is retaining full guard.
Smirnov is trying to control the position but Sizzlac postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sizzlac trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sizzlac looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smirnov is looking to stand up but Sizzlac isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryan Sizzlac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sizzlac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sizzlac shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smirnov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sizzlac advances to full mount.
Sizzlac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smirnov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sizzlac tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ryan Sizzlac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sizzlac.
Smirnov has given up his back here.
Sizzlac controls the action.
Smirnov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sizzlac.
Smirnov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good control from Sizzlac.
Smirnov tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smirnov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Sizzlac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sizzlac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Sizzlac!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seventh Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henrik Messinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seventh Sleeper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Messinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sleeper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Sleeper.
It looks like Henrik Messinger has been cut.
Sleeper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sleeper misses with a hook to the body
and Messinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sleeper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Messinger moves out of range as Sleeper strikes.
Messinger slips under a jab from Sleeper.
A jab from Sleeper finds it's way through Messinger's defenses.
Sleeper lands the left hand.
Messinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sleeper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Messinger misses the target.
Messinger throws out a loose jab but Sleeper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messinger misses with a hook
and Sleeper counters with a straight right hand.
Messinger ducks under a wild hook from Sleeper.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper thuds his right hand into Messinger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sleeper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sleeper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Messinger throwing a counter right hand but Sleeper manages to avoid it.
Messinger takes one to the side of the head.
Henrik Messinger's cut is getting worse.
Sleeper misses with an uppercut. Messinger saw that one coming.
Sleeper clinches.
A short left from Sleeper.
Messinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sleeper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Messinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Sleeper has double underhooks.
Sleeper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sleeper is working Messinger over against the cage.
Messinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleeper misses with a looping right.
Sleeper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messinger scores with a decent looking hook.
Messinger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Immortal Technique 13 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Messinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seventh Sleeper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messinger swings for the body but Sleeper moves out of range.
Messinger digs a good hook to Sleeper's body.
Sleeper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sleeper throws a hook but Messinger blocks it.
Sleeper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Messinger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut there from Messinger.
Sleeper lands a jab to the nose.
Sleeper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Messingers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henrik Messinger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Messinger looks to throw the jab but Sleeper is out of range.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a good jab.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a good jab.
Messinger is rocked!
Sleeper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messinger.
Sleeper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper looks to score with a jab to the body but Messinger is just out of range.
Sleeper is looking to clinch but Messinger is avoiding it.
Sleeper 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.
Jeez, Henrik Messinger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
Messinger blocks a jab.
Messinger slips a straight right by Sleeper.
A counter left hand to the body from Messinger misses its target.
Messinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleeper was well out of range. Poor timing from Messinger.
Messinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Sleeper - just one landing.
Sleeper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Messinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Sleeper. That snapped Messinger's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henrik Messinger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seventh Sleeper!
Henrik Messinger spoke after the fight, saying 'It's a tough loss. Gotta go back to the gym and work harder.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Chop Suey!. Jack Edward will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Edward!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward walks into a left hand.
Brophy takes a swing at Edward's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Edward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brophy lands a jab-cross combination.
Edward scores with a shot to the body.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from Edward.
Brophy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edward manages to avoid it.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Edward is out of range.
Jack Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy cracks Edward with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brophy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edward is looking for the big counter here.
Edward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edward is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Grant Brophy has been cut.
Edward throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
Edward lands a big uppercut and Brophy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brophy looks OK. Edward waves Brophy back to his feet!
Brophy is rocked!
Brophy throws a body punch but Edward moves out of range.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edward misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Edward scores with a shot to the body.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edward fakes the body blow, causing Brophy to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brophy goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Edward!
A victorious Jack Edward thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
so Costa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costa postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Moore controls Costa momentarily but Costa frees himself.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Costa darts in looking for a takedown but Moore gets double underhooks and turns Costa into the cage.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Costa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Costa throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Moore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Diego Costa has been cut.
Moore lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costa tries to counter with a takedown but Moore is quick to defend against it.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up with Moore, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes Moore against the cage but Moore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Moore as Costa shoots in.
Moore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costa takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore slips under a jab from Costa.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Costa slips under a jab from Moore.
Costa tries to counter with a takedown but Moore is quick to defend against it.
Costa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Moore throws a front kick that sends Costa stumbling back into the cage.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore jerks Costa's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Costa drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Moore goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Moore because Costa was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Archie Moore!
Diego Costa was interviewed post fight and said 'That bitch got lucky!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kit Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeen Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kit Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kit Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeen Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Hakeen Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker tries to pull guard but Alvarez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kit Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
It looks like Kit Walker has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the cage. Alvarez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Walker throws a wild hook but Alvarez just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Walker gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Alvarez raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeen Alvarez!
The defeated Kit Walker had this to say: 'Devils sake'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soto Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Ji Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soto Rojas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soto Rojas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Park Ji Sung!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Sung moves out of range of the body kick from Rojas.
Ji Sung scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ji Sung is trying to ground and pound but Rojas uses the momentary lack of control by Ji Sung to regain half guard.
Ji Sung is trying to control. Rojas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rojas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rojas is trying to maintain the position but Ji Sung is very close to passing his half guard.
Ji Sung throwing shots but Rojas is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Sung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rojas tries to roll over but Ji Sung keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas looking for subs from the bottom but Ji Sung mounts him!
Ji Sung working the ground and pound effectively.
Rojas wants to control but Ji Sung is having none of it.
Rojas is working to get back to half guard.
Ji Sung lands a nice shot to the head.
Ji Sung tries to control but Rojas wriggling away.
Ji Sung landing strikes from the mount and Rojas is in trouble!
Rojas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rojas manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rojas has momentary wrist control but Ji Sung slips an elbow through the middle.
Rojas is pulling down on Ji Sung's head. It's preventing any offense from Ji Sung, at least for the moment.
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Ji Sung from controlling successfully.
Rojas is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ji Sung rolls with it to try and escape but Rojas cranks on the arm and Ji Sung is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Soto Rojas!
Soto Rojas retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Soto Rojas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skap Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skap Hazard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sturm.
Felix Sturm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturm counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sturm.
Sturm taking a breather.
Hazard misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sturm blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Sturm.
Hazard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturm.
Sturm has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.
Sturm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazards head.
Hazard blocking some punches.
Hazard misses with a punch on the inside.
Hazard misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hazard.
Hazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturm blocks a body shot from Hazard.
Hazard working aggressively here.
Sturm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hazard takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazard wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazard lands a shoulder strike.
Sturm has a couple of punches blocked by Hazard.
Sturm throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazard.
Hazard blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturm.
Hazard blocks a body shot from Sturm.
Sturm blocks an uppercut.
Hazard looking to slow down the pace here.
Hazard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sturm backwards.
Hazard lands a shoulder strike.
Sturm lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Skap Hazard has been cut.
Sturm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hazard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazard.
Sturm lands a hook that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Sturm tries a body shot but Hazard blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Hazard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
Sturm working aggressively here.
Hazard misses with some punches.
Sturm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hazard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sturm can turn it around.
Sturm lands a hook that snaps the head of Hazard backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturm.
Sturm misses with some punches.
Sturm blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sturm lands a left hand.
Sturm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturm.
Hazard looking to slow down the pace here.
Sturm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hazard has a couple of punches blocked by Sturm.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturm.
Sturm lands a left hand.
Hazard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hazard fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Sturm scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hazard.
Sturm misses with a body punch.
Hazard lands a nice uppercut.
Hazard tries to stall but Sturm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hazard throws a head punch that misses.
Hazard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
Hazard blocks a body shot from Sturm.
Hazard lands with a right to the head.
Sturm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazard.
Sturm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hazard.
Sturm is working Hazard over against the cage.
Sturm misses with the head strike.
Sturm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hazard misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sturm - that landed with a thud.
Hazard is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturm misses with a punch to the body.
Sturm lands with a right to the head.
Hazard is rocked!
Sturm unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hazard! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sturm is unloading with more strikes now! Hazard drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Sturm!
Felix Sturm is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Felix Sturm thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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