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Highland Games 153 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Newbold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Draymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roni Draymond has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Newbold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roni Draymond!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draymond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Draymond shoots in for a double leg but Newbold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newbold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Newbold lands in his opponent's guard.
Newbold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Newbold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draymond's head.
Newbold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Newbold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draymond 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.
Newbold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Newbold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draymond's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newbold trying to control but Draymond is working from the bottom.
Newbold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Newbold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Newbold scoring with some ground and pound.
Draymond scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draymond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newbold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newbold stuffs the takedown.
Newbold darts in looking for a takedown but Draymond gets double underhooks and turns Newbold into the cage.
Draymond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Draymond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newbold doesn't seem phased though.
Decent striking displayed by Draymond there.
Newbold misses with a takedown attempt
and Draymond counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Newbold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draymond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Newbold to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Newbold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Newbold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Newbold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newbold trying to control but Draymond is working from the bottom.
Draymond is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newbold is in close to Draymond's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newbold is working Draymond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Newbold working some strikes from top position.
Newbold is in close to Draymond's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Newbold scoring with some ground and pound.
Draymond is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newbold is working Draymond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Newbold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Newbold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draymond's head.
Draymond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newbold is controlling him.
Newbold stands up over Draymond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Newbold with a nice head shot there.
Newbold won't allow Draymond to get back to his feet.
Draymond 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.
Newbold 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.
Newbold with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newbold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Newbold landing with the ground and pound.
Draymond has momentary wrist control but Newbold slips an elbow through the middle.
Newbold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newbold distracts Draymond with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Newbold pushing down on Draymond's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newbold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Draymond with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newbold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Draymond wants to get back to full guard.
Newbold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draymond does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Newbold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Newbold is looking for a kimura but Draymond is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newbold to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newbold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Draymond with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newbold winds up and cracks Draymond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Newbold is thwarting Draymond's attempts to control the position.
Newbold working Draymond over with strikes.
Newbold working over Draymond with some ground and pound. Draymond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Draymond is trying to stand up here but Newbold is controlling him well.
Newbold drops an elbow to the side of Draymond's head.
Draymond looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Draymond looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newbold drops an elbow to the side of Draymond's head.
Draymond has hold of Newbold's hands but Newbold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draymond is trying to stand.
Newbold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Newbold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Newbold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Newbold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newbold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Draymond but Draymond pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Draymond scores with a one two! Newbold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Newbold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draymond as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Draymond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draymond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adam Newbold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newbold looks for a takedown but Draymond sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Newbold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newbold gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Newbold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newbold gets the takedown into side control.
Draymond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draymond on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Newbold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Newbold is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newbold working the ground and pound.
Newbold working the head with strikes.
Newbold working the ground and pound.
Draymond is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Newbold is looking to take a break and control but Draymond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draymond gets back to half guard.
Draymond is breathing heavily.
Draymond taking some punishment here, with Newbold in his half guard.
Newbold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Draymond has hold of Newbold's hands but Newbold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newbold slips a nice elbow through Draymond's hands, connecting with Draymond's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Newbold connects with a nice short shot to Draymond's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draymond is trying to maintain the position but Newbold is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Newbold lands a nice short elbow.
Draymond is looking to get back to is feet but Newbold passes into side control.
Check out the look on Newbold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Newbold scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Newbold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draymond taking a bit of punishment here - Newbold scoring with strikes.
Newbold scoring with punches from side control.
Newbold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draymond keeps working.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Newbold landing a few strikes.
Newbold cracks Draymond with a big elbow.
Newbold gets to mount! Draymond was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Adam Newbold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draymond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Newbold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newbold won't let Draymond get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Newbold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Newbold lands a couple of good shots and Draymond has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Newbold lands strikes to the head.
Newbold looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Newbold tries to get the hooks in deep but Draymond pushed the leg off.
Newbold landing with strikes.
Newbold scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Draymond is rocked!
Newbold scores with punches from the back.
Draymond is still in real trouble! Can Newbold finish him?
Newbold cracks Draymond with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Draymond from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Newbold lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Newbold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draymond is taking damage to the body and head.
Newbold lands a shot to the head.
Newbold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draymond can do to turn this around?
Newbold cracks Draymond with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Draymond from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Newbold looking to break Draymond's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Draymond remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Newbold will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Newbold connects with a big shot to the side of Draymond's head.
Newbold lands a shot to the head.
Draymond is trying to get back to his feet but Newbold has full control of the position and if anything, Draymond has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Newbold. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Newbold lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Draymond is trying to stand back up.
Newbold scores with punches and elbows.
Newbold looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Draymond taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Newbold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand Grenade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jason Randall has been cut.
Hand Grenade throws a combination. Randall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hand Grenade rushes Randall with punches - Randall moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Randall goes down! Hand Grenade follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hand Grenade!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Hand Grenade 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Mighty Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mighty Quinn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Quinn.
A left lands for Quinn.
Quinn lands a nice hook to Shamrock's body. Shamrock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quinn lands with a cross.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Quinn is stalking Shamrock. Shamrock circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Quinn, and it's lights out! Shamrock really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Mighty Quinn!
The Mighty Quinn 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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211 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio Gracie scores with a head kick. Rimario Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rimario Gracie has been cut.
Helio Gracie cracks Rimario Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rimario Gracie falls to his knees and Helio Gracie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (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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159 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gaal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Gaal lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Van Gaal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal lands with a right to the head.
Parker is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gaal.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Van Gaal. Van Gaal maintains the clinch.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
Van Gaal unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Parker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Van Gaal is unloading with more strikes now! Parker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cholo Van Gaal!
After winning the bout, Cholo Van Gaal 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
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218 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hate!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crawley slips a straight right by Hate.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crawley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawley is looking for a counter combo.
Crawley defending well as Hate loads up on a big left hand.
Hate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crawley throws a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Hate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crawley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Hate moves out of range easily.
Hate is looking to land body kicks.
As Hate tries to get set, Crawley tries to push him back and clinch up but Hate manages to avoid the attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Hate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hate backs away, Crawley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry Hate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley drives through and clinches with Hate against the cage.
Crawley lands with a right to the head.
Hate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Hate blocking some punches.
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Hate backwards.
Crawley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hates head.
Come on Crawley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hate tries to circle away but Crawley has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Crawley.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crawley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley slows down the pace here.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley prevents Hate from breaking the clinch.
Hate is trying to break the clinch but Crawley has him pressed against the cage.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Hate.
Crawley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Crawley.
A bit of stalling here from Crawley.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawley.
Crawley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hate is trying to break free.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hate's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawley.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley prevents Hate from breaking the clinch.
Hate is trying to force a seperation but Crawley has the dominant position.
Crawley scores with a shot to the side of Hate's head.
Crawley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crawley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hate backwards.
Hate is rocked!
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crawley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Crawley.
Hate throws a head kick that misses
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Hate is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawley finish him?
Hate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley pushes Hate against the cage. Crawley is working some dirty boxing. Crawley pushes off with a quick right hook! Hate goes down! Hate tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crawley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Crawley!
An out of breath Charles Crawley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul digs a good body shot into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to move into range but Maul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamidovich Saitiev. Hamidovich Saitiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Maul.
Nice body punch from Maul.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maul gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maul digs a right hand into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamidovich Saitiev's gas tank.
Maul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Maul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maul scores with a shoulder strike.
Maul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maul is trying to keep an underhook but Hamidovich Saitiev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Maul wants to control but Hamidovich Saitiev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maul is trying is best to control the position here.
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maul definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to take a break and control but Maul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maul tries to get out of the position.
Maul trying to control the position.
Maul looking for a sweep. Not yet Maul, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maul is controlling Hamidovich Saitiev's posture.
Maul wants to stand but Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to pass the guard but Maul is keeping the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maul has his hands on Hamidovich Saitiev's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamidovich Saitiev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maul's corner calls for a 1-2. Maul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamidovich Saitiev.
Maul works Hamidovich Saitiev's body with a nice hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maul did well to prevent Hamidovich Saitiev getting side control.
Maul is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control but Maul is working from the bottom.
Maul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maul is pulling down on Hamidovich Saitiev's head. It's preventing any offense from Hamidovich Saitiev, at least for the moment.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws an elbow that misses. Maul uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard. Nice move by Maul!
Maul won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to keep Maul in close.
Maul sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maul continues to stall.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working an open guard so Maul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maul wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Maul was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paul Maul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails with a takedown attempt.
Maul lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Maul dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maul lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Maul misses.
Maul tries a head kick but it misses.
Maul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Maul pushes Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage in a clinch.
Maul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maul clobbers Hamidovich Saitiev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
Maul scores with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev is defended easily by Maul.
Maul tests Hamidovich Saitiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maul but Maul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul Maul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Hamidovich Saitiev with that takedown attempt.
Maul pushes Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maul walks away with a smile on his face. Hamidovich Saitiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maul cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maul lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev walks into a jab.
Paul Maul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamidovich Saitiev is breathing heavily.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamidovich Saitiev scrambles back to his feet.
Paul Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamidovich Saitiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maul tests Hamidovich Saitiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamidovich Saitiev momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Maul tries to bum rush Hamidovich Saitiev with a series of wild strikes but Hamidovich Saitiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamidovich Saitiev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hamidovich Saitiev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hamidovich Saitiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Maul finish him?
Maul tries to clinch up.
Maul lunges at Hamidovich Saitiev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamidovich Saitiev's hand.
Maul thuds his right hand into Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maul lands a body shot.
Maul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maul has closed the distance and engaged Hamidovich Saitiev in a clinch.
Maul breaks from the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maul connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Maul wants to clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maul defends it well.
Maul jabs Hamidovich Saitiev right on the nose. Hamidovich Saitiev blinks but takes it well.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maul tries to clinch but Hamidovich Saitiev is having none of it.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in and drives through. Maul sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev is defended easily by Maul.
Maul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maul connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul sizes up Hamidovich Saitiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Maul.
Hamidovich Saitiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maul digs a good body shot into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs.
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!
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a takedown attempt
and Maul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Maul.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamidovich Saitiev manages to avoid it.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maul cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a good jab.
Maul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Maul dominated that second round.
That's time! Maul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maul's waist but Maul gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamidovich Saitiev off to one side.
Jab from Maul.
Hamidovich Saitiev gets tackled into the cage by Maul. Maul maintains the clinch.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamidovich Saitiev.
Maul digs a right hand underneath Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage. Hamidovich Saitiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maul scores with a hook to the body.
Maul scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maul.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maul.
Maul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Maul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamidovich Saitiev or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul lands an uppercut.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maul pushes Hamidovich Saitiev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Maul throws a big uppercut that drops Hamidovich Saitiev! More strikes from Maul and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hamidovich Saitiev lies dazed against the cage as Maul celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Maul!
An out of breath Paul Maul thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole comes into the arena with Louie Louie/ Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Hole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren throws out a loose jab but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole misses with a hook.
Askren takes one on the button.
Hole throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hole circles away.
Hole moves out of range of the strikes.
Askren dodges the punch combination from Hole.
A combination from Hole does no damage.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole misses with a body shot.
Hole lunges at Askren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Askren's hand.
Askren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hole misses with a body shot.
Askren tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hole defends well and Askren ends up having to push Hole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hole seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Askren wants to counter the offense by Hole and move into the clinch position.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Askren scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Askren backs up against the cage.
Hole cracks Askren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Askren lands a nice looking body shot.
Hole throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Askren moves away from the strike by Hole.
Hole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren's coach down at Canadian Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Askren's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Askren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hole throws out a powerful jab.
Hole throws a head kick that misses
enabling Askren to counter with a crisp jab.
Askren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hole throws a lazy uppercut
and Askren counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Askren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Askren.
Askren scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hole misses with a punch on the inside.
Hole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hole throws a shot from downtown. Askren moves away and avoids it.
Hole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Hole.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
and Askren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Askren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Hole throws a sloppy head kick
and Askren counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Askren effectively controlling the action here.
Hole swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole letting Askren take a breather here.
Askren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hole backwards.
Hole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hole lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Askren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren leaning his opponent against the cage.
Askren lands with a left to the head.
Askren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hole wants to break free but Askren has control.
Askren lands a right hand.
Askren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hole backwards.
Hole has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Hole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hole tries to break free but Askren pushes him back against the cage.
Askren prevents Hole from breaking the clinch.
Askren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Askren stalls.
Askren continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Askren dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Askren works on Hole's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole is looking to break free of the clinch but Askren has double underhooks.
Hole is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Askren stalling in the clinch.
Hole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Hole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Hole tries to bum rush Askren with a series of wild strikes but Askren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Askren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hole. Hole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hole missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole misses with a body shot.
Hole misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
Hole misses with a lunging right hand
and Askren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Askren catches Hole right on the button with a cross.
Hole swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lou Hole will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hole avoids the body shot from Askren.
Hole tries to keep at a distance but Askren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Askren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hole manages to break the clinch.
Hole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Askren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Askren jabs Hole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Askren walks into a jab.
Lou Hole is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Hole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hole tries to move into range but Askren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Hole misses.
A head kick misses from Hole.
Hole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Askren under the eye.
Hole throws a lazy uppercut
and Askren counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren clinches up with Hole and pushes him back against the cage.
Hole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Askren lands with a right to the head.
Hole working hard to break the clinch.
Askren lands a nice uppercut.
Hole is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hole.
Oh Hole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hole tries to circle away but Askren has him pinned against the cage.
Hole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hole seems to have got his legs back now.
Hole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hole's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hole drops to his knees and Askren pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Askren! Jon Askren retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Askren thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Lou Hole had this to say: 'What can I say you got me man'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
160 lbs
26 - 3 - 0 |
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31
171 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoran Jolevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Moshington.
Moshington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jolevi staying out of range there.
Moshington throws a series of punches but Jolevi moves out of range.
Moshington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jolevi drops his hands momentarily and Moshington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moshington scores with a sloppy right hand. Jolevi should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a hook. Moshington ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Jolevi.
Jolevi ducks under a wild hook from Moshington.
Jolevi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moshington on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolevi tries to clinch up
and Moshington counters with a left to the body.
Jolevi clinches with his opponent.
Moshington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jolevi controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi blocks a body shot from Moshington.
Moshington is working Jolevi over against the cage.
Moshington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moshington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moshington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moshington tries to pull guard but Jolevi holds him up against the cage and eventually Moshington drops back down to his feet.
Moshington is trying to pull guard but Jolevi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jolevi lands a left hand.
Jolevi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moshington working aggressively here.
Moshington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi tries to work over Moshington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshington has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jolevi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moshington can turn it around.
Moshington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moshington's elbow.
Moshington tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moshington's elbow.
Jolevi misses with the head strike.
Moshington tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshington misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jolevi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moshington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jolevi prevents a body shot from Moshington.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moshington misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moshington.
Moshington is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jolevi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jolevi blocking some punches.
Jolevi misses with a punch on the inside.
Moshington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jolevi prevents a body shot from Moshington.
Moshington throws a head punch that misses.
Moshington tries a body shot but Jolevi blocks it.
Moshington blocking some punches.
Moshington wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Moshington tries to throw a body punch but Jolevi avoids it by throwing Moshington back against the cage.
Moshington tries to throw a body punch but Jolevi avoids it by throwing Moshington back against the cage.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jolevi tries to work over Moshington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jolevi tries to throw a body punch but Moshington avoids it by throwing Jolevi back against the cage.
Moshington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jolevi catches Moshington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws a looping overhand right but Jolevi ducks down to avoid it.
Jolevi ducks under a wild hook from Moshington.
Moshington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jolevi moves away.
Jolevi cracks Moshington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jolevi throws a body shot but no joy.
As Jolevi backs off Moshington throws a huge counter combo but Jolevi manages to avoid it all.
Jolevi takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Moshington misses the target.
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!
Moshington cracks Jolevi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jolevi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jolevi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moshington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jolevi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moshington misses with a wild body shot.
Jolevi slips a jab and a cross from Moshington.
Moshington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jolevi misses with an uppercut.
Jolevi lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Moshington as he connects with a hook.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolevi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moshington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
George Moshington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moshington keeps the fight on the outside.
Jolevi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moshington lands a body shot.
Moshington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jolevi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jolevi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moshington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jolevi is looking to clinch but Moshington is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moshington slips a straight right by Jolevi.
Moshington throws an off balance right hand
and Jolevi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Moshington prevents a body shot from Jolevi.
Moshington lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington is trying to pull guard but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Moshington misses with some punches.
Moshington misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moshington can't find room to land a body shot as Jolevi controls the action.
Moshington tries a body shot but Jolevi blocks it.
Moshington throws a punch but it's blocked by Jolevi.
Jolevi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zoran Jolevi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Jolevi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moshington blocking some punches.
Jolevi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jolevi blocks an uppercut.
Moshington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jolevi uses from the top position.
Moshington trying to control the position.
Moshington keeping moving, preventing Jolevi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jolevi is pushing down on Moshington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moshington is fighting to maintain full guard but Jolevi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jolevi is working for a kimura but Moshington is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolevi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington looking for submissions off his back.
Moshington is pressing down on Jolevi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Moshington wants to sweep but no luck.
Moshington keeping moving, preventing Jolevi from controlling successfully.
Moshington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jolevi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jolevi is looking for a kimura but Moshington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jolevi to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moshington is defending against the submission attempts here by Jolevi.
Moshington trying to control from the bottom.
Jolevi is looking for a kimura here.
Jolevi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moshington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jolevi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Jolevi 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!
A jab lands there for Moshington.
Moshington lands a nice hook to Jolevi's body. Jolevi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moshington catches Jolevi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moshington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jolevi's hands.
Moshington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jolevi's head backwards.
Moshington throws a hook but Jolevi blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Moshington. Beautiful body shot.
Jolevi lands a nice looking body shot.
Moshington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jolevi moves away.
Jolevi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moshington throws out the jab.
Moshington looks to score with a jab to the body but Jolevi is just out of range.
Jolevi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jolevi throws a lazy uppercut
and Moshington counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moshington throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jolevi.
Jolevi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jolevi connects with a jab.
Jolevi throws the left hand but Moshington avoids the punch easily.
Moshington swings for the body but Jolevi moves out of range.
Jolevi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jolevi throws a hook to the side of Moshington's head but Moshington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jolevi throws a poor cross that misses
and Moshington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moshington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moshington misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Moshington. That snapped Jolevi's head back.
Jolevi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moshington moves away.
Jolevi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moshington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi pushes Moshington up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moshington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moshington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jolevi tries to move into range but Moshington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moshington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jolevi throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Moshington catches Jolevi right on the button with a cross.
Moshington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jolevi staying out of range there.
Jolevi is looking for a counter combo.
Jolevi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Jolevi.
Moshington misses with a hook to the body
and Jolevi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moshington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jolevi.
A big left from Jolevi misses.
Jolevi rushes Moshington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jolevi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moshington can't find room to land a body shot as Jolevi controls the action.
Moshington misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moshington.
Moshington blocks an uppercut.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moshington backwards.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Jolevi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moshington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Jolevi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moshington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi blocks a body shot from Moshington.
Moshington blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Moshington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Moshington tries to pull guard but Jolevi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Moshington.
Moshington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jolevi controls his hands.
Moshington misses with a body punch.
Moshington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jolevi's elbow.
Moshington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moshington throws a head punch that misses.
Jolevi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moshington tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moshington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Moshington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moshington 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Moshington!
George Moshington 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cheeky Nandos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Bravie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ysengrin tries to clinch there but Bravie circles away.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
Bravie connects with a leg kick. Ysengrin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ysengrin jabs at Bravie's body.
Ysengrin throws a shot from downtown. Bravie moves away and avoids it.
Ysengrin throws out a loose jab but Bravie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Bravie saw that one coming.
Bravie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ysengrin takes a step back to recover.
Bravie lands a really nice looking cross but Ysengrin seems unphased.
Ysengrin throws a shot from downtown. Bravie moves away and avoids it.
Dave Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin throws an off balance right hand
and Bravie counters with a nice right hand that sends Ysengrin toppling to the canvas! Ysengrin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bravie finish him?!
Ysengrin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin drops his hands momentarily. Bravie doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ysengrin staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ysengrin doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Bravie!
A relieved looking Edward Bravie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Dave Ysengrin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lads, lets gang rape this poor scum. No one cheap shots me and gets away with it.'.
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