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Highland Games 135 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Masakazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masakazu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roken / DEEP MACS HEADBANGERS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Masakazu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masakazu moves forwards but Wang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Masakazu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wang.
Masakazu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wang was covering up waiting for the punch and Masakazu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wang keeping full guard, as Masakazu tries to pass.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Masakazu from controlling successfully.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang 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.
Masakazu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Masakazu slips nicely into half guard.
Masakazu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masakazu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Masakazu has control of the leg.
Masakazu wants to free his trapped foot but Wang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Masakazu is thwarting Wang's attempts to control the position.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Masakazu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Masakazu's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wang's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Masakazu defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masakazu takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Wang lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wang.
Wang missing with strikes.
Masakazu wants to control his opponent's hands but Wang gets his hands free.
Masakazu staying busy and making it hard for Wang to control.
Masakazu trying to control the action but Wang just sinks the hooks in.
Masakazu prevents Wang from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wang is not going to allow Masakazu to sit and survive in this position.
Wang tries to keep control of the position but Masakazu is staying busy.
Masakazu turns into Wang and is now in his guard.
Wang controls Masakazu momentarily but Masakazu frees himself.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Masakazu trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Masakazu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Masakazu wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masakazu looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wang clinches up with Masakazu and pushes him back against the cage.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Masakazu moves out of range of the strikes.
Masakazu with the counter takedown but Wang avoids it easily.
Masakazu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masakazu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wang as he avoids it easily.
Wang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masakazu counters with a takedown into side control.
Masakazu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masakazu can do to turn this around?
Masakazu wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masakazu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Long Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masakazu swings around for an armbar but Wang sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Masakazu's guard.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Masakazu controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
Masakazu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang is looking to sweep but instead, Masakazu has passed into half guard.
Masakazu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control but can't.
Wang gets full guard.
Masakazu wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Masakazu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masakazu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masakazu pushing down on Wang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Masakazu wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masakazu trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masakazu stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Masakazu pushes down on Wang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masakazu is trying to control the action in half guard but Wang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Masakazu is controlling the pace.
Masakazu is looking to advance position but Wang won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang misses with the combination.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masakazu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Masakazu is defended easily by Wang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Long Wang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Masakazu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wang defends well and Masakazu ends up having to push Wang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masakazu tries to improve position but can't.
Masakazu regains half guard.
Masakazu won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
Masakazu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
Masakazu won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Masakazu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wang throws a big right hand that misses.
Wang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang 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.
Masakazu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wang trying to move into half guard but instead Masakazu has managed to sweep!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Wang wants to control from the top but Masakazu keeps moving.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Masakazu's guard.
Long Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is keen to just control but Masakazu is a slippery customer.
Wang is thwarting Masakazu's attempts to control the position.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Masakazu is defending well.
Masakazu is pressing down on Wang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Masakazu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wang defends it easily.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Masakazu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is pushing down on Masakazu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masakazu is fighting to maintain full guard but Wang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wang wants to free his trapped foot but Masakazu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masakazu is looking for a sweep. Wang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yuki Masakazu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wang wants to pass to mount but Masakazu is defending the position.
Wang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang throws a leg kick but Masakazu moved away.
Masakazu 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.
Masakazu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang wants to stand up but Masakazu is controlling him.
Wang looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Masakazu passes Wang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wang 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Wang!
In defeat, Yuki Masakazu stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got lucky! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Small!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small with the counter takedown but Crow avoids it easily.
Crow misses with a wild combination.
And Small tries to counter it with a takedown but Crow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crow drops Small with a right and a left! Crow comes rushing in but Small regains his composure and manages to keep Crow in guard.
Small is rocked!
It looks like Dan Small has been cut.
Crow gets to his feet - Small follows without any prompting.
Crow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Small throws out the jab.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow counters with a series of strikes. Small will be more careful next time no doubt.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Crow finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small backs away from a small jab... but Crow lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Small crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Crow with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sam Crow!
Sam Crow took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You know, I'm on a 8 fight win streak now, I'm in the top 20, I'm truly blessed I gotta thank god and all my sponosrs and my friends and family. But as of right now I want bigger fights, I want fights that's gonna push me to the top, I want to be the champion '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudemir Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Behring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudemir Bonanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Behring!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behring shoots in for a takedown but Bonanza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonanza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bonanza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bonanza is looking to take a break and control but Behring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Behring sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bonanza is trying to work for a kimura but Behring is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Behring is refusing to be controlled, as Bonanza sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behring is defending against the submission attempts here by Bonanza.
Behring tries to get to full guard but Bonanza has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but Behring defending well.
Bonanza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Behring sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonanza controlling the action here.
Bonanza wants to control but Behring is keeping him busy.
Bonanza is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Behring!
Bonanza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Behring can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bonanza wants to take his opponent's back but Behring doesn't allow it.
Behring manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bonanza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Behring on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza stalling.
Bonanza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Behring keeps working.
Behring actively working from the bottom here.
Bonanza is keen to just control but Behring is a slippery customer.
Behring looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Behring tries to roll over but Bonanza keeps him under control.
Bonanza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Behring doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bonanza.
Bonanza seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza is trying to control the action in half guard but Behring is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonanza tries to pass to full mount but Behring defends it.
Behring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonanza trying to control from half guard but Behring is working away.
Behring looking for submissions off his back.
Bonanza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bonanza seems to be working for a kimura but Behring defends the submission attempt.
Bonanza is taking a breather. Behring says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Behring defends it well.
Behring looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Behring manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonanza forces his way into half guard.
Behring is looking to improve his position.
Behring is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonanza pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudemir Bonanza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonanza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonanza lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonanza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bonanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Behring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Behring escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonanza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bonanza wants to control from the top but Behring keeps moving.
Claudemir Bonanza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bonanza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Behring can do to turn this around?
Bonanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Behring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza stopping the sweep attempt from Behring.
Bonanza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Behring working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonanza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonanza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Behring keeping full guard, as Bonanza tries to pass.
Behring is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bonanza trying to control but Behring is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonanza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Behring actively working from the bottom here.
Bonanza prevents Behring from improving his position.
Behring is refusing to be controlled, as Bonanza sits in half guard.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Behring defends it well.
Behring slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Behring is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonanza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behring is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behring had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonanza defends it easily.
Bonanza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bonanza trying to control but Behring is working from the bottom.
Bonanza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behring is keeping the position for now.
Bonanza stays in close to Behring's body and controls the position.
Bonanza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bonanza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bonanza tries to advance to mount but Behring instead regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza trying to mount his opponent but Behring defends it.
Bonanza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Behring is just riding it out for now. Bonanza eventually gives up the hold.
Behring is looking to improve his position.
Bonanza wants to free his trapped foot but Behring is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonanza is looking to control the position but Behring frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Bonanza grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Behring there - Bonanza really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ian Behring!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Sandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smashing pumpkins - Disarm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mitchel Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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278 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Sandov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandov lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Thompson jabs Sandov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sandov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandov's elbow.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Sandov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson punishes Sandov's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Sandov's head but Sandov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandov gets a double leg takedown into Thompson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Sandov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson is striking but Sandov is not phased and passes to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sandov in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thompson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandov trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandov trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Thompson pushes Sandov off looking to stand but Sandov dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandov lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thompson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sandov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sandov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Sandov is controlling well.
Thompson is looking to control Sandov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has hold of Sandov's hands but Sandov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sandov is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Sandov is controlling him
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Sandov is controlling well.
Sandov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sandov stops Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Thompson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sandov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sandov prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Thompson missing with punches from the bottom.
Thompson tries to roll over but Sandov keeps him under control.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandov moves away.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thompson throws a right hand that Sandov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandov also avoids with ease.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Sandov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sandov rather than just go for the knockout.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Sandov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandov.
It looked like Sandov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thompson.
Sandov throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Sandov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Sandov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson catches Sandov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sandov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sandov throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandov manages to avoid it.
Sandov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Sandov misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a jab to Sandov's midsection.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Sandov scores with a jab to the body.
Sandov looking to score a takedown here. Thompson is defending well but Sandov drives through and ends up in Thompson's guard.
Thompson wants to stand up but Sandov is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitchel Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandov.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Sandov avoids them all with ease.
Sandov misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sandov counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Sandov.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson tries to bum rush Sandov with a series of wild strikes but Sandov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Sandov catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson pushes Sandov off but Sandov dives into side control.
Sandov in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandov wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson is trying to buck Sandov off.
Sandov advances nicely into full mount.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sandov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson wants to hold on but Sandov pushes him away.
Sandov working the ground and pound effectively.
Sandov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sandov landing shots from mount.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sandov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sandov trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eugene Sandov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandov working the ground and pound effectively.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sandov trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sandov content just to control the position here.
Thompson tries to hold on but Sandov postures up.
Sandov controlling from the full mount.
Sandov working the ground and pound effectively.
Sandov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sandov with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Sandov has a good base and remains in mount.
Sandov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sandov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandov raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson taking shots to the head.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Sandov finish him?
Sandov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandov dominating with strikes here.
Sandov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Thompson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sandov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sandov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugene Sandov!
After the big win, Eugene Sandov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Mitchel Thompson had this to say: 'I hope my fans enjoyed the fight as much as I did...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mousse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Adieu Vieille Europe. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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29
212 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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30
208 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev moves in looking to clinch but Mousse pushes him off.
It looked like Mousse was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Panteleev is looking to clinch.
Mousse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Mousse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mousse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panteleev.
Panteleev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mousse.
Panteleev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mousse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chocolate Mousse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousse throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
Panteleev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mousse ducks under a wild hook from Panteleev.
Mousse looks to throw the jab but Panteleev is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mousse.
Panteleev lands a nice hook to Mousse's body. Mousse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mousse tests Panteleev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mousse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panteleev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mousse scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Mousse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panteleev jabs Mousse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mousse takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev moves in looking to clinch but Mousse pushes him off.
Mousse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panteleev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mousse throws a series of punches but Panteleev moves out of range.
Panteleev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Panteleev feints and then cracks Mousse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mousse down.
Mousse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panteleev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mousse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panteleev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mousse loads up on a big right hand but Panteleev slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Panteleev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mousse throws a jab when Panteleev was well out of range.
Panteleev throws a leg kick but Mousse checks it.
Mousse misses with a looping left.
A cross from Panteleev lands.
Mousse ducks under a wild hook from Panteleev.
It looked like Mousse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panteleev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mousse manages to avoid it.
Mousse scores with a body shot.
Panteleev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panteleev manages to avoid it.
Panteleev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev moves away from the strike by Mousse.
Panteleev punishes Mousse's body with a nice straight punch.
Mousse catches Panteleev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Panteleev takes a swing at Mousse's ribcage but misses.
Mousse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Highland Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Panteleev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mousse throws an off balance right hand
and Panteleev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousse misses with a looping right.
Panteleev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mousse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mousse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panteleev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panteleev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panteleev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panteleev wants to slow Mousse down by chopping away at his legs.
Panteleev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Panteleev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mousse backs up against the cage.
Panteleev misses the body punch
and Mousse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mousse throws a series of punches but Panteleev avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Panteleev.
Panteleev misses with a body shot.
Panteleev swings for the body but Mousse moves out of range.
Panteleev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev scores with a body shot.
Mousse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mousse looks to land a right hand but Panteleev moved out of range.
Mousse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panteleev.
Mousse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panteleev.
Leonid Panteleev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mousse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panteleev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mousse thinking.
Panteleev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mousse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panteleev lands with a hook. Mousse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Panteleev connects with a crisp jab.
Panteleev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mousse throws a nice looking combination but Panteleev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Panteleev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mousse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panteleev cracks Mousse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev scores with the left hand. Mousse knows he should have avoided that one.
Mousse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mousse throws out a loose jab but Panteleev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panteleev misses with a few strikes there.
Panteleev lunges at Mousse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mousse's hand.
Panteleev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousse at a distance.
Panteleev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mousse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panteleev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mousse. Panteleev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mousse takes one to the chin there.
Panteleev lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Panteleev. That's going to slow Mousse down.
Panteleev lands with a good body shot.
Mousse misses with a straight left.
Mousse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Panteleev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mousse checks a leg kick.
Panteleev misses with a jab to the body
and Mousse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousse throws a jab but it's blocked by Panteleev.
Panteleev connects with a nice looking jab.
Mousse misses with a body shot.
Mousse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panteleev with a hook.
Panteleev just misses with a punch to the body.
Mousse takes a swing at Panteleev's ribcage but misses.
Panteleev throws a lazy right hand but Mousse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panteleev looks to land a right hand but Mousse moved out of range.
Mousse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panteleev to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Panteleev cracks Mousse with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panteleev stuns Mousse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mousse just misses with a punch to the body.
Panteleev swings widly with a right hand
and Mousse counters with a stiff right hand.
Mousse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panteleev's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mousse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panteleev throws a body punch but Mousse moves out of range.
Panteleev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mousse under the eye.
Mousse swings for the body but Panteleev moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panteleev! But no joy.
Mousse lands a body shot.
Mousse lands a glancing blow to the side of Panteleev's head.
Mousse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panteleev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panteleev.
Mousse misses with a double jab
and Panteleev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mousse thinking.
Mousse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Panteleev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panteleev defending well as Mousse loads up on a big left hand.
Mousse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Panteleev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mousse.
Mousse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Panteleev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panteleev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mousse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Panteleev.
Panteleev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mousse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panteleev lands a glancing blow to the side of Mousse's head.
Panteleev moves in looking to clinch but Mousse pushes him off.
Mousse misses with a hook.
Chocolate Mousse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panteleev stuns Mousse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Panteleev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mousse avoids the body shot from Panteleev.
Mousse throws a nice looking combination but Panteleev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Panteleev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Panteleev.
Panteleev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panteleev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Panteleev scores with a nice right hand.
Panteleev lands with a cross.
Mousse fails with a takedown attempt.
Panteleev's corner calls for a 1-2. Panteleev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Panteleev misses with a few strikes there.
Mousse lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Mousse. Those never looked like landing.
Panteleev's corner calls for a 1-2. Panteleev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mousse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mousse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panteleev lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousse moves forwards but Panteleev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mousse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Panteleev finds it's way round the side to connect with Mousse's head.
Mousse is rocked!
Mousse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Mousse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panteleev drops Mousse with a naaaaasty hook - Mousse is in real trouble here! Panteleev dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Panteleev!
Leonid Panteleev made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
134 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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29
130 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Vader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Kopp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp shoots in looking for a takedown. Vader tries to sprawl out of it but Kopp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vader manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vader throws a push kick but Kopp slaps the foot to one side.
Kopp tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vader drives through with a takedown into Kopp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vader advances to half guard.
Vader seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader is keen to just control but Kopp is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader is controlling the pace.
Kopp is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vader missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kopp is looking for a sweep. Vader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kopp felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kopp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vader .
Kopp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vader is working away from the top position though.
Kopp is defending against the submission attempts here by Vader .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kopp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vader .
Vader sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kopp is looking for a sweep. Vader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vader not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vader throwing shots but Kopp is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader trying to pass the guard but Kopp defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vader wants to land a leg kick but Kopp is out of range.
Kopp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vader defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Vader as Kopp shoots in.
Darth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kopp.
Kopp changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vader looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kopp tries to score with some ground and pound. Vader controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kopp in the domination position with Vader hanging on.
Vader is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kopp off and has taken his back!
Vader has good solid back control here.
Kopp is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands strikes to the head.
It looks like Dave Kopp has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader misses with punches from the back.
Kopp has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vader .
Vader struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vader missing with strikes from the back.
Kopp staying busy and making it hard for Vader to control.
Vader landing with strikes.
Vader has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vader punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Good control from Vader .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Kopp's cut.
That's time! Vader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vader thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopp's head.
Vader trying to control the action but Kopp is working from the bottom.
Vader drops an elbow to the side of Kopp's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vader in particular looking to stall.
Kopp is refusing to be controlled, as Vader sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vader trying to control the pace.
Vader throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kopp to regain full guard.
Vader looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vader sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kopp's guard.
Darth Vader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vader is looking to advance position but Kopp won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vader moves into full mount! Kopp won't be happy about that!
Kopp is working to get back to half guard.
Vader throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vader thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vader looking to finish with strikes here!
Kopp sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vader with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vader .
Kopp is not content to let Vader control the position.
Kopp is looking to improve his position.
Vader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vader throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vader thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kopp can do to turn this around?
Vader perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vader moves into full mount! Kopp won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a head shot.
Vader punching from mount but Kopp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vader cracks Kopp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vader landing punches.
BOOM! Vader connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Dave Kopp's cut even more.
Vader loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kopp scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vader land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vader stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Vader !
A relieved looking Darth Vader thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Dave Kopp stepped up to the mic, saying 'Man, Stumpy got lucky, I want a rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unz Unz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Unz Unz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Unz Unz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Unz Unz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Unz persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Unz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Unz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coleman defends well and Unz ends up having to push Coleman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unz Unz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coleman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coleman wants it to stay on the feet.
Coleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unz counters with a shoot takedown. Coleman fights it but they end up in guard.
Coleman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Unz stacks Coleman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Unz!
Unz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Unz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but Unz postures up.
Unz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coleman regains half guard.
Unz stops Coleman from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unz is looking for a kimura but Coleman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Unz to get the leverage.
Coleman is defending against the submission attempts here by Unz.
Unz wants to work for an arm triangle but Coleman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coleman is looking to escape.
Coleman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Unz keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Unz tries to score a body lock takedown but Coleman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Unz tries to pull guard but Coleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Unz drops back down to his feet.
Unz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Coleman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Unz to the mat. Unz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Coleman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unz is breathing heavily.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is in close to Unz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Unz has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Unz keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Unz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Coleman escapes and throws Unz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Coleman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Unz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Unz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unz is looking to reverse the position.
Coleman cracks Unz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Unz tries to improve position but can't.
Coleman tries to move to mount but Unz blocks the move with his legs.
Coleman staying calm.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
Coleman tries to advance to mount but Unz denies him.
Coleman is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coleman lands a body shot.
Coleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Unz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Unz won't be happy with that.
Unz tries to improve position but can't.
Coleman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Unz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Unz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unz is looking to improve his position.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Unz's head.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Unz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman passes into half guard.
Unz tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman working Unz over with strikes.
Unz is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Unz is looking to improve his position.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Unz is having none of it.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Unz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Unz actively working from the bottom here.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coleman scores with a big shot! Unz's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Unz! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman!
Black Coleman gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentos comes to the cage accompanied by Pow. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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290 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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271 lbs
13 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fray Bentos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Bravie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravie lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Bravie misses.
Bentos fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravie throws a lazy body kick
and Bravie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Edward Bravie has been cut.
A slow jab from Bravie misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Bravie.
It looks like Fray Bentos has been cut.
Bravie throws a leg kick but Bentos checks it.
Bravie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bentos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravie circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Bravie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bentos doesn't seem phased though.
Bentos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bravie in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bentos throws a looping overhand right but Bravie ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bravie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bravie throws the left hand but Bentos avoids the punch easily.
Bentos is looking to counter punch.
Bravie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie digs a good body shot into Bentos's ribs.
Bentos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravie.
Bravie feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bentos sprawling to the canvas! Bentos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bravie finish him?!
Bravie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bentos is breathing heavily.
Bravie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bravie digs a good hook to Bentos's body.
Bentos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bravie cracks Bentos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bravie has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bentos to stand back up!
Bentos is rocked!
Fray Bentos's cut is getting worse.
Bentos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Bentos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bentos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bentos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bentos.
Bravie scores with a push kick.
Bravie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bentos seems to have got his legs back now.
Bravie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bravie.
Bravie pounces like a tiger and cracks Bentos with a vicious hook! Bentos is down but not out! Bravie follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edward Bravie!
A very excited looking Edward Bravie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi has chosen Mata Mata Me as his entrance music. Sailele Lealofi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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30
240 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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255 lbs
12 - 9 - 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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lealofi tries to clinch up.
Lealofi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lealofi is pressing down on Juravlev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Juravlev is holding on for now.
Lealofi trying to control the action but Juravlev is working from the bottom.
Juravlev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juravlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lealofi seems to be working for a kimura but Juravlev defends the submission attempt.
My spies in Holding Cell inform me that Lealofi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Juravlev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juravlev tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lealofi stalling.
Lealofi is pressing down on Juravlev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Juravlev is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lealofi is working for a submission of some sort.
Juravlev is looking for a sweep. Lealofi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lealofi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Juravlev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lealofi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juravlev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Juravlev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lealofi trying to control from Juravlev's half guard. Juravlev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lealofi passes into half guard.
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.
Juravlev tries to kick Lealofi off but Lealofi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Juravlev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lealofi on the ground.
Juravlev is holding on to half guard well.
Lealofi trying to control from half guard but Juravlev is working away.
Well, if Lealofi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lealofi is pressing down on Juravlev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Juravlev is holding on for now.
Lealofi prevents Juravlev from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lealofi is looking to stall here but Juravlev recovers full guard.
Lealofi tries to free his leg and advance position but Juravlev is retaining full guard.
Juravlev pushes Lealofi off and gets back to his feet.
Lealofi moves out of range as Juravlev strikes.
Lealofi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juravlev.
Lealofi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Juravlev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lealofi somewhat.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Lealofi shoots in and drives through. Juravlev sprawls well.
Lealofi tries to close the distance and clinch but Juravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lealofi is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexey Juravlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lealofi is defended easily by Juravlev.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailele Lealofi.
Juravlev misses with a hook
and Lealofi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Juravlev won't be happy with that.
Juravlev bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lealofi doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
A quick step to the side and Juravlev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lealofi misses with a takedown attempt - Juravlev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Juravlev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lealofi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juravlev is controlling Lealofi's trapped leg to prevent Lealofi from advancing to side control.
Lealofi passes to full mount!
Lealofi controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juravlev throws a shot to the body.
Lealofi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Lealofi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lealofi can do to turn this around?
Juravlev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lealofi.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lealofi fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Lealofi with that takedown attempt.
Lealofi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juravlev but Juravlev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juravlev sprawls well. Juravlev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lealofi gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailele Lealofi.
Juravlev loads up on a big right hand but Lealofi slips the punch.
Lealofi looks for a takedown but Juravlev sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev scores with a decent looking hook.
Lealofi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juravlev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juravlev swings for the body but Lealofi moves out of range.
Juravlev gets caught flat footed, as Lealofi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Juravlev manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juravlev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lealofi is breathing heavily.
Juravlev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juravlev lands a big right hand that sends Lealofi crashing to the mat! Juravlev stays standing though and waves Lealofi back to his feet!
Juravlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lealofi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lealofi forces Juravlev back against the cage and clinches.
Juravlev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Juravlev.
Juravlev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Juravlev gets through Lealofi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Juravlev.
Juravlev breaks the clinch.
Juravlev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juravlev as he jumps to the side.
Lealofi with a poor takedown
and Juravlev counters with a nice right hand that sends Lealofi toppling to the canvas! Lealofi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Juravlev finish him?!
Lealofi is rocked!
Juravlev lands a brutal uppercut that launches Lealofi off his feet! Lealofi tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Juravlev!
Alexey Juravlev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sailele Lealofi was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Offley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Clinton Offley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
214 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
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30
275 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Theodorou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinton Offley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou misses with a hook to the body
and Offley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Theodorou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Offley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Theodorou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Offley wants to improve his position but Theodorou is controlling well.
Offley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Theodorou.
Theodorou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Offley's head.
Theodorou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Theodorou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Theodorou connects with a nice short shot to Offley's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Theodorou lands a nice short elbow.
Offley trying to control here.
Offley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Theodorou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Offley tries to get to full guard but Theodorou has control of the leg.
Offley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Theodorou is working Offley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Theodorou lands a couple of elbows.
Offley keeping moving, preventing Theodorou from controlling successfully.
Theodorou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theodorou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Offley's head.
Offley controls Theodorou momentarily but Theodorou frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Theodorou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offley is trying to keep Theodorou in close.
Offley is controlling Theodorou's posture.
Theodorou scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like Clinton Offley has been cut.
Theodorou trying to control but Offley is working from the bottom.
Offley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Theodorou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Offley has his foot on Theodorou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Theodorou works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Offley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Theodorou defends well.
Theodorou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Theodorou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Theodorou stopping the sweep attempt from Offley.
Theodorou lands a couple of elbows.
Offley 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.
Offley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Theodorou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Offley is tightening it up a little... Theodorou has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Theodorou reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Theodorou taps out! Nice BJJ there by Offley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Clinton Offley! Clinton Offley retains his heavyweight title!
Clinton Offley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Machiavelli Boutique, into his post fight interview.
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