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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kicking King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Rambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kicking King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Rambler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to keep at a distance but Rambler has taken the fight into the clinch.
King trying to control the position but instead, Rambler has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Rambler struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Rambler has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rambler swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rambler's coach down at Thirteenth Legion MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rambler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
King looking to stall.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King tries to roll over but Rambler keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rambler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
King is trying to maintain the position but Rambler is very close to passing his half guard.
Rambler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rambler prevents King from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Rambler.
Rambler is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rambler to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rambler misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rambler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! King is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! King has escaped and now he's on top!
Rambler keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King preventing the sweep.
Rambler keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Rambler 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.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rambler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rambler is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Rambler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
King trying to control but Rambler is working from the bottom.
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.
Rambler looking to control.
Rambler keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Rambler looking for a sweep. Not yet Rambler, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King drops back looking for a leg! Rambler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rambler manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Rambler's guard.
Rambler has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rambler working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because King has passed into half guard!
Rambler is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Rambler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rambler.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King thumps Rambler with a low kick.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rambler 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.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rambler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King swinging wildly here.
Kicking King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rambler lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kicking King has been cut.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King moves away from the strike by Rambler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rambler.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rambler throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Rambler closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rambler wants a takedown.
Kicking King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Rambler.
Rambler has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed King clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rambler trying to control.
Rambler is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. King knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften King for a finish.
King manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rambler's guard. Nice work there by King.
Rambler keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rambler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rambler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rambler!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambler is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rambler landing strikes.
King stops Rambler from passing to mount.
Rambler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambler laying and praying for a moment but King takes advantage and regains half guard.
Well, if Rambler 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.
King manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rambler keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Rambler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rambler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rambler.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. King is trying to keep an underhook but Rambler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rambler throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Rambler stalling away here and it's allowed King to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
Rambler trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King trying to control the position.
Rambler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rambler throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rambler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Kicking King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kicking King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rambler looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Some wild striking there from King.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Rambler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kicking King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambler blocks a head kick by King.
Rambler avoids a punch combination nicely.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rambler's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rambler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Rambler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rambler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Kicking King is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by King.
Rambler misses with a double jab.
King explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rambler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambler takes the fight into the clinch.
King dodges an elbow strike from Rambler.
King pushes Rambler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambler is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kicking King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Rambler.
King is working for takedown but Rambler is calmly controlling the position for now.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramblers head.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Rambler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rambler is looking to land body kicks.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Rambler moves out of range easily.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rambler shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rambler's sensitive parts.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rambler circles away quickly and effectively.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rambler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Rambler is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swinging wildly here.
A thudding body kick lands there by King!
Rambler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rambler pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rambler keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rambler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rambler.
Rambler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King gets underhooks to prevent Rambler's takedown attempt.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rambler will feel that in the morning.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rambler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a wild combination.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King blocks a jab.
King misses with a head kick.
Rambler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but King defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rambler.
Rambler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Rambler has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kicking King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kicking King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Franchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ado (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Franchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Ado!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Franchel as he checks the leg kick.
Franchel feinted with a counter takedown.
Franchel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franchel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Franchel misses.
Franchel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franchel wants it to stay on the feet.
Ado slaps away a takedown attempt from Franchel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Franchel misses.
Ado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ado changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Franchel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Franchel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ado is controlling him well.
Ado trying to control the position but Franchel is working away.
Franchel wants to control but Ado postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ado tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ado is looking to take a break and control but Franchel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franchel tries to improve position but can't.
Ado tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ado trying to control the position but Franchel is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ado working away.
Ado advances to full mount.
Franchel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Franchel working to try and regain half guard.
Ado wants to control the pace but Franchel is squirming around nicely.
Franchel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Franchel is looking for a sweep. Ado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ado wants to stand up but Franchel is controlling the position.
Franchel tries to get to full guard but Ado has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchel wants to control but Ado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franchel manages to get to full guard.
Ado is looking to work some ground and pound but Franchel has wrist control.
Franchel has Ado pulled in close to control his posture.
Franchel is trying to control the position but Ado postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ado closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Franchel's guard.
Franchel looking for a sweep. Not yet Franchel, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchel keeping moving, preventing Ado from controlling successfully.
Franchel looking for a sweep. Not yet Franchel, not yet.
Ado looking to pass the guard.
Ado trying to control but Franchel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franchel is pulling down on Ado's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franchel 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Ado will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Franchel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ado is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Franchel's half guard.
Ado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franchel keeps working.
Ado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Franchel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Franchel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchel trying to hold on to Ado's head to control him but Ado postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ado tries to pass to full mount but Franchel defends it.
Franchel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ado has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Franchel defend it? Ado steps over the head and cranks it - Franchel is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Ado!
Vincent Franchel was interviewed post fight and said 'I need to do some more work and get back into that cage. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocha Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire has chosen Fuel - Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darth Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocha Freire!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freire defends well and Vader ends up having to push Freire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Freire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vader is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vader will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freire but Freire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire throws a head kick but Vader moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Vader misses its target.
Freire looks to land a combination but Vader avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Freire. No joy for Vader on that attempt.
Vader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Freire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vader misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Freire.
Vader is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Vader.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freire but Freire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freire gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vader to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vader accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Freire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Freire manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Freire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vader avoids it.
Freire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader throws a big elbow that misses.
Vader loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vader is looking to work some ground and pound but Freire has wrist control.
Vader won't allow Freire to get back to his feet.
Freire told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vader won't allow Freire to get back to his feet.
Vader postures up in Freire's guard and throws a big left but Freire blocks it.
Freire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vader.
Vader postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vader won't allow Freire to get back to his feet.
Vader throws a big right hand that misses.
Vader stops Freire from standing up.
Vader distracts Freire with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freire wants to stand up but Vader is controlling him.
Freire uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vader lands a body shot.
Vader has a takedown stuffed.
Freire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freire sprawls well. Freire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vader gets slowly back to his feet.
Freire lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Freire throws a nice looking combination but Vader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vader shoots in for a double leg but Freire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocha Freire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Freire throws a nice head kick!
Vader stuns Freire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vader with a poor takedown
and Freire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freire at a distance.
Vader changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Freire tries to avoid it but Vader manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Freire to the ground. Freire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freire was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Freire throws a right hand that Vader ducks under and follows up with a left that Vader also avoids with ease.
Rocha Freire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice combo by Vader! Oh, that's hurt him - Freire falls to the canvas and Vader follows him into side control.
It looks like Rocha Freire has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vader working the body and head with strikes.
Freire wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Vader are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vader is looking to take a break and control but Freire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freire wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Darth Vader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freire bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Vader closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freire to the mat! Freire manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire is looking to stand back up but Vader counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Freire.
Freire is refusing to be controlled, as Vader sits in half guard.
Vader throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vader prevents Freire from standing back up.
Vader wants to take a breather but Freire is having none of it.
Freire wants to get back to his feet.
Vader is nestled in close to Freire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Freire is trying to stand.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vader trying to mount his opponent but Freire defends it.
Vader stops Freire from getting back to his feet.
Vader not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freire wants to get back to his feet.
Freire makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Freire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Freire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vader shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Freire to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Freire as he jumps to the side.
Freire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader is trying hard to land a takedown here. Freire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Freire is looking for the big counter here.
Vader fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Freire to the ground. Vader is now in Freire's guard.
Freire manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freire moves away.
Freire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vader swings for the body but Freire moves out of range.
Freire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Freire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Darth Vader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocha Freire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocha Freire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Freire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vader walks into a left hand.
Freire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
Vader fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freire defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freire moves away.
Freire misses with a two punch combination.
Vader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Freire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freire stuffs the takedown attempt from Vader. Vader gets slowly back to his feet.
Vader dives in and grabs Freire's left leg, looking for a takedown. Freire pushes down on Vader's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vader tries for a takedown but Freire circles away easily
and Freire counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Freire.
Vader scores with a jab.
Freire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Freire throws a nice looking combination but Vader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vader.
Freire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vader fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire leaves Vader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Freire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freire.
Freire lands a really nice looking cross but Vader seems unphased.
Freire throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vader misses its target.
Vader avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vader misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Freire misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freire leaves Vader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocha Freire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Freire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocha Freire!
Rocha Freire 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pal Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Van Den Hombergh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Van Den Hombergh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pal Ohmsford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marius Van Den Hombergh!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohmsford blocks a jab.
Ohmsford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Den Hombergh.
Oooooh!!! Ohmsford has knocked Van Den Hombergh down with a huge combo! Ohmsford steps away and waves a wobbly Van Den Hombergh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Marius Van Den Hombergh has been cut.
Ohmsford throws a right hand that Van Den Hombergh ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Den Hombergh also avoids with ease.
Van Den Hombergh moves into range and clinches up with Ohmsford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohmsford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohmsford.
Van Den Hombergh misses with some punches.
Van Den Hombergh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohmsford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohmsford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohmsford gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Den Hombergh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Hombergh has hold of Ohmsford's hands but Ohmsford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Den Hombergh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohmsford is working Van Den Hombergh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ohmsford wanted to stand there but Van Den Hombergh had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohmsford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ohmsford wants to get up but he can't break Van Den Hombergh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Den Hombergh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ohmsford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Den Hombergh on the ground.
Van Den Hombergh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ohmsford has picked Van Den Hombergh up and slammed him! Van Den Hombergh can't keep hold of the triangle and Ohmsford manages to pass to side control!
Ohmsford stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ohmsford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Hombergh throws out the jab.
Oooooh!!! Ohmsford has knocked Van Den Hombergh down with a huge combo! Ohmsford steps away and waves a wobbly Van Den Hombergh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Hombergh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ohmsford scores with a kick to the body.
Van Den Hombergh looks winded!
Van Den Hombergh has closed the distance and engaged Ohmsford in a clinch.
Ohmsford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohmsford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van Den Hombergh's half guard.
Ohmsford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ohmsford slips a nice elbow through Van Den Hombergh's hands, connecting with Van Den Hombergh's forehead.
Ground and pound from Ohmsford.
Van Den Hombergh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ohmsford lands strikes from half guard.
Ohmsford decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford lands a big right hand that sends Van Den Hombergh crashing to the mat! Ohmsford stays standing though and waves Van Den Hombergh back to his feet!
Van Den Hombergh is rocked!
Van Den Hombergh misses with an uppercut. Ohmsford saw that one coming.
Van Den Hombergh is still on wobbly legs! Can Ohmsford finish him?
Van Den Hombergh slips a jab and a cross from Ohmsford.
Ohmsford fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Van Den Hombergh to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Van Den Hombergh looks to clinch but Ohmsford throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Van Den Hombergh taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pal Ohmsford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wooooly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Wooooly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Wooooly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon Ami throws a head kick that misses.
Mon Ami gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wooooly counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mon Ami avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooly avoids the body shot from Mon Ami.
Wooooly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mon Ami sprawls and moves away.
Mon Ami pushes Wooooly away with a front kick.
Jean Paul Mon Ami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mon Ami's corner calls for a 1-2. Mon Ami obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mon Ami 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wooooly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mon Ami is looking to slow Wooooly down with leg kicks.
Wooooly darts in looking for a takedown but Mon Ami gets double underhooks and turns Wooooly into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wooooly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mon Ami misses with a straight left.
Wooooly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon Ami looks to score with a jab to the body but Wooooly is just out of range.
Mon Ami connects with a body shot.
Mon Ami throws a body punch but Wooooly moves out of range.
Mon Ami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooly avoids a kick to the body.
Mon Ami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooly avoids the head kick by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami digs a good body shot into Wooooly's ribs.
Mon Ami lands with a nice body punch.
Mon Ami moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mon Ami slaps away a takedown attempt from Wooooly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mon Ami unleashes a big counter combination but Wooooly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mon Ami is fending him off so far but Wooooly persists. Nope, Mon Ami circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami lands with a cross.
Wooooly throws a shot from downtown. Mon Ami moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mon Ami lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mon Ami circles away.
Wooooly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mon Ami.
Wooooly is breathing heavily.
Mon Ami misses with a body kick.
Mon Ami misses with the body kick
and Wooooly counters with a nice body kick.
Mon Ami looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Wooooly counters with a quick kick to the body but Mon Ami blocks it.
Wooooly gets tackled into the cage by Mon Ami. Mon Ami maintains the clinch.
Wooooly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mon Ami jumps into guard, dragging Wooooly to the mat.
Mon Ami throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wooooly uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mon Ami's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mon Ami is trying to improve his position.
Wooooly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mon Ami has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mon Ami tries to improve position but can't.
Mon Ami wants to control but Wooooly postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooly passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mon Ami!
Mon Ami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooly looking to ground and pound but Mon Ami is blocking nicely.
Mon Ami tries to lock up and control but Wooooly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami blocking the ground and pound.
Wooooly landing punches.
Mon Ami gets back to half guard.
Wooooly passes into side control, despite Mon Ami's attempt to control the position.
Mon Ami struggling a bit here.
Mon Ami is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wooooly off and has taken his back!
Mon Ami is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wooooly can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mon Ami avoiding Wooooly 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Mon Ami dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mon Ami fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooly shoots in looking for a takedown but Mon Ami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wooooly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mon Ami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jean Paul Mon Ami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mon Ami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mon Ami chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooly dives in for a single leg takedown but Mon Ami sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mon Ami throws out a counter right but Wooooly avoids it with no problem.
Mon Ami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wooooly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami lands a big head kick that sends Wooooly tumbling to the mat! Mon Ami takes a step backwards and waves Wooooly back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooly is rocked!
It looks like William Wooooly has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon Ami throws a body kick that misses
and Wooooly counters with a takedown into side control.
Oh Wooooly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mon Ami manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wooooly's best efforts.
Wooooly seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooly prevents Mon Ami from improving his position.
Mon Ami is trying to control but can't.
Wooooly is looking for a kimura but Mon Ami is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wooooly to get the leverage.
Mon Ami regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mon Ami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mon Ami trying to control the position here.
Mon Ami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooly passes into half guard.
Wooooly is looking for a kimura but Mon Ami is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wooooly to get the leverage.
Mon Ami controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mon Ami trying to hold on to Wooooly's head to control him but Wooooly postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Ami might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wooooly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mon Ami is looking to get back to full guard here but Wooooly has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wooooly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooly working away.
The strikes coming from Wooooly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wooooly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Mon Ami can't do much from the bottom here.
Mon Ami is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wooooly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mon Ami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mon Ami desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Mon Ami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Wooooly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Wooooly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mon Ami tries a head kick but it misses.
Mon Ami thuds a left hand into Wooooly's body.
Good leg kick by Mon Ami there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooly is looking to clinch but Mon Ami is avoiding it.
Mon Ami looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooooly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Mon Ami has knocked Wooooly down with a huge combo! Mon Ami steps away and waves a wobbly Wooooly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mon Ami throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooly gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mon Ami gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Wooooly is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Paul Mon Ami thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Voorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Messinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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21
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Voorhees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrik Messinger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorhees gets the takedown into side control.
Messinger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Voorhees wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Messinger, who protects the arm well.
Voorhees sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Messinger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Voorhees throws an elbow but Messinger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Voorhees 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.
Voorhees 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.
Voorhees throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Voorhees cracks Messinger with a big right hand but Messinger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Messinger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Voorhees pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Henrik Messinger has been cut.
Messinger avoids a series of strikes thrown by Voorhees.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messinger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Messinger is rocked!
The cut above Henrik Messinger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henrik Messinger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Voorhees!
Anderson Voorhees decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Henrik Messinger was interviewed post fight and said 'It's a tough loss. Gotta go back to the gym and work harder.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kicky McLegs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Unicorns - I was Born (a Unicorn). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kicky McLegs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brophy controlling the action here.
Brophy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brophy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McLegs has left one of his arms exposed and Brophy doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. McLegs screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Brophy!
A relieved looking Conor Brophy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Ronceveux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ronceveux 's entrance music is Menousis. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Ronceveux !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ronceveux defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore connects with a right hand. De Ronceveux shakes it off.
It looks like Roland De Ronceveux has been cut.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Ronceveux .
Moore wants to land a leg kick but De Ronceveux is out of range.
Moore checks a leg kick.
De Ronceveux misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux misses with a hook
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Ronceveux just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Ronceveux .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux scores with a nice strike.
De Ronceveux moves out of range of the leg kick from Moore.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roland De Ronceveux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
De Ronceveux fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
De Ronceveux throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
De Ronceveux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by De Ronceveux .
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore is looking to chop away at De Ronceveux 's legs.
De Ronceveux digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Ronceveux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moore slips under a jab from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore throws a leg kick but De Ronceveux sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from De Ronceveux misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore thumps De Ronceveux with a low kick.
De Ronceveux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Ronceveux .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Ronceveux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Ronceveux looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
De Ronceveux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Ronceveux throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
De Ronceveux connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Ronceveux misses with a body shot.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore is looking to slow De Ronceveux down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat.
A jab from De Ronceveux finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
A lazy body kick from De Ronceveux
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.
De Ronceveux thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as De Ronceveux blocks the low kick.
De Ronceveux throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
De Ronceveux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from De Ronceveux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Ronceveux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Ronceveux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Ronceveux .
Moore throws a body kick that misses.
Moore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from De Ronceveux misses.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Ronceveux throws a leg kick which misses Moore's front leg but catches the back leg as Moore tries to avoid it.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
De Ronceveux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archie Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland De Ronceveux 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moore lands a left and a right that send De Ronceveux crashing to the mat, dazed. Moore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Moore lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Ronceveux takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moore.
De Ronceveux swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Ronceveux is rocked!
Roland De Ronceveux 's cut is getting worse.
De Ronceveux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Archie Moore! Archie Moore retains his light heavyweight title!
Archie Moore took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Countered this guy to let him test my chin. Got to see just how fuckin amazing I am.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Izzy Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blind Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast 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.
Beast moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Izzy Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beast throws a leg kick but Mouse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mouse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beast gets a clinch.
Beast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mouse's elbow.
Beast definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mouse lands with a short shot to the head.
Mouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Beast won't allow it.
Beast misses with a punch to the body.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Beast fails to land.
Mouse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beast lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beast lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mouse misses with a punch to the body.
Mouse misses with some punches.
Mouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Beast throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mouse on the inside.
Beast effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Beast - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
Beast tries to throw a body punch but Mouse avoids it by throwing Beast back against the cage.
Beast swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beast looking to stall.
Mouse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mouse lands a left hand.
Mouse is trying to force a seperation but Beast has the dominant position.
Mouse misses with a body punch.
Beast lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beast tries to work over Mouse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse breaks from the clinch.
Mouse has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beast misses with a head kick.
Beast scores with a jab.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mouse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouse misses with a wild body shot.
Beast misses with a low kick as Mouse jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Mouse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mouse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mouse works the jab nicely.
Beast tries to work over Mouse's front leg with a kick but Mouse checks it.
Beast scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mouse.
It looks like Izzy Beast has been cut.
Mouse keeps the fight on the outside.
Mouse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beast on the side of the head.
Beast is rocked!
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mouse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beast swings widly with a right hand
and Mouse counters with a huge left! Beast is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mouse isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Beast from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mouse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blind Mouse! Blind Mouse retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Blind Mouse gave a big smile as he said 'Good fighter bowser'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lump Beefrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mushroomhead - Qwerty . Derp Wyatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lump Beefrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Lump Beefrock has been cut.
Wyatt misses the body punch
and Beefrock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wyatt's knee momentarily.
Beefrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wyatt has time to react.
Beefrock slips a jab from Wyatt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beefrock.
It looks like Derp Wyatt has been cut.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut.
Beefrock scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Wyatt misses its intended target.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyatt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beefrock counters with a big right hand! Oh Wyatt is in trouble here! Beefrock follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lump Beefrock!
Lump Beefrock retains his super heavyweight title!
Lump Beefrock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Derp Wyatt was interviewed post fight and said 'Well done Ernesto and Timmy!. The better fighter won on the day. Cheers to Lutte for the tourney. I will be back in the cage in no time to fuck up some more fuckers.'.
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