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Highland Games 139 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Warring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warring's entrance music is Lick my chocolate salty balls live by chef from South Park. A fine choice. 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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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Warring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos slips a jab from Warring.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warring connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mattos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Warring.
We've been hearing reports that Warring has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Warring with a nice cross.
Warring misses with a low kick.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Warring slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Walter Mattos has been cut.
Warring throws a lazy head kick
and Mattos counters with a nice body kick.
Warring throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warring wants to land a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos counters with a body kick.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring throws a low kick but Mattos avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warring loads up on a big right hand but Mattos slips the punch.
Warring misses with a looping right.
Warring 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.
Warring attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warring.
Mattos flicks out a counter leg kick but Warring steps away.
A swing and a miss from Warring.
Warring feints and then cracks Mattos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Warring throws a lazy right hand but Mattos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warring tries to work over Mattos's front leg with a kick but Mattos checks it.
Mattos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mattos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warring throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Warring connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warring cracks Mattos with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Mattos moves out of range of the leg kick from Warring.
Mattos throws a big counter head kick but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warring misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Mattos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Warring.
Mattos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mattos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warring shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
Warring paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mattos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Warring throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Warring lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mattos doesn't seem phased though.
Warring lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mattos unleashes a big counter combination but Warring bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mattos.
Warring lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warring throws a big shot that misses.
Mattos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Warring throws a front kick aimed at Mattos's knee but Mattos avoids it well.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mattos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warring.
Warring feints and then cracks Mattos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Warring lands with a straight right. Mattos didn't see that one coming.
Warring misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Mattos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warring waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mattos.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick by Warring misses
and Mattos counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Warring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warring throws a front kick aimed at Mattos's knee but Mattos avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
Mattos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warring connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warring with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warring misses with a hook
and Mattos counters with a nice body shot.
Warring throws a leg kick which misses Mattos's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattos tries to avoid it.
Mattos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcus Warring is winning the standup battle so far.
Warring throws the left hand but Mattos avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warring connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warring scores with a head kick.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring throws a chopping leg kick but Mattos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mattos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warring with a body shot.
Mattos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warring.
Warring throws a low kick but Mattos moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Mattos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcus Warring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Warring.
Warring's corner calls for a 1-2. Warring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
Mattos checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Warring connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mattos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warring connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Warring.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warring throws a chopping leg kick but Mattos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warring throws a head kick that Mattos semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos takes one to the chin there.
Mattos moves away from the strike by Warring.
Warring misses with a low kick.
Mattos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warring throws a sloppy head kick
and Mattos counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Warring.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Warring.
Warring backing away here, and Mattos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Mattos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warring tries to work over Mattos's front leg with a kick but Mattos checks it.
Warring tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Warring is predictable there
and Mattos counters with a straight right hand.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warring misses with a low kick as Mattos jumps back.
Mattos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warring can pounce on him.
Warring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mattos can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Warring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warring works over Mattos's head and body with a nice combination.
Warring walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mattos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mattos staying out of range there.
Mattos looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Warring throws a shot from downtown. Mattos moves away and avoids it.
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warring lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mattos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mattos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Warring is predictable there
and Mattos counters with a two punch combo.
Mattos blocks a leg kick.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Warring.
Mattos unleashes a big counter combination but Warring bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warring.
Warring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Warring dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
That's time! Warring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Warring tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Mattos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warring.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Mattos walks into a jab.
Warring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mattos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mattos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mattos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mattos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Warring throws a leg kick which misses Mattos's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattos tries to avoid it.
Warring cracks Mattos with an open hand slap.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring misses with a head kick.
Mattos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warring misses with a head kick.
Mattos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warring tried to score with a low kick but Mattos checks it.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warring.
Warring attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mattos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Mattos feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Warring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mattos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Mattos.
Warring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring wants to land a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mattos 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.
Warring is looking to chop away at Mattos's legs.
Mattos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warring shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Warring swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattos blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Warring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warring lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Warring.
Mattos feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warring works the jab nicely.
Warring tries to land a leg kick but Mattos saw it coming and moves away.
Mattos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattos steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Warring pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mattos is out of range and Warring settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mattos! But no joy.
Warring tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Warring misses with a head kick.
Marcus Warring is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warring throws a sloppy head kick and Mattos moves out of range easily.
Mattos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warring thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Warring throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mattos blocks the leg kick.
Warring throws a leg kick but Mattos moved away.
Mattos blocks a low kick nicely.
Warring throws a low kick but Mattos moves out of range easily.
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Warring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warring lands a leg kick that knocks Mattos off balance momentarily.
Warring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Warring tenderised Mattos's leg. Mattos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mattos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warring misses the jab.
As Warring backs off Mattos throws a huge counter combo but Warring manages to avoid it all.
Walter Mattos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warring cracks Mattos with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Warring showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warring 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Warring!
Marcus Warring took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Drake you want that Rematch still??'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Lyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Natanael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Lyles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Natanael's chin.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Buddy Lyles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Natanael!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyles misses with a body kick.
Lyles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Natanael has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lyles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natanael looking for a guillotine here but Lyles defends easily.
Natanael working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lyles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lyles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lyles scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like Anderson Natanael has been cut.
Lyles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lyles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Natanael's head.
Lyles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Natanael's head.
Natanael looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natanael throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natanael is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lyles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up Anderson Natanael's cut even more.
Natanael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lyles is aware though and is defending well.
Natanael has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lyles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Natanael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lyles is aware though and is defending well.
Lyles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The cut above Anderson Natanael's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lyles connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson Natanael's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson Natanael's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buddy Lyles!
A relieved looking Buddy Lyles 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens comes to the cage accompanied by I Want it All. Mathew The Devil acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathew The Devil!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Devil did well to prevent Dickens getting side control.
Dickens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Devil is looking to improve his position.
Dickens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dickens is thwarting The Devil's attempts to control the position.
Dickens trying to advance position but The Devil counters by regaining guard.
Dickens sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens is working The Devil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Devil controls Dickens momentarily but Dickens frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens is in close to The Devil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dickens won't allow The Devil to sweep him here.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but The Devil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens is fighting to break The Devil's control of his arms but The Devil is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dickens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Devil is rocked!
Dickens arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! The Devil's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oliver Dickens!
In his post fight interview, Oliver Dickens started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Itshak Rabinovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itshak Rabinovitch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itshak Rabinovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabinovitch fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabinovitch cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rabinovitch lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
Rabinovitch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabinovitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Rabinovitch avoids it easily.
Rabinovitch lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabinovitch scores with a nice head shot.
Rabinovitch takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Rabinovitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Rabinovitch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Rabinovitch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rabinovitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Nice uppercut lands for Rabinovitch. That snapped Gracie's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Rabinovitch.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Rabinovitch.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Rabinovitch avoids it easily.
Rabinovitch scores with a hook.
Rabinovitch closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gracie! Rabinovitch dives in looking to finish! Gracie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itshak Rabinovitch!
Renato Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'Massimo must get me drunk now that's are bet. I must say I am devastated but I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Rautia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Nube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
6 - 2 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urho Rautia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Nube!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautia shoots for a double leg takedown but Nube sprawls well. He's pushed Rautia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rautia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nube throws a leg kick which misses Rautia's front leg but catches the back leg as Rautia tries to avoid it.
Nube misses with the combination.
A big right from Nube misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Nube.
Rautia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rautia is controlling the pace.
Rautia is looking for a kimura but Nube is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rautia to get the leverage.
Nube wants to control but Rautia is keeping busy.
Rautia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rautia slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nube trying to hold on to Rautia's head to control him but Rautia postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautia is trying to control the action in half guard but Nube is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nube wants to get back to his feet.
Rautia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nube is looking for a sweep. Rautia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rautia wants to free his trapped foot but Nube is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nube wants to improve his position but Rautia is controlling well.
Rautia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rautia is looking for a kimura but Nube is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rautia to get the leverage.
Nube is looking to improve his position.
Rautia trying to pass the guard but Nube defending well.
Rautia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nube doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rautia.
Rautia wants to pass to mount but Nube is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautia stalling.
Rautia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nube is looking to get to half guard.
Rautia avoids the attempt from Nube to control.
Rautia looking to secure an arm triangle but Nube defends it well.
Nube tries to improve his position but Rautia has taken his back! Rautia has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Nube tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Rautia pushes Nube away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Urho Rautia!
After winning the bout, Urho Rautia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tway Ma Shaung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tway Ma Shaung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma Shaung wants to clinch up but Of Bath And Wells keeps it at a distance.
Tway Ma Shaung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Bath And Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Ma Shaung throws a sloppy head kick and Of Bath And Wells moves out of range easily.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Bath And Wells changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Of Bath And Wells finds it's way through Ma Shaung 's defenses.
Ma Shaung has closed the distance and engaged Of Bath And Wells in a clinch.
Ma Shaung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Of Bath And Wells's efforts to push away.
Ma Shaung misses with a body punch.
Ma Shaung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of Bath And Wells looks to score with a jab to the body but Ma Shaung is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung closes the distance and clinches.
Ma Shaung 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Ma Shaung 's head coaches at Highland Brawl Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a head kick by Ma Shaung .
Of Bath And Wells lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ma Shaung slips a straight right by Of Bath And Wells.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Shaung misses with a hook.
Ma Shaung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ma Shaung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ma Shaung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Of Bath And Wells's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ma Shaung throws a head kick that half lands.
Ma Shaung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Of Bath And Wells circles away from the clinch attempt
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Bath And Wells lands a jab to the head.
Of Bath And Wells misses with the combination.
Of Bath And Wells uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ma Shaung .
Of Bath And Wells throws a body punch but Ma Shaung moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Bath And Wells ducks under a wild hook from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung fails to land with a series of punches.
Ma Shaung slips a jab from Of Bath And Wells.
Ma Shaung tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ma Shaung , right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Of Bath And Wells.
Ma Shaung lands a body shot.
Ma Shaung ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Ma Shaung is looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding it.
Of Bath And Wells dodges the punch combination from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Bath And Wells throws a lazy right hand but Ma Shaung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ma Shaung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Bath And Wells has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Bath And Wells lands a body shot.
Ma Shaung has Of Bath And Wells up against the cage in a clinch.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch.
Of Bath And Wells prevents a body shot from Ma Shaung .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Ma Shaung controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
Ma Shaung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ma Shaung pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
Ma Shaung throws a head punch that misses.
Ma Shaung breaks from the clinch.
Ma Shaung throws a sloppy head kick and Of Bath And Wells moves out of range easily.
Ma Shaung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Bath And Wells let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ma Shaung throws a sloppy head kick
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Ma Shaung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook to the body
and Ma Shaung makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ma Shaung wants to clinch.
Of Bath And Wells throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Bath And Wells scores with a jab to the body.
Of Bath And Wells cracks Ma Shaung with a good jab.
Ma Shaung throws a head kick that misses.
Of Bath And Wells looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ma Shaung is rocked!
Of Bath And Wells works Ma Shaung 's body with a nice hook.
Ma Shaung is breathing heavily.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Ma Shaung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Of Bath And Wells jabs Ma Shaung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Of Bath And Wells lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ma Shaung out cold! Ma Shaung is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Munney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that William Munney has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily William Munney seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Munney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munney is looking to slow Holmes down with leg kicks.
Holmes takes one on the button.
Holmes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Munney counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Munney defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Munney is just out of range.
Munney shoots in but no luck this time.
Munney lands a high kick!
Holmes swings for the body but Munney moves out of range.
Munney closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Munney backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munney.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Munney stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
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!
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Munney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munney clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes is working for takedown but Munney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Munney is trying to pull guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holmes has Munney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Munney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
William Munney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Holmes.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munney is looking for a takedown.
Munney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Munney slips the punch.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Munney tried to counter with a leg kick but Holmes avoided it.
Hank Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Munney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmes's waist but Holmes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munney off to one side.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Munney saw that one coming.
Munney clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes is leaning against Munney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Munney avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Holmes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holmes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Holmes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Munney is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hank Holmes!
Hank Holmes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, William Munney stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mike Melton is a crybaby bitch! Also an ex-multi.. True story bro!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razval Saraev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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171 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Razval Saraev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saraev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Hernandez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saraev defends it well.
Saraev misses with an uppercut.
Saraev pushes Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Saraev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
Hernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saraev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saraev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Razval Saraev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hernandez.
Hernandez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraev lands a left hand.
Saraev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Saraev fails to land.
Saraev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saraev avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Still in the clinch, Saraev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saraev just leaning against Hernandez, taking a breather.
Saraev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez blocking some punches.
Saraev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez wants a takedown.
Hernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saraev prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saraev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Saraev.
Saraev effectively controlling the action here.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saraev cracks Hernandez with a nice body shot.
Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Saraev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saraev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saraev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Saraev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Saraev to work.
Saraev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saraev pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saraev scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernandez jumps guard but Saraev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saraev is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saraev down to the mat. Saraev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hernandez shoots in but Saraev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saraev.
Hernandez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saraev defends it well.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saraev's half guard.
Hernandez prevents Saraev from improving his position.
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.
Saraev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Saraev.
Hernandez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saraev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saraev has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saraev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Saraev working some strikes from top position.
Hernandez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez has his foot on Saraev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saraev works his way back into a safe position though.
Saraev wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razval Saraev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saraev misses with a body shot.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Hernandez tries to get set, Saraev tries to push him back and clinch up but Hernandez manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saraev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saraev misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Saraev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saraev.
Saraev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Razval Saraev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez shoots for a takedown but Saraev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saraev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Saraev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saraev defends it nicely.
Saraev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hernandez manages to circle out of the way.
Razval Saraev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hernandez.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Saraev enables Hernandez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Saraev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev pulls Hernandez in close to prevent any damage.
Saraev wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Saraev is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hernandez, into his guard.
Hernandez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Saraev has passed into half guard!
Hernandez wants to control but Saraev is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saraev connects with a nice short shot to Hernandez's temple.
Saraev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Saraev.
Saraev lands with a punch from half guard.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Saraev's head to control him but Saraev postures up.
Saraev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saraev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saraev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Saraev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraev winds up and cracks Hernandez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Saraev working Hernandez over with strikes.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Saraev is controlling well.
Razval Saraev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Saraev sits in half guard.
Saraev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saraev prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
Saraev trying to mount his opponent but Hernandez defends it.
Saraev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saraev not doing much here.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Saraev sits in half guard.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saraev passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razval Saraev dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Saraev.
And Hernandez tries to counter it with a takedown but Saraev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saraev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saraev misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Saraev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saraev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saraev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saraev to keep the fight standing.
Saraev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Razval Saraev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hernandez.
Hernandez wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saraev.
Nice body punch from Saraev - that landed with a thud.
Saraev tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saraev prevents it.
Hernandez is trying to drag Saraev to the mat but Saraev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saraev prevents the takedown attempt.
Saraev lands a right hand.
Saraev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saraev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saraev is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saraev down to the mat. Saraev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev clinches up against the cage.
Saraev lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Saraev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hernandez can't fight it off and eventually Saraev manages to take the fight to the floor. Hernandez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hernandez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saraev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saraev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saraev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saraev working some strikes from top position.
Saraev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saraev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saraev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four 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.
Hernandez working for a triangle but Saraev defends it easily.
Hernandez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Saraev has passed into half guard!
David Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saraev lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saraev is nestled in close to Hernandez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Razval Saraev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saraev prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razval Saraev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saraev 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razval Saraev!
Razval Saraev gave a mention to Highland Clothing 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 Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maamme Laulu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mase Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Keijo Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force throws a hook but Virtanen blocks it.
Force lands with a nice body punch.
Virtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Force forces Virtanen back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Force.
Virtanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Force gets through Virtanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Force lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Force.
Virtanen looks winded!
Force lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Force lands an uppercut.
Virtanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Virtanen 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Virtanen or not.
Force lands a body punch.
Force lands an uppercut.
Virtanen is rocked!
Force dips a shoulder and cracks Virtanen with a mighty uppercut! Virtanen falls back against the cage and Force unloads with a barrage of strikes! Virtanen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Force screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mase Force!
A relieved looking Mase Force thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Vitaly Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Doyle Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brunson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin misses with a hook
and Brunson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karelin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karelin has a takedown stuffed.
Brunson misses with a double jab.
Brunson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brunson defends it well.
Brunson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Karelin.
Brunson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Brunson.
Brunson throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin takes a swing at Brunson's ribcage but misses.
Karelin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Brunson.
Brunson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karelin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brunson ducks right into an uppercut from Karelin.
Brunson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brunson tests Karelin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brunson's guard.
Brunson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brunson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brunson tries to get out of the position.
Karelin postures up in Brunson's guard and throws a big left but Brunson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karelin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Brunson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Brunson.
Brunson is pulling down on Karelin's head to control his posture.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brunson throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson misses with a wild combination.
Brunson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brunson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Karelin lands.
Brunson forces Karelin back against the cage and clinches.
Brunson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin controlling the action here for a moment.
Karelin wants the takedown. Brunson is fighting it off but Karelin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brunson's guard against the cage.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Brunson wants to improve his position but instead Karelin has moved into half guard.
Brunson trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
Brunson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Karelin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Brunson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karelin on the ground.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitaly Karelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brunson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karelin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karelin.
Brunson trying to control the position.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brunson trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Brunson is pulling down on Karelin's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brunson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunson has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brunson wants to control but Karelin passes into side.
Brunson struggling a bit here.
Karelin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Karelin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brunson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brunson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karelin connects with a decent elbow.
Karelin throws a strike aimed at the side of Brunson's head but Brunson avoids it well.
Karelin working away.
Karelin tries to move to mount but Brunson blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brunson is avoiding damage well.
Brunson tries to improve position but can't.
Karelin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Brunson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is putting a hurting on Brunson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brunson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karelin.
Karelin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brunson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Karelin.
Karelin landing a few strikes.
Brunson struggling a bit here.
Karelin is working Brunson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karelin landing strikes.
Brunson tries to buck Karelin off but Karelin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brunson is rocked!
Karelin cracks Brunson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Karelin immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Brunson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Karelin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Highland Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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