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NFC 34: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Delux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutal Delux is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutal Delux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delux gets the takedown into side control.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lee trying to control but Delux postures up.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Delux in his half guard.
Delux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Delux.
Delux throws a strike but Lee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Delux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delux postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delux throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is looking to stand up but Delux isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delux thows a big elbow that misses.
Delux postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Delux, into his guard.
Lee postures up in Delux's guard and throws a big left but Delux blocks it.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee throws a strike but Delux rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Delux lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delux trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Delux connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Delux throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Delux stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Delux throwing strikes but missing.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Delux thows a big elbow that misses.
Delux 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Delux throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delux swivels and escapes.
Delux's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Delux duly obliges.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delux to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Delux shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee looks gassed!
Delux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delux works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delux sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delux as he avoids it easily.
Delux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Delux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Delux is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Delux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brutal Delux is winning the standup battle so far.
Delux drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Delux decides to stand back up.
Delux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee is rocked!
Delux lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Delux finish him?
Delux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Delux drops Lee with a big left hand and mounts him. Lee is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Delux's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutal Delux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LenDale Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, LenDale Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Trotter.
Trotter throws a nice looking combination but Cleaver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trotter with a hook.
Trotter with a jab.
Trotter scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like LenDale Cleaver has been cut.
Cleaver moves forwards but Trotter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trotter tests Cleaver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cleaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trotter moves away.
Trotter scores with a body shot.
Cleaver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver ducks right into an uppercut from Trotter.
Cleaver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LenDale Cleaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trotter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cleaver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Trotter.
Trotter with a jab.
Cleaver is rocked!
Trotter closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Cleaver out cold! Cleaver corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dell Trotter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Herbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Rob Herbert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Herbert!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Daley. That snapped Herbert's head back.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herbert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daley.
Daley throws a series of punches but Herbert moves out of range.
Daley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daley misses with a straight right.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Herbert.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley misses with a combination
and Herbert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herbert.
Herbert breaks the clinch.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Herbert clinches with his opponent.
Herbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Herbert keeps him there for the moment.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Herbert has double underhooks.
Herbert tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbert keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Herbert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Daley is trying to break free.
Herbert cracks Daley with a nice body shot.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Herbert is controlling the position.
Daley tries to break free but Herbert pushes him back against the cage.
Daley tries to circle away but Herbert has him pinned against the cage.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Herbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herbert tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Herbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herbert misses with a hook. Daley ducked under it nicely.
Herbert staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daley throws an overhand right that lands on Herbert's shoulder, as Herbert tries to avoid the shot.
Daley throws a series of strikes that have Herbert backpedaling.
Daley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daley throws out a loose jab but Herbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Herbert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daley counters with a three punch combo that has Herbert backing up. Herbert nods at Daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Daley throws a right and a left that Herbert avoids nicely.
Herbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daley works Herbert's body with a nice hook.
Herbert looks gassed!
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herbert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herbert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daley misses with a combination
and Herbert counters by clinching up.
Herbert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Herbert on the inside.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herbert has him pressed against the cage.
Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Herbert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herbert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daley connects with a right hand. Herbert shakes it off.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Daley tries to bum rush Herbert with a series of wild strikes but Herbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Herbert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herbert.
Daley tries to break free but Herbert pushes him back against the cage.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daley cracks a nice hook into Herbert's ribs.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Daley tries to bum rush Herbert with a series of wild strikes but Herbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herbert blocks a jab.
Daley jabs at Herbert's body.
Daley scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daley misses with the combination.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herbert misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Daley coming out on top.
Daley throws a nice looking combination but Herbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Herbert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley tries to break free but Herbert pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herbert keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Herbert keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Herbert won't allow it.
Herbert breaks from the clinch.
Daley misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley needs to keep his hands up - Herbert had a free shot at his head there.
Daley misses with a wild body shot.
Herbert looks to land a left hand but Daley moved out of range nicely.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daley thows a body shot but no joy.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Herbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daley misses with a combination
and Herbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herbert just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Daley.
Daley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daley keeps the fight on the outside.
Daley throws a right hand that Herbert ducks under and follows up with a left that Herbert also avoids with ease.
Daley digs a good hook to Herbert's body.
Daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Herbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herbert on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley lands with a shot to the body.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Herbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Daley lands with a good body shot.
Herbert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daley.
Herbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daley.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Herbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley tries to bum rush Herbert with a series of wild strikes but Herbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Daley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley connects with a single shot there.
Daley looks to land a combination but Herbert avoids it well.
Daley thows a body shot but no joy.
Daley is looking to wear down Herbert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daley lands with an uppercut that bounces Herbert off the cage and back into rage.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Herbert counters with a one-two to the body.
Herbert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herbert manages to avoid it.
Daley looks to land a combination but Herbert avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rob Herbert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Herbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Herbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herbert takes one to the chin there.
Daley misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herbert scores with a nice strike.
Daley lands a right hook to the body.
Herbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paul Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Herbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Herbert dodges the punch combination from Daley.
Herbert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daley to score with a decent uppercut.
Daley throws a series of punches but Herbert avoids them all with ease.
Daley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daley lands a head shot.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Herbert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herbert.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Herbert keeps him there for the moment.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herbert manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbert tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herbert throws a looping overhand right but Daley ducks down to avoid it.
Daley throws a shot to the body.
Daley swinging wildly here.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Daley throws a right and a left that Herbert avoids nicely.
Daley lands a jab-cross combination.
Herbert has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daley misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daley slips under a jab.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Daley lands a body shot.
Herbert takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Herbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daley misses with a double jab
and Herbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Herbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Herbert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley moves out of range as Herbert strikes.
Herbert throws a nice looking combination but Daley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daley lunges at Herbert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herbert's hand.
Herbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Herbert slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Herbert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Daley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Nunoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Christafari - Valley Of Decisions. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very strong |
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Cobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Nunoz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobsen tries to clinch but Nunoz moves out of range.
Nunoz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cobsen clinches.
Cobsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nunoz.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Nunoz shrugs off.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cobsen prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Nunoz.
Nunoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nunoz goes for a takedown attempt but Cobsen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cobsen clinches up against the cage.
Nunoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ken Nunoz has been cut.
Nunoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nunoz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nunoz looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobsen obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobsen lands an elbow just above Nunoz 's eye.
Cobsen is pressed up against the cage. Nunoz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cobsen down to the mat. Cobsen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cobsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Nunoz in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Cobsen.
Cobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobsen obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen lands an elbow just above Nunoz 's eye.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunoz's defenses.
Nunoz is rocked!
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
Nunoz is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobsen finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobsen.
Nunoz blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Nunoz avoids the elbow strike from Cobsen, against the cage.
Cobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunoz's face.
Cobsen lands a big knee! That's hurt Nunoz! Oh, he's all over the place! Cobsen lands another knee that sends Nunoz to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Cobsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Harmison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Dawkins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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20
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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271 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Harmison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harmison is rocked!
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!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dawkins knocks Harmison out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Dawkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johanson has chosen Saviorself as his entrance music. Gio Naza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeorge Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naza slips under a jab.
Naza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naza is looking to take a break and control but Johanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naza taking a breather here.
Naza throwing strikes but Johanson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Johanson is looking to take a break and control but Naza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza stops Johanson from passing to mount.
Naza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naza takes a swing at Johanson's ribcage but misses.
Naza moves away from the strike by Johanson.
Naza avoids the body shot from Johanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Naza.
Johanson leaves Naza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johanson lands with a cross.
Johanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naza.
Jeorge Johanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naza slips under a jab from Johanson.
Naza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Naza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Naza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johanson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanson is looking to improve his position.
Naza passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johanson wants to control but Naza is having none of it.
Naza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naza moves away.
Johanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Johanson.
Johanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Naza.
Johanson misses with a straight right.
Johanson leaves Naza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johanson throws a hook but Naza blocks it.
Jeorge Johanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Naza.
Johanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johanson sprawls well. Johanson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naza gets slowly back to his feet.
Naza tries for a takedown but Johanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johanson.
Johanson misses with an uppercut. Naza saw that one coming.
Naza scores a takedown into full mount!
Naza throws some wild stikes that Johanson manages to avoid easily.
Naza tries to control but Johanson wriggling away.
Naza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johanson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johanson tries to hold on but Naza postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Naza lands a big elbow.
Naza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naza lands a big elbow.
Naza throws some wild stikes that Johanson manages to avoid easily.
Naza throwing strikes but Johanson recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Naza lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johanson's head.
Naza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Naza trying to control but Johanson is working from the bottom.
Naza scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naza throws a strike but Johanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johanson won't allow Naza to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Johanson misses.
Johanson throws a looping overhand right but Naza ducks down to avoid it.
Johanson loads up on a big right hand but Naza slips the punch.
Naza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gio Naza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naza thows a huge punch but Johanson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza trying to control the action but Johanson is working from the bottom.
Naza working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Johanson's thigh. Johanson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Johanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza looking to sit in guard and control but Johanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johanson is stalling in the full guard.
Naza wants to stand but Johanson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Naza keeping moving, preventing Johanson from controlling successfully.
Naza wants to stand but Johanson is controlling the position.
Jeorge Johanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johanson stands and throws Naza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gio Naza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naza, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Naza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yassir Morabet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yassir Morabet will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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23
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yassir Morabet!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morabet throws and low kick but Vader moves out of range easily.
Morabet misses with a head kick.
Vader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vader is looking to slow Morabet down with leg kicks.
Morabet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morabet throws a head kick but Vader moves out of range.
Vader keeps Morabet at a distance using the push kick.
Morabet tries to clinch there but Vader circles away.
Morabet throws a sloppy head kick and Vader moves out of range easily.
Morabet throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morabet scores with a push kick.
Morabet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morabet tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morabet wants to clinch.
Morabet tries to clinch up.
Morabet checks a leg kick.
Morabet tries to clinch up but Vader circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vader wants to slow Morabet down by chopping away at his legs.
Vader misses with a leg kick.
Morabet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vader throws a low kick but Morabet avoids it.
Vader swats away the attempt to clinch by Morabet.
Morabet wants to clinch up but Vader keeps it at a distance.
Morabet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader looks for the body kick but Morabet saw that one coming.
Morabet wants to clinch.
Morabet throws a head kick but Vader moves out of range.
Morabet throws a head kick but Vader moves out of range.
Morabet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morabet tries to clinch but Vader is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vader swats away the attempt to clinch by Morabet.
Yassir Morabet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morabet tries to clinch but Vader is having none of it.
Morabet moves in looking to clinch but Vader pushes him off.
Morabet swinging wildly here.
Morabet looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morabet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morabet throws a lazy body kick
and Vader counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Vader dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morabet throws a series of punches but Vader moves out of range.
Morabet darts in trying to clinch
and Vader counters with a nice leg kick.
Vader thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morabet if he has to take too many more of those.
Vader lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Vader.
Morabet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vader counters with an outside leg kick.
Morabet throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vader counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morabet is breathing heavily.
Morabet closes the distance but Vader moves to the side
and Vader counters with a body kick.
Vader tries a head kick but it misses.
Morabet wants to clinch
and Vader counters with an inside leg kick.
Vader throws out a leg kick but Morabet moves out of range and Vader only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morabet closes the distance but Vader moves to the side
and Vader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vader wants to slow Morabet down by chopping away at his legs.
Morabet tries to clinch
and Vader counters with a leg kick.
Morabet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vader makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morabet really felt that one!
Vader throws a front kick that sends Morabet stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morabet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chad Vader is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Vader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morabet.
Vader throws a shot to the body.
Morabet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vader counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vader.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Morabet misses
and Vader counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vader scores with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morabet might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vader has got the better of the exchanges.
Vader throws a leg kick
and Morabet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vader cracks the inside of Morabet's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vader.
Vader scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Vader dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Vader throws a front kick that sends Morabet stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vader.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vader.
Morabet throws a lazy head kick
and Vader counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morabet throws a head kick that misses.
Vader feints and then cracks Morabet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morabet down.
Vader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vader thuds a left hand into Morabet's body.
Vader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morabet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morabet.
Vader lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morabet tries to clinch but Vader moves away
and Vader counters with a body kick.
Vader tries to land a front kick but Morabet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morabet can do to turn this around?
Morabet looks to clinch
and Vader counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vader throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morabet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yassir Morabet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vader.
Vader scores with a leg kick.
Vader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morabet. That did some damage!
Vader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader scoring well with a low kick there.
Morabet wants to clinch but Vader slips to the side
and Vader counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vader works Morabet's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morabet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vader. Vader obviously looking to wear him down.
Morabet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vader counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morabet tries to clinch but Vader moves away
and Vader counters with a leg kick.
Vader throws a leg kick but Morabet moved away.
Vader scores with a body shot.
Chad Vader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Morabet misses
and Vader counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morabet tries to clinch but Vader moves away
and Vader counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morabet misses with a body punch
and Vader counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morabet wants to clinch but Vader slips to the side
and Vader counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vader with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yassir Morabet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morabet throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morabet tries to clinch but Vader moves away
and Vader counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Vader.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Vader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vader 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Vader!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Kopacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lotus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Kopacz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kopacz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lotus misses with a two punch combination.
Lotus tries to bum rush Kopacz with a series of wild strikes but Kopacz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus avoids the head kick by Kopacz.
Lotus throws a series of punches but Kopacz moves out of range.
Lotus fails to land the takedown.
Kopacz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lotus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kopacz won't be happy with that.
Lotus tries to score with some ground and pound. Kopacz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kopacz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lotus is just content to waste time from the top position. Kopacz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lotus tries to free his leg and advance position but Kopacz is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lotus trying to hold on to Kopacz's head to control him but Kopacz postures up.
Kopacz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Kopacz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kopacz is thwarting Lotus's attempts to control the position.
Lotus punching from the bottom.
Kopacz is looking to take a break and control but Lotus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus is looking to control Kopacz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lotus avoid being mounted?
Lotus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kopacz prevents Lotus from getting back to his feet.
Lotus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lotus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kopacz defends it nicely.
Kopacz lands a slapping body shot.
Lotus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kopacz pinned against the cage. Kopacz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kopacz cracks a nice hook into Lotus's ribs.
Lotus is breathing heavily.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopacz lands with a hook. Lotus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kopacz misses with an uppercut.
Lotus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kopacz is looking for a sweep. Lotus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Piotr Kopacz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kopacz.
Kopacz lands with a right hand.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kopacz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Lotus moves out of range.
Kopacz misses with a wild combination.
Lotus throws a series of punches but Kopacz moves out of range.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown. Kopacz tries to sprawl out of it but Lotus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kopacz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kopacz throws a head kick that misses.
Kopacz misses with a looping left.
Lotus has a takedown stuffed.
Kopacz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopacz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lotus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kopacz scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotus.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown but Kopacz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Kopacz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Kopacz.
Lotus needs to keep his hands up - Kopacz had a free shot at his head there.
Kopacz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kopacz delivers a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Kopacz.
Lotus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kopacz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kopacz digs a good hook to Lotus's body.
Piotr Kopacz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lotus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopacz to score with a decent uppercut.
Kopacz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kopacz misses with a double jab.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus misses with a combination
and Kopacz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lotus misses with a shot to the body
and Kopacz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lotus moves away from the strike by Kopacz.
Kopacz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kopacz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lotus moves forwards but Kopacz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kopacz scores with a nice right hand.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Lotus or perhaps it was just good defense by Kopacz which made him look bad.
Kopacz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kopacz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lotus.
Kopacz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lotus moves forwards but Kopacz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz misses with a two punch combination.
Piotr Kopacz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lotus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kopacz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lotus is now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kopacz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lotus prevents Kopacz from improving his position.
Lotus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopacz's head.
Lotus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus trying to control from half guard but Kopacz is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Kopacz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kopacz counters with a left to the body.
Kopacz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lotus.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kopacz counters with a left to the body.
Kopacz looks to land a combination. Lotus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kopacz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lotus throws a combination that misses
and Kopacz counters with a body kick.
Kopacz cracks Lotus with a good jab.
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!
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopacz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lotus circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopacz misses with a two punch combination.
Kopacz misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopacz throws a right and a left that Lotus avoids nicely.
Kopacz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lotus counters with a series of strikes. Kopacz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lotus lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopacz is just out of range.
Lotus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kopacz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lotus somewhat.
Lotus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kopacz avoids it really well and circles away.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lotus looks for a takedown but Kopacz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kopacz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lotus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kopacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Kopacz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kopacz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lotus dodges the punch combination from Kopacz.
Lotus digs a good hook to Kopacz's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lotus - just one landing.
Lotus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kopacz lands a jab-cross combination.
Lotus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lotus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kopacz trying to hold on to Lotus's head to control him but Lotus postures up.
Lotus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus stalling away here and it's allowed Kopacz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lotus stopping the sweep attempt from Kopacz.
Piotr Kopacz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kopacz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lotus wants to get up but he can't break Kopacz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lotus wants to pass the guard but Kopacz is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kopacz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lotus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kopacz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kopacz lands a lovely overhand right.
Tommy Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Lotus misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Kopacz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kopacz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Kopacz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Mouth Strikes Again. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston James!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James misses with a body shot.
Nogueira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira slips under a jab from James.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves out of range as James strikes.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
James gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James is looking to stand up but Nogueira won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
Nogueira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira has control of James's left arm, preventing James from doing any damage.
James wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Nogueira has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Nogueira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
James throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
James wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
James tests Nogueira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Nogueira lands.
James lands with a right hand.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira slips under a jab.
Nogueira lands a slapping body shot.
James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James stalling away here and it's allowed Nogueira to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James pushing down on Nogueira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nogueira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but James has passed into side control.
James works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
James scoring with punches and elbows.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
James postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nogueira moves into the clinch successfully.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but James shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James tries for a takedown but Nogueira manages to get underhooks.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Kingston James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
James throws a lazy right hand but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
Nogueira throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nogueira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nogueira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of James's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take James's back!
Nogueira lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nogueira.
Nogueira is not going to allow James to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a big shot to the side of the head.
James staying busy and making it hard for Nogueira to control.
James rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nogueira drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
James is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James gets back to full guard.
James is looking to sweep but instead, Nogueira has passed into half guard.
James landing a few short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
James wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! James escapes and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
James throws an elbow but Nogueira slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nogueira wants to control but James postures up.
Nogueira prevents James from moving into mount.
James working the ground and pound.
James is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nogueira looks calm but he's in trouble here. James gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nogueira is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! James lets go of the hold and Nogueira can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kingston James!
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