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VFC 69: MacGregor v. Bull PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hasslehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Flattery (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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hasslehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Flattery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Flattery swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hasslehoff.
It looks like David Hasslehoff has been cut.
Patrick O Flattery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hasslehoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hasslehoff is breathing heavily.
O Flattery cracks Hasslehoff with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hasslehoff looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O Flattery finish him?
O Flattery sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hasslehoff's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hasslehoff's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick O Flattery!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eder De Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eder De Oliveria has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eder De Oliveria seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eder De Oliveria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Oliveria manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Oliveria working for a triangle but Tycoon defends it easily.
Tycoon trying to control but De Oliveria is working from the bottom.
De Oliveria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Oliveria wants to sweep here but Tycoon controlling him for the moment.
De Oliveria has an active guard here but Tycoon has managed to pass into half guard.
Tycoon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Oliveria is staying active underneath Tycoon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tycoon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Oliveria can't escape the position.
De Oliveria defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tycoon.
Tycoon looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Oliveria is trying to escape the mount.
Tycoon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Oliveria's face.
It looks like Eder De Oliveria has been cut.
Tycoon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eder De Oliveria's cut is getting worse.
Tycoon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Oliveria?
Jeez, Eder De Oliveria's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eder De Oliveria's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Achilles Tycoon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton comes into the arena with Blue Moon blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton connects with a nice looking jab.
Penn dives in and grabs Hatton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatton pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Hatton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatton.
Hatton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hatton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatton closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hatton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hatton lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Nice elbow from Hatton.
Hatton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hatton throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
Hatton breaks from the clinch.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatton as he avoids it easily.
Ricky Hatton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Hatton wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Hatton throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatton.
Hatton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatton swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn throws a head kick but Hatton moves out of range.
Hatton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn looks for a takedown but Hatton sprawls well.
Hatton moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Hatton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Hatton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn dives in and grabs Hatton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatton pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Ricky Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn shoots in but Hatton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn looks gassed!
Hatton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatton moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Hatton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Hatton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hatton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
Hatton breaks from the clinch.
Hatton doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Hatton rushes Penn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hatton effectively controlling the action here.
Hatton avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hatton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Hatton there.
Hatton drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Penn prevents a body shot from Hatton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Hatton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hatton walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ricky Hatton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Hatton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hatton avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hatton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Hatton. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Hatton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatton sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn looks for a takedown but Hatton sprawls well.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Hatton lands a right hook to the body.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Hatton sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hatton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn shoots in but Hatton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatton cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatton connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatton.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hatton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatton.
Hatton tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn stops Hatton from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hatton dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hatton 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!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hatton to the mat! Hatton manages to get full guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hatton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Penn, into his guard.
Hatton stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Hatton slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton stalling.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Hatton tries to stand and escape but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn trying to hold on to Hatton's head to control him but Hatton postures up.
Penn keeping hold of Hatton's head, controlling as best he can.
Penn moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Penn is working an open guard so Hatton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Hatton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ricky Hatton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Hatton is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatton instigates a clinch.
Hatton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatton.
Hatton throws a head punch that misses.
Hatton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricky Hatton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatton is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Hatton circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatton throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatton as he jumps to the side.
Ricky Hatton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatton. That snapped Penn's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton connects with a crisp jab.
Hatton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
A jab from Hatton misses.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Hatton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Hatton stuffs the takedown.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Hatton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hatton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Hatton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Stokenhizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stokenhizer comes to the cage accompanied by The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line". Szyslak is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica-Enter Sandman. Nick Szyslak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanz Stokenhizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokenhizer throws a series of punches but Szyslak moves out of range.
Szyslak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szyslak throws an overhand right that lands on Stokenhizer's shoulder, as Stokenhizer tries to avoid the shot.
Szyslak misses with an uppercut.
Szyslak throws a jab but it's blocked by Stokenhizer.
Stokenhizer avoids the head kick by Szyslak.
Szyslak misses with an uppercut.
Stokenhizer slips under a jab.
Stokenhizer closes the distance and clinches up with Szyslak, looking for a takedown. Stokenhizer pushes Szyslak against the cage but Szyslak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nick Szyslak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokenhizer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Szyslak has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokenhizer throws a right hand that Szyslak ducks under and follows up with a left that Szyslak also avoids with ease.
Szyslak loads up on a big right hand but Stokenhizer slips the punch.
Szyslak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stokenhizer needs to keep his hands up - Szyslak had a free shot at his head there.
Szyslak swings for the body but Stokenhizer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Szyslak misses the target.
Stokenhizer lands with a hook. Szyslak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stokenhizer misses with a two punch combination.
Stokenhizer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Szyslak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Szyslak dodges the punch combination from Stokenhizer.
Szyslak gets caught flat footed, as Stokenhizer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Szyslak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stokenhizer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stokenhizer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stokenhizer throws a strike but Szyslak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Szyslak stopping the sweep attempt from Stokenhizer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer is looking for a triangle here but Szyslak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stokenhizer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Szyslak's best efforts.
Szyslak controlling the pace.
Stokenhizer trying to control but Szyslak postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Szyslak tries to stand and escape but Stokenhizer is controlling the position.
Stokenhizer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Szyslak pulls his head out easily.
Szyslak stands up out of the half guard.
Szyslak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Szyslak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stokenhizer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Szyslak.
Szyslak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stokenhizer moves away.
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.
Stokenhizer moves out of range as Szyslak throws a body kick.
Stokenhizer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stokenhizer lands with a slapping head kick.
Stokenhizer throws a series of punches but Szyslak moves out of range.
Szyslak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stokenhizer dives in and grabs Szyslak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Szyslak pushes down on Stokenhizer's head and hops out.
Nick Szyslak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Szyslak misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Stokenhizer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stokenhizer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stokenhizer lands a jab to the nose.
Szyslak misses with a hook.
Stokenhizer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Stokenhizer.
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 Hanz Stokenhizer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stokenhizer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stokenhizer connects with the punch.
Szyslak misses with a straight right.
Hanz Stokenhizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stokenhizer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stokenhizer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stokenhizer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szyslak.
Stokenhizer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stokenhizer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Szyslak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stokenhizer somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stokenhizer.
Szyslak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyslak cracks Stokenhizer with a hook to the temple - Stokenhizer is on wobbly legs here! Szyslak swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stokenhizer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Szyslak wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Szyslak!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad zinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmad zinger!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Albert coming out on top.
It looks like Ahmad zinger has been cut.
Albert throws a good cross that connects.
Albert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
zinger blocks a jab.
Albert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
zinger looks gassed!
Albert throws a head kick but zinger moves out of range.
zinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
zinger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albert.
Albert is looking to slow zinger down with leg kicks.
Albert throws a good cross that connects.
zinger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Albert lands with a right hand.
Albert lands a jab to the nose.
zinger is rocked!
Albert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. zinger doesn't seem bothered though.
Albert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Albert. Beautiful body shot.
Albert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Josh Albert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albert connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends zinger to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Albert!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Josh Albert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Ace of Spades by Motorhead as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Barnes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonny Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Hunt misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes slips a straight right by Hunt.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Barnes cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that 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.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Pacman Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Hunt clinches but Barnes breaks the clinch
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a jab.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Barnes cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Barnes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt misses with a double jab
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Barnes slips under a jab from Hunt.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Barnes tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Barnes jabs at Hunt's body.
Hunt throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Hunt tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt clinches but Barnes breaks the clinch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Hunt misses.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Barnes tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Barnes scores with a one two! Hunt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt takes one on the button.
Barnes tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jonny Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacman Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pacman Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacman Barnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen Everclear - The BOYs are back in town as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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21
167 lbs
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22
164 lbs
10 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy avoids the body shot from al Rashid.
Boy blocks a leg kick.
Boy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Rashid scores with a punch to the head.
al Rashid throws a leg kick which misses Boy's front leg but catches the back leg as Boy tries to avoid it.
al Rashid throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
al Rashid takes the fight into the clinch.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Rashid lands with a shot to the body.
Boy shoots in and drives through. al Rashid sprawls well.
al Rashid lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ronny Boy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
al Rashid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
al Rashid misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
al Rashid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
al Rashid throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Boy blocks the body kick.
Boy takes one on the button.
A jab from al Rashid does it's job there.
al Rashid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Boy shoots for a takedown but al Rashid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Boy.
al Rashid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Rashid throws a low kick, looking for Boy's leg but Boy calmly moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from al Rashid - the referee stops the clock and Boy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says al Rashid. Boy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boy looks gassed!
al Rashid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
al Rashid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Rashid lands a jab to Boy's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? al Rashid is fending him off so far but Boy persists. Nope, al Rashid circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
al Rashid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Rashid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
al Rashid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by al Rashid.
al Rashid avoids the body shot from Boy.
al Rashid scores with a sloppy right hand. Boy should have avoided that one.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid stops a takedown attempt from Boy.
al Rashid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
Boy wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid works on Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head.
Boy is working for takedown but al Rashid is calmly controlling the position for now.
al Rashid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
al Rashid stalls.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Rashid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
al Rashid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kareem al Rashid is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy tries to move into range but al Rashid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Rashid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
al Rashid moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
al Rashid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. al Rashid defends it nicely.
al Rashid moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid stuffs the takedown.
Boy misses with a hook to the body
and al Rashid counters with a two punch combo.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Boy.
Boy throws a leg kick but al Rashid checks it.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by al Rashid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of al Rashid.
A telegraphed right hand from al Rashid misses the target.
Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
al Rashid misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
al Rashid thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Rashid connects with a looping right hand.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
al Rashid looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by al Rashid.
al Rashid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boy's head.
al Rashid dips to his left and cracks Boy with an uppercut!
al Rashid throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid misses the shot to the body.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy fails with the takedown
and al Rashid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boy.
al Rashid is looking to score with low kicks.
al Rashid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Rashid throws a front kick aimed at Boy's knee but Boy avoids it well.
al Rashid throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boy blocks the body kick.
Boy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
al Rashid trying to control from the bottom.
Boy thows a huge punch but al Rashid dodges it nicely.
al Rashid is trying to control but can't.
al Rashid wants to get back to full guard.
al Rashid trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
Boy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boy trying to control from half guard but al Rashid is working away.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Boy's cut.
That's time! al Rashid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
al Rashid stuffs the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Boy blocks the low kick.
al Rashid thows a body shot but no joy.
al Rashid misses with a straight right.
al Rashid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?
al Rashid looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Rashid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Rashid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from al Rashid there as he acknowledges the shot.
al Rashid scores with a nice right hand.
Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid is desperately trying to improve his position but Boy has a good base and remains in mount.
al Rashid tries to hold on but Boy postures up.
Boy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
al Rashid holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boy landing punches.
Boy dominating with strikes here.
Boy avoids the attempt from al Rashid to control.
al Rashid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
al Rashid is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh al Rashid is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Boy! al Rashid is hurt baaadly! Boy is firing away with more strikes - al Rashid is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ronny Boy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bull has chosen do it as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob MacGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, roy bull!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGregor looks to land a left hand but bull moved out of range nicely.
bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacGregor tries to keep at a distance but bull has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bull has him pressed against the cage.
bull manages to break the clinch.
bull swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
MacGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
bull misses with a few strikes there.
bull tries to clinch but MacGregor is having none of it.
MacGregor misses with a hook. bull ducked under it nicely.
MacGregor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. bull defends it nicely.
MacGregor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. bull is trying to defend but MacGregor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
bull regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from MacGregor.
MacGregor working some strikes from top position.
MacGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacGregor working some strikes from top position.
bull keeping full guard, as MacGregor tries to pass.
MacGregor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! bull is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! bull has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MacGregor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacGregor is breathing heavily.
MacGregor striking off his back but it's not causing bull any problems.
bull tries to free his leg and advance position but MacGregor is retaining full guard.
bull landing some decent shots from guard.
MacGregor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MacGregor is trying to control the position but bull postures up.
MacGregor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
MacGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bull defends it easily.
bull with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bull tries to clinch there but MacGregor circles away.
MacGregor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacGregor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than MacGregor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
MacGregor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
bull is looking to get to half guard.
MacGregor scoring with strikes but bull is staying in there.
bull is in all sorts of trouble here.
MacGregor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But bull has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from bull!
bull lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacGregor's guard.
MacGregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but bull pulls his head out easily.
bull passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bull wants to control the pace but MacGregor is squirming around nicely.
bull landing strikes from the mount and MacGregor is in trouble!
MacGregor can't escape the position.
bull lands a big shot there that rocks MacGregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
bull avoids the attempt from MacGregor to control.
MacGregor is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Rob MacGregor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacGregor.
bull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
bull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by MacGregor or perhaps it was just good defense by bull which made him look bad.
MacGregor slips a straight right by bull.
MacGregor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
bull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for MacGregor!
MacGregor is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull lands a big shot there that rocks MacGregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
bull unloading with bombs!
MacGregor is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bull postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MacGregor looks a forlorn figure.
bull swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and MacGregor is now in bull's guard. A big mistake from bull there, giving up the dominant position!
bull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor wants to hold on but bull pushes him away.
MacGregor is looking to improve his position but bull isn't that keen on the idea.
MacGregor tries to lock up and control but bull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
MacGregor is looking to get to half guard.
bull lands a nice shot to the head.
MacGregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
MacGregor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bull with a couple of short strikes.
bull postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MacGregor looks a forlorn figure.
bull in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
bull unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor tries to reverse the position but bull maintains control.
bull working the ground and pound effectively.
bull dominating with strikes here.
MacGregor is rocked!
MacGregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
bull lands a heavy elbow.
bull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh MacGregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
bull avoids the attempt from MacGregor to control.
bull landing strikes from the mount.
bull putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MacGregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
MacGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
bull lands a heavy elbow.
bull wants to control the pace but MacGregor is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! bull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
bull lands a nice shot to the head.
bull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
MacGregor can't escape the position.
bull landing strikes from the mount.
roy bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull raining down shots from the mount!
MacGregor is working to get back to half guard.
bull tries to control but MacGregor wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacGregor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
bull is looking to advance position but MacGregor won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roy bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
bull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacGregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows bull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
bull trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacGregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
bull stands and throws MacGregor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
MacGregor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bull frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull trying to control but he's not successful this time.
MacGregor gets back to half guard.
bull passes to full mount!
MacGregor is desperately trying to improve his position but bull has a good base and remains in mount.
MacGregor taking shots to the head.
MacGregor tries to hold on but bull postures up.
bull landing strikes from the mount.
bull landing shots from mount.
MacGregor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
MacGregor moves into full guard.
bull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
MacGregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacGregor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but bull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MacGregor striking off his back but it's not causing bull any problems.
MacGregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacGregor working for a triangle but bull defends it easily.
MacGregor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and bull defends well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bull decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor is looking for a sweep. bull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bull working the head and body with strikes.
bull seems to be working for a kimura but MacGregor defends the submission attempt.
MacGregor looking for submissions off his back.
bull scoring with strikes to the body and head.
bull is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
bull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacGregor is staying active underneath bull, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four 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.
MacGregor wants to control but bull is keeping busy.
MacGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
MacGregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacGregor gets back to full guard.
bull got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacGregor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, bull has managed to get both his arms back between MacGregor's legs - danger averted.
bull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MacGregor controls bull momentarily but bull frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells bull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roy bull really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacGregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
bull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacGregor has his takedown stuffed
and bull counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGregor manages to avoid it.
MacGregor misses with a takedown
and bull counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for MacGregor!
MacGregor is bucking up trying to escape but bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
MacGregor is bucking up trying to escape but bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
MacGregor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
bull lands a nice shot to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
MacGregor wants to hold on but bull pushes him away.
MacGregor working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns MacGregor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of MacGregor's face.
bull cracks MacGregor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacGregor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
MacGregor wants to hold on but bull pushes him away.
MacGregor can't escape the position.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MacGregor is in all sorts of trouble here.
bull punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacGregor can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by bull.
bull breaks from MacGregor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacGregor is desperately trying to improve his position but bull has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
bull landing strikes from the mount.
MacGregor working to try and regain half guard.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull landing strikes from the mount.
MacGregor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
bull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacGregor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacGregor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
bull controls MacGregor momentarily but MacGregor frees himself.
MacGregor passes bull's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. bull doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacGregor.
bull tries to get to full guard but MacGregor has control of the leg.
bull trying to hold on to MacGregor's head to control him but MacGregor postures up.
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. MacGregor connects with a nice short shot to bull's temple.
MacGregor moves nicely into side control.
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.
Check out the look on MacGregor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
MacGregor wants to control but bull is keeping him busy.
MacGregor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bull knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
bull struggling a bit here.
MacGregor scores with punches from side control.
MacGregor wants to control but bull is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roy bull dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
bull throws a looping overhand right but MacGregor ducks down to avoid it.
bull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
bull scores with a one two! MacGregor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from MacGregor misses its intended target.
bull shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MacGregor is trying to defend but bull finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
MacGregor wants to control but bull is keeping busy.
MacGregor actively working from the bottom here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
bull wants to take a breather but MacGregor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor wants to control but bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
bull tries to pass to full mount but MacGregor defends it.
bull landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
MacGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
bull drops an elbow to the side of MacGregor's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
bull tries to clinch up but MacGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
bull throws a shot from downtown. MacGregor moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacGregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from bull.
MacGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacGregor fails with the takedown
and bull counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull throws a big right hand that misses.
bull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
MacGregor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but bull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MacGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bull defends it easily.
MacGregor working a defensive guard here.
bull slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
bull is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor struggling a bit here.
MacGregor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
MacGregor sneaks back into half guard.
bull lands strikes from half guard.
bull thows a huge punch but MacGregor dodges it nicely.
MacGregor tries to roll over but bull keeps him under control.
MacGregor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but bull scores with a couple of nice shots.
MacGregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but bull pulls his head out easily.
bull lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
bull prevents MacGregor from improving his position.
That's four 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.
MacGregor is looking to control bull's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacGregor avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bull has MacGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
bull blocks a body shot from MacGregor.
bull lands a hook that snaps the head of MacGregor backwards.
bull breaks the clinch.
bull avoids the body shot from MacGregor.
MacGregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
bull misses the shot to the body.
MacGregor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rob MacGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
roy bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacGregor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. bull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. bull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
roy bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... roy bull!
roy bull is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janne Jakoavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure has chosen Mark Tyler - London Let's 'Ave Yer! as his entrance music. Kuure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Janne Jakoavain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuure takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Jakoavain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuure is just out of range.
Jakoavain blocks a leg kick.
Jakoavain clinches up with Kuure and pushes him back against the cage.
Jakoavain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuure tries to land a knee to the head but Jakoavain blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jakoavain.
Jakoavain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jakoavain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jakoavain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jakoavain lands with a shot to the body.
Kuure dodges the punch combination from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain tests Kuure's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Jakoavain moved away.
Jakoavain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuure moves away.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Jakoavain throws a combination. Kuure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakoavain misses the shot to the body.
Jakoavain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuure lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure works Jakoavain's body with a nice hook.
Jakoavain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuure misses with a jab to the body
and Jakoavain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuure thinking.
Kuure throws the left hand but Jakoavain avoids the punch easily.
Jakoavain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jakoavain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakoavain misses with a hook. Kuure ducked under it nicely.
Jakoavain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuure takes a swing at Jakoavain's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Jakoavain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuure doesn't seem phased though.
Kuure bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Jakoavain. Beautiful body shot.
Kuure looks gassed!
Kuure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain checks a leg kick.
Jakoavain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuure takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jakoavain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kuure misses.
Kuure takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Jab, jab by Jakoavain - just one landing.
Jakoavain staying out of range there.
Jakoavain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuure at a distance.
Jakoavain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jakoavain is looking to wear down Kuure with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jakoavain misses with a body punch
and Kuure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jakoavain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Kuure's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakoavain. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Jakoavain - just one landing.
Jakoavain lands a body shot.
Jakoavain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuure.
Jakoavain throws a combination. Kuure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuure attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakoavain. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakoavain is looking to clinch but Kuure is avoiding it.
Jakoavain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuure.
Jakoavain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuure circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakoavain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jakoavain misses with a body shot.
Jakoavain clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Jakoavain.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jakoavain.
Jakoavain has a couple of punches blocked by Kuure.
Kuure lands an elbow just above Jakoavain 's eye.
Kuure is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jakoavain is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Jakoavain - that landed with a thud.
Kuure is trying to stall.
Jakoavain lands an uppercut.
Jakoavain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuure or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain stalling against the cage.
Jakoavain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jakoavain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jakoavain breaks from the clinch.
Jakoavain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jakoavain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuure moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuure there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jakoavain misses.
Jakoavain lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jakoavain!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakoavain works Kuure's body with a nice hook.
Jakoavain takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
Kuure swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakoavain.
Jakoavain closes the distance and clinches.
Jakoavain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakoavain.
A nice left hand lands by Jakoavain.
Kuure manages to break the clinch.
Jakoavain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jakoavain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jakoavain ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Jakoavain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuure is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Jakoavain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jakoavain throws a combination. Kuure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kuure looks to land a right hand but Jakoavain moved out of range.
Kuure throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuure. That's going to slow Jakoavain down.
Kuure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakoavain misses with a straight left.
Kuure digs a good hook to Jakoavain's body.
Jakoavain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jakoavain tries to clinch but Kuure moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakoavain thows a body shot but no joy.
Janne Jakoavain is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuure tries to work over Jakoavain's front leg with a kick but Jakoavain checks it.
Jakoavain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuure can pounce on him.
Kuure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jakoavain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuure bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jakoavain's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jakoavain misses.
Kuure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jakoavain circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakoavain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Jakoavain.
Kuure throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jakoavain takes one on the button.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Kuure looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakoavain is just out of range.
No joy there for Jakoavain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jakoavain throws a big shot that misses.
Kuure stuns Jakoavain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuure throws a good cross that connects.
Kuure throws and low kick but Jakoavain moves out of range easily.
Kuure throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jakoavain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jakoavain misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakoavain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jakoavain looks to land a combination but Kuure avoids it well.
Jakoavain throws a hook but Kuure avoids it easily.
Kuure feints and then cracks Jakoavain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jakoavain down.
Kuure swings for the body but Jakoavain moves out of range.
Jakoavain misses with a straight right.
Kuure tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jakoavain was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuure.
Kuure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jakoavain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jakoavain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The cut above Kuure's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jakoavain misses with a wild combination.
Jakoavain loads up on a big right hand but Kuure slips the punch.
Kuure throws out a powerful jab.
Kuure connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Jakoavain.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jakoavain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jakoavain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuure can do to turn this around?
Jakoavain sizes up Kuure with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jakoavain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuure.
Jakoavain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuure.
Decent striking displayed by Jakoavain there.
Jakoavain connects with a single shot there.
Jakoavain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuure keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jakoavain moves out of range as Kuure throws a body kick.
Jakoavain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jakoavain misses the body punch
and Kuure makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuure wants to land a leg kick but Jakoavain is out of range.
Kuure has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Jakoavain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuure drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Janne Jakoavain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuure scores with a jab.
Jakoavain throws a shot to the body.
Jakoavain slips a straight right by Kuure.
Jakoavain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuure.
Kuure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakoavain.
Kuure misses the shot to the body.
Jakoavain misses with a series of wild punches.
Jakoavain checks a low kick from Kuure.
Kuure scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jakoavain throws a combination. Kuure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuure avoids the body shot from Jakoavain.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuure misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuure, right into the meat.
Jakoavain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Jakoavain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jakoavain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jakoavain lands a nice looking body shot.
Jakoavain ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Kuure scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuure. Jakoavain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuure lands a nice hook to Jakoavain's body. Jakoavain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jakoavain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jakoavain misses with the combination.
Jakoavain slips a straight right by Kuure.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuure as he connects with a hook.
Kuure misses with a wild body shot.
Jakoavain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuure swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jakoavain swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Kuure works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain with a jab.
Jakoavain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuure counters with a low kick, right behind Jakoavain 's knee.
Kuure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuure circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuure defending well as Jakoavain loads up on a big left hand.
Jakoavain tries to clinch up.
Kuure missing with a left hand there. Jakoavain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jakoavain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuure counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuure misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuure misses with a hook. Jakoavain ducked under it nicely.
Jakoavain avoids the body shot from Kuure.
Jakoavain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuure tries to score with a low kick but Jakoavain moves his leg out of the way.
Kuure dodges the punch combination from Jakoavain.
Jakoavain misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuure jabs at Jakoavain's body.
Kuure lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jakoavain at a distance.
Jakoavain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuure manages to avoid it.
Jakoavain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuure counters with a low kick, right behind Jakoavain 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuure turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jakoavain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jakoavain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuure ducks under a wild hook from Jakoavain.
Good work by Jakoavain as he checks the leg kick.
Kuure slips a straight right by Jakoavain.
Kuure misses with a wild body shot.
Kuure throws a series of strikes that have Jakoavain backpedaling.
Kuure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakoavain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Janne Jakoavain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jakoavain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jakoavain blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Jakoavain.
Kuure blocks a jab.
Jakoavain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jakoavain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuure looks for the body kick but Jakoavain saw that one coming.
Kuure throws out a leg kick but Jakoavain moves out of range and Kuure only half commits.
Kuure slips a jab from Jakoavain.
Kuure looks to land a left hand but Jakoavain moved out of range nicely.
Jakoavain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakoavain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuure counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuure bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jakoavain tries to clinch up but Kuure circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakoavain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jakoavain swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Jakoavain checks a low kick from Kuure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuure takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuure lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jakoavain's sensitive parts.
Jakoavain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakoavain checks a low kick from Kuure.
Kuure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuure fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuure thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jakoavain if he has to take too many more of those.
Jakoavain closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Kuure - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jakoavain keeps control of Kuure as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuure pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakoavain.
Kuure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuure tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jakoavain avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuure comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jakoavain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Jakoavain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top comes into the arena with Killing in the name blaring out of the sound system. Cordoba has chosen English Fire by CoF as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba misses with a wild body shot.
Top ducks under a wild hook from Cordoba.
Cordoba lands with a good body shot.
Top takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Top.
Cordoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Top uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cordoba.
A swing and a miss from Cordoba.
Top connects with the punch.
Cordoba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Top bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Top tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cordoba is looking to regain half guard here but Top keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Top throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Top tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Top misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Top throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Top postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Top misses.
Cordoba cracks a nice hook into Top's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Top. That snapped Cordoba's head back.
Top walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cordoba looks to throw the jab but Top is out of range.
Top is looking to clinch but Cordoba is avoiding it.
Cordoba closes the distance and clinches.
Top lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cordoba or not.
Top blocks an elbow strike from Cordoba.
Cordoba looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cordoba.
Cordoba being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top blocks an uppercut.
Cordoba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Top lands a hook that snaps the head of Cordoba backwards.
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Cordoba.
Cordoba presses Top against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cordoba lands a shoulder strike.
Top scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Top lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cordoba missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cordoba throws an elbow but misses.
Top avoids the elbow strike from Cordoba, against the cage.
Cordoba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Top.
Cordoba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Top lands a body punch.
Top looking for a takedown.
A short left from Cordoba.
Top avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Cordoba pushes off an throws an elbow but Top leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cordoba struggles to land a body shot inside as Top controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cordoba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Top.
Cordoba looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Top is defending well for now.
Cordoba trying to control the position but instead, Top has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cordoba into the cage.
Top is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Top blocks an elbow strike from Cordoba.
Top digs a right hand into Cordoba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cordoba's gas tank.
Top has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cordoba is trying to keep an underhook but Top manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Top 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.
Top performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Top with the ground and pound but Cordoba uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Top wants to control from the top but Cordoba keeps moving.
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 Brick Top will probably get the nod.
That's time! Top's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Top wants to clinch.
Top gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Top seems content to control.
Cordoba is staying active underneath Top, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cordoba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Top is keen to just control but Cordoba is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top thows a huge punch but Cordoba dodges it nicely.
Cordoba trying to control here.
Top trying to control from Cordoba's half guard. Cordoba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cordoba wants to stand up but Top is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cordoba throws a looping overhand right but Top ducks down to avoid it.
Top decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top trying to control from half guard but Cordoba is working away.
Cordoba won't allow Top to pass to mount.
Top trying to control from Cordoba's half guard. Cordoba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cordoba 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.
Cordoba keeping moving, preventing Top from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cordoba looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cordoba looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cordoba!
Top is looking to regain half guard here but Cordoba keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four 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.
Top struggling a bit here.
Top tries to buck Cordoba off but Cordoba is having none of it.
Top is working hard here to advance position.
Top might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Top throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cordoba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Top.
Top darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cordoba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cordoba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cordoba takes a swing at Top's ribcage but misses.
Cordoba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Top swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordoba.
Cordoba missing with a left hand there. Top was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Top misses
and Cordoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Top wants to clinch.
Cordoba throws a shot from downtown. Top moves away and avoids it.
Top misses with an uppercut. Cordoba saw that one coming.
Cordoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Top moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Top decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cordoba's guard.
Top loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Top throws a strike but Cordoba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordoba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cordoba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Top has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cordoba has managed to get both his arms back between Top's legs - danger averted.
Cordoba tries to stand but Top is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cordoba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Top wants to improve his position but instead Cordoba has moved into half guard.
Top gets full guard.
Alex Cordoba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top wants to improve his position but instead Cordoba has moved into half guard.
Top is looking for a sweep. Cordoba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Top looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Top is looking to get back to full guard here but Cordoba has managed to pass to side control instead.
Top is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Top looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Top tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Top is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cordoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Top has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Top!
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