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Prestige FC 38: Back to London PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Jackiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Jackiewicz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackiewicz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackiewicz counters with a nice body kick.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackiewicz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee tries to clinch there but Jackiewicz circles away.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Jackiewicz counter with a right hand.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackiewicz thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Jackiewicz throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackiewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackiewicz. That's going to slow Lee down.
Jackiewicz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee is rocked!
Lee shoots in but Jackiewicz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Jackiewicz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackiewicz gets a clinch.
Jackiewicz digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Jackiewicz is controlling the position.
Lee is working for takedown but Jackiewicz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackiewicz lands a left hand.
A short right from Jackiewicz on the inside.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackiewicz walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Jackiewicz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Jackiewicz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackiewicz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lee! Jackiewicz lets Lee back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackiewicz cracks Lee on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lee falls backwards against the ropes. Jackiewicz follows up with more strikes that drop Lee to his knees. Jackiewicz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lee! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Jackiewicz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Farofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farofa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grace's guard.
Farofa has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grace to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Farofa is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grace pulls down on the head and he's put Farofa to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Grace!
A victorious Miguel Grace thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Carlos Farofa spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks for coming out and party on me tonight'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Diablo misses the target.
Diablo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diablo scores with a jab to the head.
Pitbull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diablo tries to avoid it but Pitbull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diablo to the ground. Diablo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diablo feinted with a counter takedown.
Diablo gets the takedown into side control.
Pitbull is not content to let Diablo control the position.
Pitbull wants to control but Diablo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo trying to control the position but Pitbull is working away.
Pitbull is looking to regain half guard here but Diablo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pitbull knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pitbull is trying to control Diablo's posture but Diablo avoids it.
Pitbull is looking to regain half guard here but Diablo keeps moving and retains side control.
Pitbull wants to control but Diablo postures up.
Diablo tries to advance to mount but Pitbull denies him.
Pitbull is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diablo trying to control from half guard but Pitbull is working away.
Diablo trying to mount his opponent but Pitbull defends it.
Pitbull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diablo.
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.
Diablo wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Pitbull is looking for a sweep. Diablo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pitbull wants to control but Diablo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pitbull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diablo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pitbull is looking to control Diablo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitbull avoid being mounted?
Pitbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pitbull tries to roll over but Diablo keeps him under control.
Diablo trying to control from half guard but Pitbull is working away.
Pitbull keeping control of the position.
Pitbull is not content to let Diablo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diablo pulls his head out easily.
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Diablo has control of the leg.
Pitbull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pitbull is trying to control but can't.
Diablo is keen to just control but Pitbull is a slippery customer.
Pitbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pitbull can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diablo controls the pace.
Pitbull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pitbull working for a triangle but Diablo defends it easily.
Diablo is fighting to break Pitbull's control of his arms but Pitbull is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pitbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitbull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diablo is trying to get back to full guard.
Pitbull gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Diablo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pitbull manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pitbull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitbull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Diablo 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.
Pitbull staying out of range there.
Diablo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pitbull to the ground. Diablo is now in Pitbull's guard.
Pitbull has his foot on Diablo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diablo works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitbull has his foot on Diablo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diablo works his way back into a safe position though.
Diablo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diablo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitbull is keeping the position for now.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitbull looking for a guillotine here but Diablo defends easily.
Pitbull wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Diablo is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull is trying to get back to full guard.
Pitbull trying to hold on to Diablo's head to control him but Diablo postures up.
Diablo trying to control the action but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Pitbull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diablo.
Diablo is trying to control the action in half guard but Pitbull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pitbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pitbull trying to control the position.
Diablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitbull is retaining full guard.
Diablo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diablo won't allow Pitbull to sweep him here.
Diablo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo wants to pass the guard but Pitbull is keeping the position.
Pitbull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diablo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pitbull working a defensive guard here.
Diablo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pitbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Diablo sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Diablo sprawls well.
Diablo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pitbull!
Pitbull is trying to get back to half guard.
Pitbull gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diablo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pitbull knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diablo content to control rather than advance.
Pitbull is looking to control Diablo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitbull avoid being mounted?
Diablo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pitbull knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitbull keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking to control Diablo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitbull avoid being mounted?
Diablo controlling the action here.
Diablo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pitbull is just riding it out for now. Diablo eventually gives up the hold.
Pitbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Diablo has control of the leg.
Diablo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Diablo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diablo looking to score a takedown here. Pitbull is defending well but Diablo drives through and ends up in Pitbull's guard.
Diablo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitbull can do to turn this around?
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Diablo from controlling successfully.
Pitbull working a defensive guard here.
Pitbull wants to hit a switch here but Diablo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pitbull there!
Diablo avoids the attempt from Pitbull to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo lands a big elbow.
Pitbull is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diablo lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to lock up and control but Diablo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diablo looking to control but Pitbull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diablo forces the positional change into back control.
Will Diablo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Pitbull trying to control the hands but Diablo won't let him.
Diablo lands a shot to the body.
Pitbull trying to control the position but Diablo manages to sink in the hooks.
Pitbull is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pitbull is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull trying to control the hands but Diablo won't let him.
Pitbull is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Diablo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Diablo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Pitbull is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Pitbull's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pitbull is trying to remain composed but Diablo is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Pitbull trying to control the hands but Diablo won't let him.
Diablo landing with strikes.
Diablo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pitbull. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pitbull manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diablo's guard. Nice work there by Pitbull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diablo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago Diablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago Diablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.
Diablo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diablo holds on and takes a little breather.
Pitbull throwing strikes but missing.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo being controlled here, momentarily.
Diablo has Pitbull pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo is pulling down on Pitbull's head to control his posture.
Pitbull lands a couple of elbows.
Pitbull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pitbull is looking to pass into half guard but Diablo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diablo is in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diablo content to stall in guard here.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diablo 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... Santiago Diablo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Cesar Caprillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caprillo has chosen The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun as his entrance music. Cedric Mabuva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caio Cesar Caprillo's chin.
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270 lbs
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246 lbs
30 - 41 - 1 |
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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
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cedric Mabuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Cesar Caprillo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabuva throws a body shot but no joy.
Mabuva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caprillo manages to avoid it.
Mabuva misses with a two punch combination.
Mabuva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caprillo shoots for a takedown but Mabuva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mabuva cracks Caprillo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mabuva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Caprillo to stand back up!
It looks like Caio Cesar Caprillo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabuva throws a combination that misses
and Caprillo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mabuva!
Caprillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mabuva keeps working.
Caprillo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Caprillo tries for a kimura but Mabuva is defending well.
Mabuva is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabuva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mabuva wants to control but Caprillo postures up.
Caprillo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mabuva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Caprillo tries to advance to mount but Mabuva denies him.
Caprillo working the ground and pound but Mabuva is defending the strikes.
Mabuva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mabuva tries to get out of the position.
Caprillo wants to control but Mabuva is keeping him busy.
Mabuva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo lands shots from the back.
Caprillo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Caprillo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mabuva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mabuva is trying to get back to his feet but Caprillo has full control of the position and if anything, Mabuva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mabuva is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Caprillo has locked on a rear naked choke here! Mabuva is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Cesar Caprillo!
A very excited looking Caio Cesar Caprillo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Quentyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell avoids the head kick by Zegan.
Zegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zegan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martell is out of range and Zegan settles back down.
Martell misses with a looping right.
Zegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zegan throws a front kick that sends Martell stumbling back into the ropes.
Zegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zegan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zegan connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zegan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martell scores with a nice head shot.
Zegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Zegan.
Zegan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
Zegan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Martell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zegan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Zegan off balance momentarily.
Martell throws a push kick but Zegan slaps the foot to one side.
Zegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Martell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zegan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martell.
Zegan looks to throw a body kick
and Martell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martell misses with a hook. Zegan ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Zegan misses.
A little feinted left hand from Martell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
Martell wants to slow Zegan down by chopping away at his legs.
Martell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell slips under a jab from Zegan.
Martell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zegan connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Quentyn Martell has been cut.
Zegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zegan missing with a left hand there. Martell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zegan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zegan tries to land a front kick but Martell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martell is looking to counter punch.
Zegan lands with a nice body kick.
Zegan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a low kick but Zegan moves out of range easily.
Zegan misses with a kick to the body.
Zegan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martell.
Zegan throws a leg kick but Martell checks it.
Martell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zegan avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martell.
Zegan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martell if he has to take too many more of those.
Martell takes a swing at Zegan's ribcage but misses.
Martell misses with a straight right.
Zegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zegan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zegan avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zegan - the referee stops the clock and Martell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zegan. Martell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Martell.
Martell is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a solid leg kick but Zegan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martell.
Zegan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martell throws out a powerful jab.
Martell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Martell.
Martell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zegan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zegan.
Zegan misses with a body kick.
Martell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zegan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zegan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maciej Zegan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zegan swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Martell connects with a leg kick. Zegan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zegan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zegan connects with an inside leg kick.
Zegan misses with a shot to the body
letting Martell counter with a right hand.
Maciej Zegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zegan ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zegan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Martell blocks the leg kick.
Martell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zegan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zegan.
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zegan. Martell shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Zegan.
Zegan misses with an elbow strike.
Zegan trying to land knees to the body.
Zegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Zegan lands a damaging elbow.
Zegan lands a body punch.
Martell is looking to control Zegan's arms but Zegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zegan.
Martell blocks an elbow strike from Zegan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zegan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell can't break the clinch.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Zegan lands a nice elbow.
Zegan stalling in the clinch.
Zegan misses with an elbow strike.
Zegan missing with knees to the body.
Martell avoids a wild elbow strike from Zegan.
Martell tries to circle away but Zegan has him pinned against the ropes.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Zegan.
Zegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zegan slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell wants to break free but Zegan has control.
Zegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martell dodges an elbow strike from Zegan.
Zegan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zegan throws an elbow that misses.
Zegan lands a body punch.
Zegan lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Zegan.
Zegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martell or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Zegan.
Maciej Zegan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zegan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martell up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Zegan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Zegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martell wants to get back to striking at distance but Zegan won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Zegan tries to tie him up.
Martell dodges an elbow strike from Zegan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zegan manages to break the clinch.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Zegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zegan blocks a jab.
Zegan throws a body kick that misses.
Zegan misses with a straight right.
Zegan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zegan.
Zegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zegan walks into a straight right hand from Martell.
Nice cross by Zegan.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zegan manages to avoid it.
Zegan fakes the leg kick and cracks Martell in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zegan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zegan looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
A slow jab from Zegan misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan defending well as Martell loads up on a big left hand.
Martell tries to land a leg kick but Zegan saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Martell.
Nice body kick there by Zegan.
Zegan throws a head kick that misses.
Martell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zegan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martell misses with a lunging right hand
and Zegan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zegan avoids it.
Martell moves out of range as Zegan throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Martell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martell tries to score with a low kick but Zegan moves his leg out of the way.
Zegan misses the jab.
A low kick from Zegan is predictable there
and Martell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zegan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martell momentarily.
Zegan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zegan looks to throw a body kick
and Martell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zegan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martell misses with a series of wild punches.
Zegan tries a quick counter leg kick but Martell is wise to it.
Zegan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zegan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martell checks a low kick from Zegan.
Zegan scoring well with a low kick there.
Zegan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zegan will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zegan.
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zegan can pounce on him.
Zegan lands a leg kick that knocks Martell off balance momentarily.
Zegan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Quentyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zegan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zegan throws a right hand that misses
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciej Zegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zegan cracks Martell with a good jab.
Martell dodges the punch combination from Zegan.
Martell throws a leg kick
and Zegan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martell jabs Zegan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Martell misses
and Zegan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zegan throws a front kick aimed at Martell's knee but Martell avoids it well.
Zegan is looking to slow Martell down with leg kicks.
Zegan misses with a body kick.
It looked like Martell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zegan.
Zegan throws a sloppy head kick
and Martell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zegan moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Martell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Zegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zegan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Zegan!
Maciej Zegan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes to the ring accompanied by Mamed - CoreMoon. Materla has chosen Sobota - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Materla looking for a sweep but Khalidov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Materla regains half guard.
Materla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Materla.
Khalidov wants to pass the guard but Materla is keeping the position.
Materla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khalidov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov tries to free his leg and advance position but Materla is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Materla has his foot on Khalidov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khalidov works his way back into a safe position though.
Khalidov wants to pass the guard but Materla is keeping the position.
Materla 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.
Materla trying to keep a closed guard but Khalidov is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Materla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khalidov advances to half guard.
Materla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla trying to control the position.
Khalidov trying to control but Materla is working from the bottom.
Khalidov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Materla's guard.
Materla tries to roll over but Khalidov keeps him under control.
Materla wants to sweep but Khalidov has passed to side control!
Materla is looking for a sweep.
Khalidov gets to mount! Materla was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Khalidov fails to move to back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla is trying to escape the mount.
Materla tries to hold on but Khalidov postures up.
Materla bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Materla is pushing down on Khalidov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khalidov is fighting to maintain full guard but Materla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khalidov wants to control but Materla is keeping busy.
Khalidov looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla stalling away here and it's allowed Khalidov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Materla passes Khalidov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khalidov is looking to improve his position.
Materla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalidov tries to get to full guard but Materla has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Materla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khalidov keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
Khalidov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Materla wants to pass the guard but Khalidov is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Materla wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov working for a triangle but Materla defends it easily.
Materla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khalidov keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
Materla trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Materla advances position into side control!
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.
Khalidov is looking for a sweep.
Khalidov is not content to let Materla control the position.
Khalidov tries to buck Materla off but Materla is having none of it.
Materla advances nicely into full mount.
Khalidov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Materla goes for an armbar but Khalidov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Khalidov.
Materla wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov pushing down on Materla's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Khalidov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Materla is trying to control but Khalidov passes into side control!
Khalidov tries to move to mount but Materla blocks the move with his legs.
Materla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Khalidov trying to control the action but Materla is working from the bottom.
Materla is trying to control Khalidov's posture but Khalidov avoids it.
Khalidov has hold of Materla's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Materla seems comfortable defending it but Khalidov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Materla is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Materla is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Khalidov couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mamed Khalidov!
A very excited looking Mamed Khalidov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Martino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield has chosen Up Down as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Martino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martino lands a slapping body shot.
Stanfield has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Martino is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martino throws a body punch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Martino misses with a few strikes there.
Martino dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
A jab lands there for Martino.
Patrick Martino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stanfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanfield throws a lazy right hand but Martino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been told by Martino's head coaches at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stanfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Martino misses.
As Martino backs off Stanfield throws a huge counter combo but Martino manages to avoid it all.
Martino lands with a cross.
Stanfield lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martino.
It seemed like Stanfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martino tries to bum rush Stanfield with a series of wild strikes but Stanfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Stanfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martino throws a leg kick that misses.
Martino swinging wildly here.
Martino wants to land a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range.
A combination from Martino does no damage.
Martino moves away from the strike by Stanfield.
Martino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stanfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stanfield avoids the head kick by Martino.
Stanfield is looking for the big counter here.
Stanfield lands with a hook. Martino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanfield ducks under a wild hook from Martino.
A little jabbing left from Stanfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martino misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martino fails to land with a series of punches.
Martino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanfield circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Stanfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stanfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Martino.
Martino tries to clinch up.
Martino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martino.
A shot to the liver by Stanfield. Beautiful body shot.
Stanfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martino.
It seemed like Stanfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stanfield tests Martino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martino fails to land with a series of punches.
Martino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Martino.
Martino misses with a body shot.
Martino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stanfield on the side of the head.
Martino feints a jab promting Stanfield to slip. Martino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stanfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martino blocks a jab.
Stanfield works the jab nicely.
Stanfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martino.
Martino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanfield circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martino.
Martino swinging wildly here.
Stanfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martino wants to land a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stanfield misses the target.
Martino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martino misses with a low kick.
Martino moves forwards but Stanfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martino misses with the combination.
Stanfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martino misses with a double jab
and Stanfield counters with a left and a right that stings Martino.
Martino is rocked!
Stanfield throws an uppercut from hell that sends Martino clean off his feet! He's out cold! Stanfield stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
During a confident post fight interview, Marlo Stanfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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