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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thales Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cahill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cahill has chosen Jesus Walks - Kanye West as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thales Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Cahill!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick from Cahill lands but Moreno takes it in his stride.
It looks like Thales Moreno has been cut.
Moreno is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moreno loads up on a big right hand but Cahill slips the punch.
Moreno drops his hands momentarily and Cahill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cahill drops Moreno with a beautiful combination! Moreno stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cahill is looking for the KO!
Moreno is rocked!
Moreno looks to score with a jab to the body but Cahill is just out of range.
Oh Moreno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cahill.
Moreno seems to have got his legs back now.
Cahill cracks Moreno on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Moreno falls backwards against the ropes. Cahill follows up with more strikes that drop Moreno to his knees. Cahill keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Moreno! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cahill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Cho Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi comes to the ring accompanied by Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Luca's choice of entrance music: Crank that. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Minoru Cho Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca throws a right hand that Cho Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Cho Choi also avoids with ease.
A big left from Cho Choi misses.
De Luca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca misses with an uppercut. Cho Choi saw that one coming.
De Luca moves in looking to clinch but Cho Choi pushes him off.
A combination from Cho Choi does no damage.
Cho Choi lands a nice looking body kick.
Cho Choi looks to throw the jab but De Luca is out of range.
Cho Choi throws a nice looking combination but De Luca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick as De Luca jumps back.
De Luca cracks Cho Choi with a good jab.
Cho Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Luca.
De Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cho Choi. Cho Choi obviously looking to wear him down.
De Luca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cho Choi.
De Luca looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Luca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cho Choi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cho Choi.
Cho Choi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minoru Cho Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cho Choi.
De Luca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho Choi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Luca.
Cho Choi thumps De Luca with a low kick.
Cho Choi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Luca moves out of range of the body kick.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cho Choi. That's going to slow De Luca down.
A bone on bone clash there as De Luca blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cho Choi. De Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Luca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Luca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cho Choi on the side of the head.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Luca misses with a head kick.
Cho Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi throws a lazy head kick
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by De Luca.
Cho Choi throws a hook but De Luca avoids it easily.
De Luca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cho Choi is fending him off so far but De Luca persists. Nope, Cho Choi circles away and we're back to standing.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
De Luca blocks the body kick.
Minoru Cho Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Luca throws a series of strikes that have Cho Choi backpedaling.
De Luca tries to bum rush Cho Choi with a series of wild strikes but Cho Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cho Choi throws a body kick the misses
and De Luca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cho Choi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Luca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cho Choi works De Luca's body with a nice hook.
Cho Choi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Luca is looking to slow Cho Choi down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca misses with a combination
and Cho Choi counters with a good, hard body kick but De Luca shrugs it off.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Luca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cho Choi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Luca.
De Luca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho Choi misses with a combination
and De Luca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Cho Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Luca lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
Cho Choi throws a lazy head kick
and De Luca counters with a three punch combo that has Cho Choi backing up. Cho Choi nods at De Luca to acknowledge the strikes.
Cho Choi misses with a hook to the body
and De Luca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Luca tries to bum rush Cho Choi with a series of wild strikes but Cho Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Luca shoots in and bounces Cho Choi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cho Choi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cho Choi tries to get out of the position.
Cho Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Luca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca won't allow Cho Choi to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Cho Choi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cho Choi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cho Choi misses with a jab to the body
and De Luca counters with a left to the body.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and De Luca moves out of range easily.
De Luca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cho Choi.
De Luca moves into the clinch successfully.
De Luca is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho Choi has double underhooks.
De Luca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cho Choi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
De Luca is trying to break free.
Cho Choi is pressed up against the ropes. De Luca has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cho Choi down to the mat. Cho Choi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cho Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho Choi stuffs the takedown.
Minoru Cho Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo De Luca.
De Luca avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi stuffs the takedown.
Enzo De Luca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling De Luca to counter with a crisp jab.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick but De Luca moved away.
De Luca tests Cho Choi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho Choi misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Cho Choi misses
and De Luca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Luca throws a leg kick but Cho Choi checks it.
A clash of legs there as De Luca blocks the low kick.
De Luca throws and low kick but Cho Choi moves out of range easily.
De Luca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Luca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Luca scores with a jab.
Cho Choi misses with a body kick.
Cho Choi is looking to wear down De Luca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Cho Choi misses
and De Luca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Luca clinches.
Cho Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cho Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Luca throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Luca throws a right and a left that Cho Choi avoids nicely.
Cho Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho Choi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cho Choi misses with a kick to the body
and De Luca counters with a left and a right that stings Cho Choi.
De Luca gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cho Choi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cho Choi wants to break free but De Luca has control.
Cho Choi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cho Choi.
De Luca tries to break free but Cho Choi pushes him back against the ropes.
Cho Choi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cho Choi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi breaks from the clinch.
Cho Choi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Luca wants to slow Cho Choi down by chopping away at his legs.
Cho Choi throws a body kick that misses.
De Luca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cho Choi is out of range and De Luca settles back down.
Cho Choi tries to land a front kick but De Luca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Luca avoids a kick to the body.
De Luca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho Choi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Luca checks it well.
De Luca misses with a wild combination.
Cho Choi thows a leg kick but De Luca checks it
and De Luca counters with a straight right hand.
De Luca throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Luca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Luca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cho Choi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cho Choi won't allow De Luca to pass to mount.
De Luca is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo De Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cho Choi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Minoru Cho Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cho Choi. That's going to slow De Luca down.
De Luca misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Luca fails with a takedown attempt.
De Luca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cho Choi cracks the inside of De Luca's front leg.
De Luca slips a straight right by Cho Choi.
A big right from Cho Choi misses.
Cho Choi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho Choi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Luca's head.
Cho Choi scores with a head kick.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for De Luca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Luca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cho Choi throws a series of punches but De Luca moves out of range.
Cho Choi throws a lazy body kick
and De Luca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cho Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by De Luca.
Cho Choi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Luca to score with a decent uppercut.
Cho Choi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Luca counters with a right hand to the body.
De Luca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Luca moves out of range of the body kick from Cho Choi.
A head kick misses from De Luca.
De Luca lands a head kick. Cho Choi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cho Choi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Luca misses with a double jab.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
De Luca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cho Choi.
A low kick from Cho Choi misses
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Luca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cho Choi as he jumps to the side.
Cho Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cho Choi tries to land a front kick but De Luca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cho Choi throws a lazy body kick
and De Luca counters with an outside leg kick.
De Luca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by De Luca.
Cho Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
De Luca throws a nice looking combination but Cho Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Luca's calf.
De Luca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cho Choi. Cho Choi obviously looking to wear him down.
Cho Choi looks to land a body kick but De Luca moved away.
De Luca misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Cho Choi misses its intended target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Luca is defended easily by Cho Choi.
Minoru Cho Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo De Luca.
Cho Choi throws a lazy head kick
enabling De Luca to counter with a crisp jab.
De Luca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho Choi lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Luca takes a step back to recover.
Cho Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Luca's calf.
Cho Choi throws a combination that misses
and De Luca counters with a series of strikes. Cho Choi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and De Luca moves out of range easily.
Cho Choi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Luca cracks Cho Choi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cho Choi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cho Choi swings for the body but De Luca moves out of range.
De Luca's corner calls for a 1-2. De Luca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Luca swinging wildly here.
De Luca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cho Choi. That one must have hurt.
De Luca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cho Choi pinned against the cage. Cho Choi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cho Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minoru Cho Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cho Choi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minoru Cho Choi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the ring accompanied by Buck cherry. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Newton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ben Newton has been cut.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Mathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Mathers misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers lands with a nice combination. Newton backs away looking to recover.
Newton blocks a jab.
Newton misses with a hook to the body
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to de liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Mathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newton doesn't seem phased though.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Newton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mathers.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Newton moves out of range.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Mathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newton circles away quickly and effectively.
Mathers is breathing heavily.
Mathers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Mathers throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Newton.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Mathers.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Mathers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newton misses with a few strikes there.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Newton.
Mathers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mathers rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
A shot to de liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Newton scores a takedown into full mount!
Newton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mathers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mathers shrugs it off.
Newton wants to finish this one by submission but Mathers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Newton.
Newton swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Newton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Matias will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Matias!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Matias avoids them all with ease.
Matias misses with a combination
and Fitzgerald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fitzgerald throws the left hand but Matias avoids the punch easily.
Oscar Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matias misses with a few strikes there.
Matias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzgerald counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Matias has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Larry Fitzgerald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mukuro Rokudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mukuro Rokudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
Mukuro Rokudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatum scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tatum looking to ground and pound but Rokudo is blocking nicely.
Tatum throwing strikes here but Rokudo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tatum throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rokudo because Tatum loaded up on that one.
Tatum fails to advance to Rokudo's back.
Tatum is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rokudo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tatum wants to take Rokudo's back here but Rokudo is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum looking to control but Rokudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatum throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tatum controlling his opponent.
Rokudo is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Tatum there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tatum pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Mukuro Rokudo has been cut.
Tatum working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rokudo is now in Tatum's guard. A big mistake from Tatum there, giving up the dominant position!
Rokudo wants to stand but Tatum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rokudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rokudo throws and elbow that misses. Tatum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rokudo's guard. Nice move by Tatum!
Rokudo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rokudo dives on top into guard.
Rokudo stopping the sweep attempt from Tatum.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rokudo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rokudo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tatum's guard.
Tatum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rokudo manages to get himself to full guard.
Rokudo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to free his leg and advance position but Rokudo is retaining full guard.
Tatum stands and throws Rokudo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rokudo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tatum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tatum is keen to just control but Rokudo is a slippery customer.
Tatum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum tries to pass to full mount but Rokudo defends it.
Rokudo is looking to control Tatum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rokudo avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mukuro Rokudo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rokudo misses with a takedown attempt
and Tatum counters with a low kick, right behind Rokudo 's knee.
Tatum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rokudo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tatum won't be happy with that.
Tatum sneaks back into half guard.
Rokudo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tatum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rokudo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rokudo's back!
Tatum throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokudo defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum can't keep his opponent in guard - Rokudo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tatum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rokudo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tatum to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rokudo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tatum pulls down on the head and he's put Rokudo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Danny Tatum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton's entrance music is Sorry, you're not a winner. A fine choice. Victor Conroy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jamie Horton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conroy walks into a jab.
Horton misses with the combination.
Horton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Conroy trying to remain calm as Horton controls from the top position.
Horton in side control, throwing shots but Conroy defends.
Conroy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Horton.
Horton is trying to get an arm triangle but Conroy is defending well.
Horton takes a little break here. Conroy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Horton has hold of Conroy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Conroy seems comfortable defending it but Horton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Conroy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Conroy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Horton couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamie Horton!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bassie en Adriaan. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morozov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morozov slips a straight right by Smith.
Morozov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Morozov.
Morozov misses with a wild body shot.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morozov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morozov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov looking to break Smith's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smith remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morozov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Morozov punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith wants to hold on but Morozov pushes him away.
Morozov has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morozov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morozov tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Morozov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Morozov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Morozov 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.
Morozov keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Morozov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morozov wants to sweep but no luck.
Morozov is looking to sweep but instead, Smith has passed into half guard.
Morozov gets full guard.
Morozov has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morozov's head.
Morozov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith throws and elbow that misses. Morozov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Morozov!
Morozov being controlled here momentarily.
Morozov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Morozov tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paavo Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith misses the jab.
Morozov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Andrei Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morozov tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morozov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morozov tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Morozov walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Morozov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Morozov which made him look bad.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morozov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Morozov.
Morozov misses with a low kick.
Morozov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Andrei Morozov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith breaks from Morozov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morozov turns into him and now he's in Smith's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls Morozov momentarily but Morozov frees himself.
Morozov is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Morozov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Morozov advances position into side control!
Smith wants to control but Morozov postures up.
Morozov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Morozov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morozov's best efforts.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morozov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morozov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smith to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Morozov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smith pulls down on the head and he's put Morozov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paavo Smith!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Venturia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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21
270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Venturia lands a high kick!
It looks like Dillon Grant has been cut.
Venturia lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venturia.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Venturia.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venturia lands a head kick!
That has opened up Dillon Grant's cut even more.
Venturia lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Venturia takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grant is rocked!
Venturia slips a jab from Grant.
Venturia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Venturia throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Venturia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Dillon Grant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Venturia lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Venturia takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dillon Grant'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 Dillon Grant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Venturia!
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