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DFC Excursion 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McConnell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique Point of no return. Joe Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson looking to score a takedown here. McConnell is defending well but Swanson drives through and ends up in McConnell's guard.
McConnell pulls Swanson in to control the position.
McConnell wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson is in close to McConnell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swanson postures up in McConnell's guard and throws a big left but McConnell blocks it.
Swanson throws an elbow that misses. McConnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by McConnell!
Swanson trying to strike off his back.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell throws a big elbow that misses.
McConnell wants to stand but Swanson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McConnell controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson keeping full guard, as McConnell tries to pass.
Swanson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McConnell wanted to stand there but Swanson had control of the position.
Swanson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing McConnell from controlling successfully.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swanson tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McConnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joe Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McConnell swivels and escapes.
Swanson's coach down at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Swanson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McConnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swanson.
The crowd cheers as McConnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
McConnell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from McConnell misses the target.
Conor McConnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looks for a takedown but McConnell sprawls well.
McConnell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
McConnell with a hook.
Swanson is looking to clinch but McConnell is avoiding it.
McConnell closes the distance and pushes Swanson back into the cage.
Swanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McConnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Swanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McConnell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McConnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but McConnell prevents it.
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McConnell has Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
McConnell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swanson fails with the takedown
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McConnell as he avoids it easily.
Swanson shoots in for a double leg but McConnell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by McConnell.
Swanson is rocked!
McConnell has closed the distance and engaged Swanson in a clinch.
Swanson wants a takedown but no success here.
Swanson is working for takedown but McConnell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
McConnell cracks Swanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can McConnell finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson shoots in but McConnell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McConnell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Swanson looks winded!
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McConnell closes the distance and clinches.
McConnell breaks from the clinch.
Swanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McConnell to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell has managed to clinch.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
Swanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McConnell is fending him off so far but Swanson persists. Nope, McConnell circles away and we're back to standing.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McConnell.
McConnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McConnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
McConnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McConnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McConnell stuffs the takedown.
McConnell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConnell defends it nicely.
McConnell gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McConnell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McConnell drops Swanson with a beautiful combination! Swanson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McConnell is looking for the KO!
McConnell misses with a hook.
McConnell throws a solid leg kick but Swanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McConnell.
McConnell throws a shot to the body.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
McConnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Swanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McConnell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conor McConnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McConnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McConnell lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Swanson doesn't manage to clinch there - McConnell circles away.
A lazy left from McConnell finds it's target.
Swanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McConnell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson throws an elbow but McConnell slips to the side and avoids it well.
McConnell is looking for a sweep.
Swanson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McConnell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McConnell dodges the ground and pound from Swanson.
Swanson is trying to ground and pound but McConnell uses the momentary lack of control by Swanson to regain half guard.
Swanson misses with a head shot. McConnell uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McConnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McConnell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
McConnell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swanson on the ground.
McConnell is wriggling around but Swanson manages to pass to half guard.
Joe Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
McConnell wants to get back to his feet.
McConnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
McConnell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McConnell defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell is trying to control but Swanson manages to pass to mount!
Swanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McConnell blocking the ground and pound.
Swanson throwing strikes here but McConnell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swanson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McConnell is trying to escape the mount.
Swanson throwing strikes here but McConnell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swanson unloading with bombs!
McConnell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Swanson.
Swanson throwing strikes here but McConnell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Swanson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Swanson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McConnell wants to hold on but Swanson pushes him away.
McConnell is trying to stand.
Swanson looking to finish with strikes here!
Swanson unloads with some shots from mount but McConnell bucks and avoids them well.
Swanson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McConnell blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Swanson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from McConnell enables Swanson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McConnell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McConnell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McConnell pulls Swanson in to control the position.
McConnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McConnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson won't allow McConnell to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell controlling Swanson's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McConnell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McConnell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McConnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Swanson looks for a takedown but McConnell sprawls well.
McConnell lands the left hand.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McConnell's waist but McConnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
McConnell clinches up against the cage.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
McConnell darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.
McConnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
McConnell breaks from the clinch.
McConnell thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Conor McConnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
McConnell missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConnell pushes Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
McConnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but McConnell prevents it.
McConnell is pushing Swanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McConnell misses with the combination.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt
and McConnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from McConnell.
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but McConnell sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McConnell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Swanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McConnell swivels and escapes.
McConnell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swanson.
McConnell lands a jab to the head.
Conor McConnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McConnell's waist but McConnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
McConnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for McConnell.
McConnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conor McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McConnell lands a nice shot to the body.
McConnell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McConnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McConnell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McConnell as he jumps to the side.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but McConnell gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.
McConnell scores with a three punch combo!
McConnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McConnell throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but McConnell shows good takedown defense.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McConnell as he jumps to the side.
McConnell scores with a jab.
McConnell scores with a nice right hand.
McConnell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McConnell misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from McConnell as Swanson shoots in.
Conor McConnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Swanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McConnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McConnell 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McConnell!
A less than humble Conor McConnell misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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, Tom Ado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ado misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer connects with a right hand. Ado shakes it off.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer scores with a push kick.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ado ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
Ado is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Meyer engages and cracks Ado with a massive lead left hook - Ado tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Meyer is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulrik Meyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (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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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake closes the distance and pushes Smesman back into the cage.
Smesman is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake tries to work over Smesman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smesman manages to break the clinch.
Drake lands with a hook. Smesman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Drake finds it's target.
Smesman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Smesman moved out of range nicely.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Smesman moves out of range easily.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smesman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smesman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drake rushes Smesman and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smesman.
It looks like Vladimir Drake has been cut.
Drake tries to stall but Smesman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Smesman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Smesman motions for Drake to come forward. Smesman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smesman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake stalling in the clinch.
Smesman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smesman.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Vladimir Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smesman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Smesman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Smesman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Smesman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake blocks the body kick.
As Smesman tries to get set, Drake tries to push him back and clinch up but Smesman manages to avoid the attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Smesman moves into the clinch.
Smesman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake is trying to stall.
Smesman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Drake.
Smesman throws an elbow that misses.
Smesman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Smesman controls his hands.
Smesman is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from Smesman.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smesman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake forces Smesman back against the cage and clinches.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smesman's efforts to push away.
Drake is working Smesman over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smesman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smesman takes one to the chin there.
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!
Smesman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Smesman should have avoided that one.
Smesman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smesman gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Smesman breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Smesman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from Smesman.
Smesman prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smesman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smesman manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smesman pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smesman or not.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Drake.
Smesman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drake throws a right hand that Smesman ducks under and follows up with a left that Smesman also avoids with ease.
Smesman dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smesman on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Smesman wants to counter the offense by Drake and move into the clinch position.
Smesman misses with a body kick.
Smesman closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Smesman wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman breaks the clinch.
Drake swings for the body but Smesman moves out of range.
Drake scores with a hook to the body. Smesman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smesman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smesman's hands.
Smesman avoids a kick to the body.
Smesman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Smesman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Smesman.
Drake with a nice cross.
Drake tries to clinch but Smesman is having none of it.
Smesman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smesman moves out of range of the leg kick from Drake.
Smesman wants to counter with a clinch but Drake pushes him away.
Smesman delivers a nice body kick.
Smesman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drake's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smesman. Smesman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smesman wants to counter with a clinch but Drake pushes him away.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake throws a low kick but Smesman avoids it.
Smesman tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
Drake rushes Smesman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smesman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Smesman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smesman is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smesman breaks the clinch.
Smesman tries to clinch up.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smesman.
Drake tries to clinch but Smesman moves out of range.
Vladimir Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Smesman throws a leg kick that misses.
Drake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smesman tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smesman.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smesman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smesman's head backwards.
Smesman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smesman tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
Smesman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smesman. That's going to slow Drake down.
Smesman avoids the body shot from Drake.
Smesman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smesman wants to counter the offense by Drake and move into the clinch position.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Drake - just one landing.
Smesman is rocked!
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smesman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smesman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smesman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smesman.
Smesman wants to counter with a clinch but Drake pushes him away.
Smesman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smesman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smesman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smesman tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake scores with the left hand. Smesman knows he should have avoided that one.
Smesman takes one to the chin there.
Smesman is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
A left lands for Drake.
Smesman wants to clinch.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Drake tries to land a leg kick but Smesman saw it coming and moves away.
Smesman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smesman seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Smesman wants to break free but Drake has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Smesman.
Smesman tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Smesman breaks the clinch.
Smesman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Smesman moves out of range easily.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Smesman.
Drake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smesman has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Smesman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smesman blocks a body shot from Drake.
Smesman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smesman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Smesman avoids the damage to the body.
Smesman manages to break the clinch.
Smesman lands a high kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Smesman.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Smesman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Smesman lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimmy Smesman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Smesman breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smesman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smesman working hard to break the clinch.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Smesman controls the action.
Vladimir Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smesman avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Smesman working hard to break the clinch.
Smesman manages to break the clinch.
Smesman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smesman throws a head kick that misses.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake tests Smesman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake is looking to clinch but Smesman is avoiding it.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smesman has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smesman walks into a left hand.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smesman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
Smesman blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smesman.
Smesman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smesman can't break the clinch.
Vladimir Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smesman wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Smesman is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smesman lands a damaging elbow.
Smesman pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smesman breaks the clinch.
Drake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Smesman pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Smesman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smesman wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Smesman is trying to break free.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smesman can do to turn this around?
Smesman can't break the clinch.
Smesman is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smesman moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake cracks the inside of Smesman's front leg.
Drake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake tries to score with a low kick but Smesman moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Drake!
Vladimir Drake gave a mention to MMA Hype Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Draksic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. O Shea Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Draksic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, O Shea Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jackson catches Draksic right on the button with a cross.
Jackson tests Draksic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draksic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Draksic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Draksic avoids it easily.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Draksic throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Draksic is looking to counter punch.
Draksic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Draksic avoids the head kick by Jackson.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Draksic.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Draksic with an uppercut!
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draksic throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draksic.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Draksic holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Draksic.
A short right from Jackson.
Draksic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draksic misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draksic.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Draksic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draksic tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draksic manages to break the clinch.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Draksic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draksic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
O Shea Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draksic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Draksic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draksic throws a quick counter head kick but Jackson was just out of range.
Draksic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson wants to counter with a clinch but Draksic pushes him away.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson cracks Draksic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Draksic moved out of range nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Draksic counters with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson pushes Draksic up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson pushes a forearm under Draksic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Draksic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). O Shea Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, O Shea Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Dmolay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt comes into the arena with Mushroomhead - Qwerty blaring out of the sound system. Lucifer Dmolay told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Dmolay!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt connects with the punch.
It looks like Lucifer Dmolay has been cut.
Wyatt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dmolay gets tackled into the cage by Wyatt. Wyatt maintains the clinch.
Wyatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wyatt.
Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wyatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dmolay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wyatt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dmolay throws a sloppy head kick and Wyatt moves out of range easily.
Wyatt tries to bum rush Dmolay with a series of wild strikes but Dmolay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dmolay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dmolay moves in looking to clinch but Wyatt pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wyatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wyatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wyatt blocks a body shot from Dmolay.
Wyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Wyatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Wyatt lands a right hand.
Dmolay has a couple of punches blocked by Wyatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dmolay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wyatt fakes the body blow, causing Dmolay to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dmolay 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). Derp Wyatt!
After winning the bout, Derp Wyatt 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laszlo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Valmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varga's entrance music is Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány . A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laszlo Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Valmer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Varga has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Valmer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Varga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valmer looking for a takedown.
Varga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valmer looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Varga.
Varga lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varga scores with a shot to the side of Valmer's head.
A shot in the inside from Varga.
Varga lands a hook that snaps the head of Valmer backwards.
Varga lands a nice shot to the body.
Varga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Varga.
Varga scores with a shoulder strike.
Valmer is rocked!
Varga pushes Valmer against the cage and as Valmer bounces back, Varga cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Varga follows up with more strikes but Valmer was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laszlo Varga!
A relieved looking Laszlo Varga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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281 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mahones counters with a straight right hand.
Mahones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
It looked like Mahones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Mahones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to bum rush Mahones with a series of wild strikes but Mahones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mahones was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith distracts Mahones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mahones 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.
Mahones is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahones wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahones is retaining full guard.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith postures up in Mahones's guard and throws a big left but Mahones blocks it.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Mahones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mahones tries to get out of the position.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Mahones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mahones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Mahones moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahones is looking to counter punch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahones is looking to counter punch.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mahones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahones.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahones misses the target.
Smith throws a body punch but Mahones moves out of range.
Mahones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahones stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
As Smith tries to get set, Mahones tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahones counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mahones finish him?!
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Mahones's guard.
Mahones wants to control the position but Smith says "no thanks buddy" and passes to 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!
Mahones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mahones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mahones trying to control the position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahones is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahones working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith pushes down on Mahones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Mahones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mahones trying to control here.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Mahones is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith throwing shots but Mahones is blocking nicely.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mahones pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Mahones counters with a left to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Mahones.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahones tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Mahones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a poor takedown
enabling Mahones to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahones leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Mahones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mahones counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mahones finish him?!
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Mahones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Mahones's knee but Mahones avoids it well.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Mahones in a clinch.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Smith is trying to drag Mahones to the mat but Mahones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mahones lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahones walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stones Mahones is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mahones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mahones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Mahones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith is rocked!
Smith tries to bum rush Mahones with a series of wild strikes but Mahones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mahones avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stones Mahones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
A little feinted left hand from Mahones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stones Mahones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Smith.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahones tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots and misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahones counters with a right hand from hell and Smith is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stones Mahones!
Stones Mahones opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by Hikky Burr. Richmond has chosen Dont Stop Me Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charles Richmond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby with a nice cross.
Richmond misses with a series of wild punches.
Cosby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Richmond sprawls and moves away.
Cosby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Richmond misses with a double jab.
Cosby scores with a kick to the body.
Richmond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richmond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cosby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richmond tries to work over Cosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cosby gets control of Richmond's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cosby will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Richmond won't allow Cosby to sweep him here.
Richmond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cosby is trying to control the position but Richmond postures up.
Cosby looking for a sweep. Not yet Cosby, not yet.
Richmond wants to pass the guard but Cosby is keeping the position.
Cosby seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cosby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richmond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richmond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Cosby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richmond wanted to stand there but Cosby had control of the position.
Richmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Richmond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cosby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cosby keeping moving, preventing Richmond from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richmond wants to pass the guard but Cosby is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richmond throws a head kick but Cosby moves out of range.
Richmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richmond misses with a head kick.
Cosby attempts a counter takedown but Richmond avoids it well and moves away.
Richmond stuffs the takedown attempt from Cosby. Cosby gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Richmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richmond takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cosby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cosby jabs Richmond right on the nose. Richmond blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond lands with a kick to the temple. Cosby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bill Cosby has been cut.
Richmond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Richmond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosby missing with knees to the body.
Richmond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Richmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cosby circles away quickly and effectively.
Cosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richmond.
Richmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cosby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richmond throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Cosby crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Richmond!
Charles Richmond is the new middleweight champion!
Charles Richmond really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Machine Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bill Cosby was interviewed post fight and said 'I'd like to thank my sponsors, "Jello Pudding Pops" and "Quaalude."'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietr Oblamenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cearul Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietr Oblamenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ysengrin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oblamenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ysengrin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oblamenko checks the leg kick.
Oblamenko wants to counter the offense by Ysengrin and move into the clinch position.
Ysengrin misses with a leg kick.
Oblamenko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a low kick but Oblamenko avoids it.
Oblamenko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oblamenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ysengrin can pounce on him.
Oblamenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Ysengrin is just out of range.
Ysengrin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ysengrin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws a sloppy head kick and Oblamenko moves out of range easily.
Ysengrin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oblamenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ysengrin counter with a right hand.
Ysengrin keeps the fight on the outside.
Ysengrin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a chopping leg kick but Oblamenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ysengrin throws a front kick that sends Oblamenko stumbling back into the cage.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oblamenko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ysengrin.
Jab by Ysengrin.
It looks like Pietr Oblamenko has been cut.
Ysengrin throws out a leg kick but Oblamenko moves out of range and Ysengrin only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oblamenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ysengrin. That one must have hurt.
Oblamenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ysengrin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ysengrin. Oblamenko shrugs it off though.
Oblamenko looks winded!
Oblamenko blocks the body kick.
Ysengrin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin is leaning against Oblamenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ysengrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ysengrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Oblamenko backwards.
Oblamenko is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Oblamenko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ysengrin is unloading with more strikes now! Oblamenko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cearul Ysengrin!
Cearul Ysengrin retains his heavyweight title!
Cearul Ysengrin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blind Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soto Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blind Mouse had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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28
161 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blind Mouse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Soto Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mouse back to the cage. Rojas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Blind Mouse has been cut.
Mouse closes the distance and pushes Rojas back into the cage.
Mouse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Mouse.
A short right from Mouse on the inside.
Rojas pulls guard effortlessly.
Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mouse defends well.
Rojas has an active guard here but Mouse has managed to pass into half guard.
Rojas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mouse gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mouse scores with a hook.
Mouse takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mouse.
Mouse lands a nice uppercut.
Mouse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mouse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mouse.
Rojas is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Mouse.
Mouse pushes Rojas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Mouse.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Mouse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Mouse holds him up against the cage and eventually Rojas drops back down to his feet.
Mouse blocks a body shot from Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Mouse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blind Mouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soto Rojas.
Mouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mouse works on Rojas's body with a couple of short punches.
Rojas looks winded!
Mouse lands a shot to the body.
Rojas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mouse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rojas up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mouse.
Mouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rojas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mouse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mouse digs a right hand underneath Rojas's ribcage. Rojas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mouse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mouse pushes Rojas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Mouse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rojas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mouse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mouse on the inside.
Mouse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mouse pushes Rojas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mouse.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mouse.
Mouse misses with a body punch.
Mouse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mouse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mouse on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mouse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouse is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mouse.
Mouse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mouse.
Mouse presses Rojas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mouse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mouse controlling the action here for a moment.
Mouse lands with a short shot to the head.
Mouse digs a right hand into Rojas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rojas's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mouse lands a body punch.
Mouse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mouse pushes Rojas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouse lands with a short shot to the head.
Mouse lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blind Mouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blind Mouse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mouse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Mouse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Mouse throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Rojas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mouse clinches with his opponent.
Mouse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mouse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Mouse scores with a hook to the body.
Mouse pushes Rojas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mouse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Mouse digs a right hand into Rojas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rojas's gas tank.
Mouse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mouse pushes Rojas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Mouse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rojas is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Mouse finish him?
Mouse unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rojas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mouse is unloading with more strikes now! Rojas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blind Mouse!
Blind Mouse retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Blind Mouse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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