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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (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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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brown! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kramer scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kramer finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
It looks like John Brown has been cut. Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Brown shoots in but no luck this time. Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kramer on his heels. He'll look to pass Kramer's guard now, I'm sure. Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kramer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Kramer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy. Kramer looking to pass the guard. Kramer wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. Kramer won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kramer postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it. Kramer trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving. Kramer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Kramer controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Kramer working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kramer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace. Kramer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Kramer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kramer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown looking to pass the guard. Kramer looking to control.
Brown wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Brown is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kramer throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing. Brown has a takedown stuffed. John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kramer misses with a straight right. Kramer misses with a right hand and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kramer won't be happy with that. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. You can see the frustration on Kramer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Brown cracks Kramer with a big right hand but Kramer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Brown is putting a hurting on Kramer here, landing some big shots from side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Brown will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on John Brown's cut. That's time! Kramer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kramer loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch. And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Kramer pushes his down on his head and steps out. Brown fails with the takedown. Kramer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Kramer drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kramer is looking for the KO! Kramer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kramer throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kramer won't be happy with that. This has been an exciting period of action! Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kramer some visible discomfort.
Kramer is looking for a sweep. Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kramer down.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far. Brown grinds an elbow into Kramer's temple. Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kramer struggling a bit here. Brown grinds an elbow into Kramer's temple. Kramer is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control. Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Brown scores with punches from side control. Kramer is trying to buck Brown off. Brown working the ground and pound. Brown landing a few strikes. Brown looking to control but instead Kramer has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kramer keeps working. Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kramer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily. Brown working Kramer over with strikes. Brown working over Kramer with some ground and pound. Kramer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Brown slips a nice elbow through Kramer's hands, connecting with Kramer's forehead. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Kramer's temple. Kramer wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Kramer's temple.
Kramer is rocked! Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Oh Kramer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Brown is stalling here. Kramer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brown seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kramer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Brown gets full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown distracts Kramer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Brown chips away with some ground and pound. Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Kramer. Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots. Brown connects with a couple of short punches. Brown postures up.
Brown trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Brown 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. Kramer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kramer seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kramer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kramer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Kramer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brown should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kramer has tightened it up now! Brown should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Erik Kramer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Project Falcon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Churchill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Falcon! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Churchill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcon! But no joy. Falcon lands with an overhand left. Churchill misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Falcon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Churchill wants to clinch. Falcon flicks out a counter leg kick but Churchill steps away. Churchill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Falcon's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Falcon throws a right hand that misses
and Churchill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Churchill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Churchill lands with a left to the head. Falcon misses with some punches.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcon. Nice body punch from Churchill - that landed with a thud.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcon uses good head movement to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
That's one minute gone in the round. Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Falcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Falcon lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcon. Falcon presses Churchill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A head punch on the inside from Falcon fails to land. Falcon misses with a hook from the clinch. Falcon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Churchill lands with a right to the head. Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch. Churchill digs a right hand into Falcon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falcon's gas tank. Falcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcon jabs at Churchill's body. Falcon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Falcon lands a jab to Churchill's midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Falcon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Churchill if he has to take too many more of those.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcon swats him away and circles back towards the center. Churchill avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Churchill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcon can pounce on him.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Falcon throws a nice outside leg kick. Falcon with a jab. Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Churchill blocking some punches.
Falcon misses with a short punch on the inside. Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Churchill lands a left hand.
Falcon scores with a hook to the body. Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Falcon.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses. Falcon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Falcon controls the action.
Falcon effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Churchill.
Falcon can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Falcon throws a head punch that misses. Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcon. Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Churchill scores with an uppercut up the middle. A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill. Churchill blocking some punches.
Falcon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Churchill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Falcon can turn it around. Churchill misses with some punches.
Falcon tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcon misses with some punches.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Falcon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Churchill throws a head punch that misses. Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Falcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falcon tries a body shot but Churchill blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill. Falcon breaks from the clinch.
Falcon throws a quick inside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Churchill takes one to the chin there. Falcon lands a nice looking body kick. Churchill gets in close and instigates a clinch. Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Churchill throws a right hand that Falcon ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcon also avoids with ease. Falcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falcon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Churchill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Falcon dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Falcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcon thuds a left hand into Churchill's body. Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch. Churchill tries to clinch up. Falcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Churchill tries to clinch there but Falcon circles away.
Falcon keeps the fight on the outside. Falcon wants to slow Churchill down by chopping away at his legs. Churchill tries to clinch up and Falcon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Churchill thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Falcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Churchill.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falcon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Falcon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch. Churchill is looking to clinch but Falcon is avoiding it.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Falcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Churchill is just out of range. Churchill misses with a straight left. Falcon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Falcon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcon cracks Churchill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Churchill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Project Falcon seems to be getting the better of the standup. Churchill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcon tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch. Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Churchill prevents a body shot from Falcon. Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Falcon controls the action.
Falcon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head. A shot in the inside from Churchill. Churchill throws a head punch that misses. Falcon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill. A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill. Falcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Falcon scores with a nice head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A combination from Churchill does no damage. Churchill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falcon.
Churchill pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Churchill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falcon circles away quickly and effectively. A slapping body kick lands there for Falcon. Falcon throws a body shot but no joy. Sloppy strikes from Falcon. Those never looked like landing. Churchill misses with a body shot.
Falcon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Churchill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Falcon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Churchill's sensitive parts. Churchill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Churchill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Churchill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcon. Churchill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Falcon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Churchill is rocked! Falcon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Churchill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Churchill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Churchill tries to clinch there but Falcon circles away.
Churchill seems to have got his legs back now. Churchill tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Falcon counters with a nice right hand that sends Churchill toppling to the canvas! Churchill scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Falcon finish him?! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Falcon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Churchill doesn't seem bothered though. Falcon closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Churchill out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Project Falcon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Police Officer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perhana scores with a jab to the jaw. A shot to the body from Perhana misses and Officer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pate Perhana has been cut. Perhana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Officer's head. Perhana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nice cross by Officer. We've been informed that Perhana 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. Perhana misses with a lunging right hand
and Officer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Perhana throws a shot to the body.
Officer moves forwards but Perhana connects with a nice, crisp jab. Perhana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Officer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Perhana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Officer. That did some damage! Officer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perhana, pushing him back against the cage. Perhana jumps guard but Officer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Perhana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Perhana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Officer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Perhana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Perhana keeps the fight on the outside. It seemed like Perhana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Officer takes a swing at Perhana's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perhana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Perhana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Officer has closed the distance and engaged Perhana in a clinch.
Perhana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perhana gets through Officer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Officer can't find room to land a body shot as Perhana controls the action.
Come on Perhana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Officer scores with a nice short uppercut. Perhana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Officer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Perhana pressing his opponent against the cage. Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Perhana.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Perhana.
Perhana breaks the clinch.
Officer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Officer takes a swing at Perhana's ribcage but misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Perhana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perhana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A punch combination from Perhana misses. Officer is looking to clinch but Perhana is avoiding it.
Perhana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Officer sees it coming and avoids it easily. Officer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Officer swings and misses with a shot to the body and Perhana counters with a thumping low kick. Officer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Officer pushes Perhana up against the cage in a clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Officer.
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
Perhana jumps into guard, dragging Officer to the mat.
Officer pushes down on Perhana's leg and manages to get into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perhana trying to hold on to Officer's head to control him but Officer postures up.
Perhana is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perhana tries to roll over but Officer keeps him under control. Officer seems to be looking for submissions.
Perhana is looking for a sweep. Officer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Officer not doing much here.
Officer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perhana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Officer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perhana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Perhana actively working from the bottom here. Perhana is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Officer pulls his head out easily. Officer content to control rather than advance. Perhana looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Perhana looking for submissions off his back. Perhana tries to get to full guard but Officer has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Pate Perhana's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perhana misses with a straight right. Officer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Officer looks to score with a jab to the body but Perhana is just out of range. Officer misses the shot to the body. Officer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perhana momentarily.
Police Officer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perhana swats him away and circles back towards the center. Officer lands a jab to the head.
Pate Perhana seems to be getting the better of the standup. Perhana throws a leg kick which misses Officer's front leg but catches the back leg as Officer tries to avoid it. Officer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perhana to the ground. Officer is now in Perhana's guard. Officer forces his way into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Officer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perhana! Perhana is controlling an arm, preventing Officer from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
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! Perhana is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perhana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Officer. Perhana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perhana tries to improve his position but instead Officer has taken his back! Officer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Perhana has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Officer is hanging on to Perhana's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perhana is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Officer gets his way!
Perhana is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Perhana turns into Officer and is now in his guard.
Perhana trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Officer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Perhana should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Officer has tightened it up now! Perhana should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Police Officer! In his post fight interview, Police Officer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. Pate Perhana was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Wickam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Wickam! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Amp! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wickam has Amp up against the cage in a clinch.
Amp is stalling here.
Wickam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amp struggles to land a body shot inside as Wickam controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Amp as the two fighters clinch.
Amp prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Wickam misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amp. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Amp is pressed up against the cage. Wickam has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amp down to the mat. Amp avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. A punch combination from Wickam misses. Amp scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A big left from Wickam misses. Amp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab, jab by Wickam - just one landing. Amp sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Wickam to the ground! Amp dives into full mount looking to finish!
Wickam is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Amp controlling the pace for now. Oh Wickam is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Wickam is working to get back to half guard.
Wickam seems to have got his legs back now. Amp controlling from mount. Amp's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wickam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Wickam working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wickam wants to control but Amp is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Amp trying to control but Wickam is having none of it. Wickam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Wickam is working hard here to advance position. Wickam wants to control but Amp is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Amp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Wickam tries to lock up and control but Amp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Amp controlling the pace for now. Wickam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amp trying to control but Wickam is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Amp dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wickam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Amp eats them both and turns towards Wickam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Michael Amp has been cut. Wickam walks into a jab. Wickam loads up on a big right hand but Amp slips the punch. Amp connects with an inside leg kick. Wickam swings widly with a right hand
and Amp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wickam throws a lazy uppercut
and Amp counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wickam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amp moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wickam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amp throws a leg kick which misses Wickam's front leg but catches the back leg as Wickam tries to avoid it. Randall Wickam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. 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! Amp tries to clinch and Wickam counters with a stiff right hand. Wickam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amp.
Sloppy strikes from Wickam. Those never looked like landing. Wickam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amp swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wickam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amp looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Amp cracks Wickam with an open hand slap. A solid leg kick lands there for Amp.
A combination from Wickam does no damage. Nice uppercut lands for Amp. That snapped Wickam's head back.
Amp digs a good body shot into Wickam's ribs. and Amp counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wickam! He's just covering up as Amp starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Amp! Our winner, Michael Amp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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277 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Grant! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Wong! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grant looks for the body kick but Wong saw that one coming. Wong misses the jab. Grant looks for the body kick but Wong saw that one coming. Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Wong misses with a takedown attempt and Grant counters with a straight right hand. Wong fails with a takedown attempt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Grant throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant. Grant connects with a leg kick. Wong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Grant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Wong misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grant tries to land a front kick but Wong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Terrell Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant. Wong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grant circles away. Terrell Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Wong. Nice shot lands for Grant. Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Wong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Grant working a defensive guard here.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from Grant. Grant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Grant pulls Wong in to control the position. Grant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wong works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard. Wong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now. Grant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wong is one step ahead there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wong throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Grant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Grant sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wong wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment. Grant wants to pass the guard but Wong is keeping the position. Wong keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully. Grant looking to pass the guard. Grant is pushing down on Wong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wong is fighting to maintain full guard but Grant has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Grant is stalling here. Wong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Grant seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Wong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Wong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Wong lands a nice forearm strike. Grant is looking for a sweep. Wong grinds an elbow into Grant's temple. Grant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wong lands a decent elbow from side control. Grant tries to get back to half guard but can't. Wong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grant some visible discomfort.
Grant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Grant is trying to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrell Grant will probably get the nod. That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Wong with a flurry of punches that miss. Grant tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Wong scoring with some ground and pound. Grant trying to keep a closed guard but Wong is proving a slippery customer.
Wong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wong's corner. There ya go! There ya go! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard. Grant is trying to control the position but Wong postures up. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round. Grant working for a triangle but Wong defends it easily.
Wong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Grant looking to control.
Wong works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard. Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Grant is trying to keep Wong in close.
Wong throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely. Grant trying to control the position.
Wong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grant's head.
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. Wong landing some decent shots from guard. Grant 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. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Wong works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard. Grant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wong is aware though and is defending well. Wong lands a couple of digs. Wong cracks Grant with a solid left hand. Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong. Wong with a flurry of punches that miss. Wong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grant's head. Wong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wong cracks Grant with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wong works over Grant with some ground and pound from guard. Wong throwing strikes but missing. Grant is trying to keep Wong in close.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck. Grant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wong chips away with some ground and pound. Wong with a nice head shot there. Wong has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grant to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wong is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grant pulls down on the head and he's put Wong to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Terrell Grant! Terrell Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 cm
24
275 lbs
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240 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Byrne! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Byrne lands with a cross. Byrne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Byrne keeps the fight on the outside. A little jabbing left from Byrne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Garcia thows a leg kick but Byrne checks it and Byrne counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee. Byrne connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Garcia slips a straight right by Byrne. An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target. Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Byrne throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away. Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away. Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Garcia is looking to score with low kicks. Byrne misses the jab. Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Byrne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Byrne lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia misses with a body shot
and Byrne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Danga de danga de dang - Byrne scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round. No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt. Garcia misses with a straight left. Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Byrne. Nice body kick there by Byrne. Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Byrne. A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride. Byrne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A shot to the liver by Byrne. Beautiful body shot. Garcia dodges the punch combination from Byrne.
Byrne throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot. Garcia looks to land a body kick but Byrne moved away. Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Byrne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Byrne slips the punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A head kick misses from Garcia. Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Byrne. Byrne throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it. Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body. Garcia is breathing heavily. Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Byrne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Byrne ducks under a wild hook from Garcia. Garcia dodges the punch combination from Byrne.
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab lands there for Byrne. Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrne sees it coming and avoids it easily. Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily. Byrne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Byrne lands a two punch combo.
Garcia motions for Byrne to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Garcia lands with a nice body punch. Byrne misses with a low kick. Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Byrne. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Byrne thuds a left hand into Garcia's body. Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrne moves away. Byrne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia throws a body shot but no joy. Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Garcia throws out a leg kick but Byrne moves out of range and Garcia only half commits. An inside leg kick from Garcia misses. Byrne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Garcia checks a low kick from Byrne. Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Garcia tries to land a front kick but Byrne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Byrne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks. Byrne avoids a kick to the body.
Byrne lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming. A jab from Garcia misses. A head kick misses from Byrne. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Byrne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Byrne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Byrne throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia. Byrne throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Byrne dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Byrne throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side. Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Byrne wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range. Garcia 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. Garcia fails with the takedown and Byrne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Byrne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Garcia tries to land a front kick but Byrne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Byrne. That did some damage! Nice uppercut lands for Byrne. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Byrne throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range. Byrne checks a leg kick. Byrne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Byrne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne. Matt Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Byrne moves out of range as Garcia strikes. Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Garcia misses with a right hand and Byrne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking. Byrne thows a left - swing and a miss! Byrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Garcia tries to work over Byrne's front leg with a kick but Byrne checks it. Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Matt Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup. Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia. Byrne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head. Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byrne counters with a stiff right hand. Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A jab from Byrne does it's job there.
Garcia is rocked! Byrne ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Garcia's jaw. Garcia's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Byrne does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Byrne! Matt Byrne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. The defeated Rodney Garcia had this to say: 'fuck'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sweeney's choice of entrance music: Four Star Mary - Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
233 lbs
78 - 34 - 7 |
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287 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
78 - 34 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sweeney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bomb's hands. Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bomb throws a push kick but Sweeney slaps the foot to one side. Sweeney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bomb closes the distance and clinches. Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bomb. Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sweeney takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut. Sweeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Sweeney.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the head but Sweeney blocks with his arms.
Bomb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as Sweeney controls the action.
Bomb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sweeney is defending well for now. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sweeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweeney has closed the distance and engaged Bomb in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bomb lands a knee to the head.
Sweeney misses with some punches.
Bomb throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bomb. Bomb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bomb lands with a right to the head. Bomb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bomb stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Bomb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Bomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweeney's elbow. Sweeney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A left hand lands to the body for Sweeney.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Sweeney shrugs off. Bomb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sweeney misses with a body punch.
Bomb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bomb looks to land a right hand but Sweeney moved out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet. Bomb looks to land a body kick but Sweeney moved away. Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Sweeney thuds a left hand into Bomb's body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sweeney throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range. Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Sweeney counters with a nice body shot. Bomb looks to throw a body kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Bomb is breathing heavily. Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance so Sweeney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Sweeney trying to control but Bomb is working from the bottom. Sweeney throws an elbow that misses. Bomb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sweeney's guard. Nice move by Bomb! Bomb won't allow Sweeney to sweep him here. Sweeney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sweeney is trying to control. Bomb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Bomb preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Bomb is looking to control Sweeney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bomb avoid being mounted? Sweeney controlling the pace. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bomb manages to get to full guard.
Sweeney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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. Sweeney lands a couple of elbows. Sweeney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sweeney is fighting to break Bomb's control of his arms but Bomb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Sweeney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sweeney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Sweeney trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sweeney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sweeney preventing the sweep. Bomb working a defensive guard here.
Bomb looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Declan Sweeney will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bomb swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
A cross from Sweeney lands. Bomb connects with an inside leg kick. Bomb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sweeney jabs Bomb right on the nose. Bomb blinks but takes it well.
Bomb is rocked! Sweeney scores with a spinning back kick! Oh Bomb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sweeney gets a big slam - oh, Bomb is out! Bomb is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Declan Sweeney! During a confident post fight interview, Declan Sweeney 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Hurley (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hurley lands a leg kick that knocks Lu off balance momentarily. A big right from Hurley misses. Lu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Bull Hurley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hurley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lu circles away quickly and effectively. Hurley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lu is landing a low percentage of strikes. A bone on bone clash there as Lu blocks the leg kick.
Lu checks a low kick from Hurley. Lu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Hurley throws a sloppy head kick and Lu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Lu throws a quick inside leg kick. Lu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Hurley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lu sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lu checks the leg kick. Lu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hurley can pounce on him.
Hurley misses with a lunging right hand
and Lu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Lu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round. Lu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Lu fakes the leg kick and cracks Hurley in the body. Hurley looks winded! Lu scores with a shot to the body.
Hurley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lu. Lu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurley was well out of range. Poor timing from Lu. Hurley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A nice leg kick lands there from Lu. Lu lands a slapping body shot.
Lu is looking to slow Hurley down with leg kicks. Hurley throws a poor cross that misses
and Lu counters with a nice body kick. A punch combination from Lu misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lu with a hook. Lu lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hurley off his feet! Hurley tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ji Lu! A very excited looking Ji Lu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne has chosen Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab. Donnelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Donnelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bruyne blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Bruyne lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range. Donnelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruyne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Bruyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donnelly. Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly. Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely. It looked like Donnelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bruyne. Donnelly swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Bruyne counter with a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donnelly throws a head kick but Bruyne moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy. Bruyne misses with the body kick and Donnelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Bruyne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruyne. Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bruyne connects with a single shot there. Donnelly 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. Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruyne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range. Bruyne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruyne avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruyne will feel that in the morning. Donnelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and checks it nicely. Donnelly is looking to wear down Bruyne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Bruyne tries to score with a low kick but Donnelly moves his leg out of the way. Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne tries a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly is wise to it. Donnelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Bruyne looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away. Some bone on bone action there as Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. An attempted straight right counter from Donnelly misses the target. A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet. De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donnelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruyne. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bruyne avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Bruyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donnelly. Bruyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Donnelly moves forwards but Bruyne connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bruyne checks a low kick from Donnelly. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy. Donnelly misses with a kick to the body and Bruyne counters with a thumping low kick. Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Donnelly delivers a nice body kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet. Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Donnelly checks a leg kick. Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Bruyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bruyne avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Bruyne scores with a leg kick.
Bruyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Donnelly lands with a right hand. Bruyne jabs Donnelly to the body, keeping him at a distance. Donnelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donnelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with an outside leg kick.
Donnelly clobbers Bruyne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruyne takes one on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bruyne misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming. Bruyne takes a shot right to the bread basket. Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it. Donnelly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Bruyne. Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Donnelly. Bruyne is looking to score with low kicks. Donnelly thuds a left hand into Bruyne's body. Bruyne cracks Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bruyne avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks. Donnelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bruyne connects with a solid leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet. A counter left hand to the body from Donnelly misses its target. That kick from Bruyne tenderised Donnelly's leg. Donnelly is trying to keep his angry face on. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Donnelly shoots in for a takedown but Bruyne shows good takedown defense. Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range. Bruyne tries a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly is wise to it. Bruyne wants to slow Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs. Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Bruyne. Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Bruyne moved out of range. Bruyne is trying to counter with his kicks. Bruyne cracks Donnelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bruyne throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily. Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruyne. Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Bruyne throws a nice outside leg kick. Donnelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donnelly with a lazy takedown attempt and Bruyne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Bruyne scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one. Donnelly lands with a nice body punch. Bruyne jabbing away but nothing is landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bruyne checks a leg kick nicely. Bruyne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Donnelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Donnelly throws a head kick that misses. Bruyne throws out a counter right but Donnelly avoids it with no problem. Bruyne misses with a low kick as Donnelly jumps back. Bruyne throws a lazy body kick and Donnelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruyne thinking. Bruyne connects with a looping right hand.
Donnelly throws a shot to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Donnelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bruyne has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Donnelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruyne as he jumps to the side. Bruyne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donnelly blocks it well. Bruyne dips to his left and cracks Donnelly with an uppercut! De Bruyne seems to be getting the better of the standup. Donnelly misses with a left hand letting Bruyne counter with a right hand. Bruyne misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bruyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruyne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donnelly. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Donnelly takes one on the button. Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruyne. Bruyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donnelly's hands. Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Donnelly misses with a body kick. Bruyne tries to score with a low kick but Donnelly moves his leg out of the way. Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruyne.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Bruyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf. Donnelly scores with a punch to the head. Donnelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bruyne throws a series of punches but Donnelly avoids them all with ease. Donnelly on the wrong end of a nice hook. Donnelly misses with a body kick. Donnelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Donnelly digs a good body shot into Bruyne's ribs. Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnelly. Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruyne. Donnelly gets a clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Donnelly. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruyne. Donnelly lands a left hand.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruyne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bruyne manages to break the clinch.
Bruyne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bruyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Donnelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Donnelly scores with a jab. Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Bruyne ducks down to avoid it. Bruyne misses with a body kick. Donnelly lands a two punch combo.
Bruyne is rocked! Donnelly swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him? Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Bruyne moves out of range easily. Bruyne seems to have recovered his senses. Bruyne throws a low kick, looking for Donnelly's leg but Donnelly calmly moves out of range. Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bruyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bruyne thumps Donnelly with a low kick. Bruyne scores with a nice strike. A solid body kick from Donnelly. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Donnelly. Bruyne avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Bruyne throws a nice inside leg kick. Bruyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Nice defenses there by Bruyne. Bruyne scores with a leg kick.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruyne. Bruyne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Bruyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly. Bruyne misses with a straight left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donnelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range. Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly. Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bruyne is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss! It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bruyne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well. Bruyne takes one to the chin there. Donnelly motions for Bruyne to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bruyne scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruyne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donnelly. That one must have hurt. Donnelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bruyne. Donnelly shrugs it off though. Donnelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Bruyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A slapping leg kick lands for Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruyne looks to throw a body kick letting Donnelly counter with a right hand. Bruyne lands an overhand right. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bruyne slips under a jab from Donnelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Bruyne moves out of range.
Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruyne checks it well. Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes. Donnelly scores with a nice right hand.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side. Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy. Donnelly throws an off balance right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice leg kick. Bruyne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donnelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Bruyne off balance momentarily. Donnelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Donnelly shoots in and drives through. Bruyne sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donnelly throws a head kick that misses. Bruyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruyne. A left lands for Bruyne. Donnelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Bruyne misses with a kick to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Bruyne's body. Bruyne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far. Bruyne checks the leg kick. Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Bruyne - just one landing. Donnelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Bruyne moved away. Donnelly dives in and grabs Bruyne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruyne pushes down on Donnelly's head and hops out. Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Donnelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Good standup being displayed there by Donnelly as he connects with a hook. Donnelly is looking to clinch. Bruyne missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bruyne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donnelly. Donnelly moves in looking to clinch but Bruyne pushes him off. Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Decent striking displayed by Donnelly there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Liam Donnelly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donk. Bruyne catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross. Bruyne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donnelly's head backwards. Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donnelly's sensitive parts. Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruyne thows a body kick. Donnelly tries to catch it but that hurt him. Donnelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donnelly in his tracks. Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy. Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Donnelly moved out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Some bone on bone action there as Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Donnelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
Bruyne tries a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bruyne cracks Donnelly with an open hand slap. Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Good work by Donnelly as he checks the leg kick. Bruyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donnelly. Bruyne connects with a looping right hand.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Bruyne looks to move away, Donnelly throws a big counter combo but Bruyne just gets out of the way. Bruyne checks the leg kick. Bruyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bruyne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Donnelly moved out of range nicely. Bruyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donnelly scores with a hook to the body. Bruyne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Donnelly tries to clinch up. Bruyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bruyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruyne doesn't seem bothered though. Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly takes a body punch but keeps moving. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bruyne gets off balance looking for a body kick and Donnelly counters with a shoot takedown. Bruyne fights it but they end up in guard. Donnelly trying to control but Bruyne is working from the bottom. Bruyne controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donnelly is in close to Bruyne's body, working some short punches and elbows. Donnelly throws a big elbow that misses. Donnelly looking to sit in guard and control but Bruyne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruyne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donnelly is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bruyne has his hands clasped together but Donnelly extends and breaks Bruyne's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Donnelly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Donnelly! Liam Donnelly retains his lightweight title! Our winner, Liam Donnelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gullit on the wrong end of a nice hook. Coker scores with a spinning back kick! Gullit misses with a hook. Coker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gullit. We've been informed that Gullit 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. Coker clinches. A head punch on the inside from Gullit fails to land. Coker working aggressively here.
Coker lands with a short shot to the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gullit. Coker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gullit up against the cage. Coker lands a left hand.
Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gullit controls his hands.
Gullit blocking some punches.
Coker cracks Gullit with a nice body shot. Coker prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch. A short left from Coker. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A shot in the inside from Coker. Coker 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. Gullit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gullit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coker is keeping busy. Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Coker has double underhooks. Gullit blocks a body shot from Coker. Coker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut. Coker misses with a punch to the body.
Coker has picked Gullit up - he's going for a ride! Coker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Gullit is staying active underneath Coker, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Gullit tries to roll over but Coker keeps him under control. Gullit wants to control but Coker is keeping busy and won't allow it. Gullit tries to roll over but Coker keeps him under control. Coker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gullit wants to get back to his feet. Coker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Coker drops an elbow to the side of Gullit's head. Gullit is trying is best to control the position here. Coker prevents Gullit from improving his position. Coker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Coker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Gullit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Gullit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coker defends it easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Coker controls from within his opponent's guard. Gullit wants to stand up but Coker is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gullit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Coker connects with a couple of short punches. Coker lands a couple of elbows. Gullit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coker is one step ahead there. Gullit keeping moving, preventing Coker from controlling successfully. Gullit has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Coker has passed into side control.
Gullit looks to move to half guard but instead Coker has passed into mount! Damn! Gullit doing his best to control the position. Can he escape? Gullit is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Coker cracks Gullit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gullit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coker with good strikes from the mount here! Gullit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coker avoids the attempt from Gullit to control. Gullit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coker is staying active. 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! Coker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gullit hang on? Coker lands a nice shot to the head. Coker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gullit looks a forlorn figure.
Gullit is rocked! Gullit is looking to improve his position but Coker isn't that keen on the idea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gullit. Coker throws a push kick but Gullit slaps the foot to one side. Coker throws a nice outside leg kick. Gullit walks into a jab. Coker throws a hook to the side of Gullit's head but Gullit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Coker throws a head kick but Gullit moves out of range.
Gullit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Coker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Coker throws a body punch but Gullit moves out of range. Gullit throws an overhand right that lands on Coker's shoulder, as Coker tries to avoid the shot. A leg kick checked by Gullit. Coker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coker darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gullit looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range. Gullit connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action! Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gullit tries to move into range but Coker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gullit will feel that in the morning. Coker misses with a body kick. Gullit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Coker ducks under a wild hook from Gullit. Coker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gullit counters with a lovely straight right hand! Coker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gullit throws a looping overhand right but Coker ducks down to avoid it. Gullit slips a straight right by Coker. Gullit thows a left - swing and a miss! A little feinted left hand from Coker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ruud Gullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Coker defending well as Gullit loads up on a big left hand. Gullit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gullit is still on wobbly legs! Can Coker finish him? Coker gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gullit seems to have recovered his senses. Coker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coker scores with a nice hook to the head. Gullit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Coker scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Coker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coker cracks Gullit with a nice body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coker. Gullit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coker has him pressed against the cage. Gullit misses with a body punch.
Gullit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gullit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gullit backwards. Coker prevents a body shot from Gullit. Gullit is trying to force a seperation but Coker has the dominant position. Gullit takes a shot to the head. Gullit blocking some punches.
Gullit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Coker lands a front kick. Gullit misses with a straight right. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coker, right into the meat.
Gullit throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Coker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gullit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gullit darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A swing and a miss from Coker. Gullit takes a body punch but keeps moving. Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Coker connects with a crisp jab. Coker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Coker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coker moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gullit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far. Coker moves out of range of the strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Coker throws a hook to the side of Gullit's head but Gullit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Coker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gullit. Coker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gullit on the side of the head. Gullit misses with a straight left. Coker closes the distance and clinches. Coker tries a body shot but Gullit blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Coker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gullit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gullit controls his hands.
Coker lands with a short head shot on the inside. Coker lands on the inside with an uppercut. Coker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Coker has double underhooks. Coker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coker lands a shoulder strike. Coker digs a right hand into Gullit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gullit's gas tank. Coker misses with a punch to the body.
Gullit letting Coker take a breather here. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Coker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gullit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coker lands on the inside with an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gullit misses with a combination
and Coker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Gullit throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease. Coker throws a nice inside leg kick. Coker connects with a looping right hand.
Coker lands a leg kick that knocks Gullit off balance momentarily. Gullit looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range. Coker throws a head kick that misses. A little jabbing left from Gullit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Coker misses with a body shot.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gullit can do to turn this around? Gullit throws a hook but Coker avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coker moves into the clinch successfully.
Coker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coker has Gullit pushed against the cage. Coker scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Coker throws a punch but it's blocked by Gullit. Coker is looking to take this one to the mat. Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Coker has double underhooks. Gullit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A right hook to the body lands for Coker.
Gullit wants to get back to striking at distance but Coker won't allow it.
Coker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A quick uppercut on the inside from Coker. Coker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gullit is looking to control Coker's arms but Coker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gullit has his back to the cage. Gullit takes a shot to the head. Coker tries a body shot but Gullit blocks it.
Coker is defending well against a takedown attempt. Coker can't get the takedown.
Gullit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coker misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gullit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gullit. Coker lands a hook to the side of the head. Coker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gullit tries a body shot but Coker blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coker. Coker jumps guard and drags Gullit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Coker trying to keep a closed guard but Gullit is proving a slippery customer.
Gullit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gullit has managed to get both his arms back between Coker's legs - danger averted. Coker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Coker 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gullit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coker chips away with some ground and pound. Coker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gullit's head. Gullit lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Gullit looking to pass the guard. Gullit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gullit has managed to get both his arms back between Coker's legs - danger averted. Akeen Coker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gullit wants to control from the top but Coker keeps moving. Ruud Gullit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Coker trying to control the position here. Coker controls Gullit momentarily but Gullit frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight! Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round. Well Coker 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker! During a confident post fight interview, Akeen Coker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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