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StrikeForce Union #18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Fivefold – Broken. On his way into the cage it seems that Troy Palmer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Troy Palmer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer clobbers Rodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palmer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Troy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodgers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Palmer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodgers can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palmer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodgers back to the cage. Palmer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Palmer scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodgers should have avoided that one.
Rodgers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Rodgers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodgers misses with a double jab.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer gets through Rodgers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palmer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Rodgers.
Rodgers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodgers just leaning against Palmer, taking a breather.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palmer.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodgers is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmer gets an underhook and turns Rodgers into the cage.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers just leaning against Palmer, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Rodgers.
Come on Rodgers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Rodgers tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers.
Rodgers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Rodgers trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodgers into the cage.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers blocks the elbow strike.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Palmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a head shot.
Rodgers pushes Palmer away with a front kick.
Rodgers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodgers.
Rodgers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodgers cracks Palmer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodgers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodgers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodgers scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Rodgers.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodgers, right into the meat.
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Rodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Palmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Troy Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Rodgers manages to break the clinch.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palmer's hands.
Rodgers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palmer.
Palmer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Palmer walks into a straight right hand from Rodgers.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Rodgers lands an overhand right.
Palmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodgers, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rodgers trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodgers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers cracks Palmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Rodgers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodgers throws out a counter right but Palmer avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Rodgers.
Rodgers stuns Palmer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmer clinches up with Rodgers and pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Rodgers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Palmer tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch but Palmer improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodgers, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Rodgers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Rodgers tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Rodgers avoiding damage.
Rodgers wants a takedown.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodgerss head.
Rodgers presses Palmer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Palmer pushes Rodgers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodgers missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Palmer working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Rodgers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rodgers cracks the inside of Palmer's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Rodgers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodgers is rocked!
Troy Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Palmer drives through and clinches with Rodgers against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
Rodgers leaning against his opponent.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Rodgers is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Nice body punch from Palmer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Rodgers seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodgerss head.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodgers looking to stall.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch but Palmer improves position.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer has Rodgers pressed against the cage, preventing Rodgers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodgers throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodgers trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodgers into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Rodgers's ribcage. Rodgers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodgers throws an elbow but misses.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Palmer cracks Rodgers with a nice body shot.
Palmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Aaron Rodgers has been cut.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmer 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Palmer!
Troy Palmer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saad AbdUllah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akheem Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saad AbdUllah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akheem Flynn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AbdUllah just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Flynn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
AbdUllah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flynn circles away quickly and effectively.
AbdUllah takes a swing at Flynn's ribcage but misses.
AbdUllah takes a swing at Flynn's ribcage but misses.
Flynn fails with the takedown
and AbdUllah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flynn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
AbdUllah is looking for a sweep. Flynn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flynn is looking for a kimura but AbdUllah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flynn to get the leverage.
Flynn is trying for a kimura here. AbdUllah looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Flynn wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akheem Flynn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Leotardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jasper Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Leotardo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones punishes Leotardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Leotardo. Those never looked like landing.
Leotardo is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Leotardo manages to avoid it.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leotardo on the side of the head.
Jones rushes Leotardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leotardo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones is leaning against Leotardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leotardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leotardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leotardo misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leotardo working aggressively here.
Leotardo taking a breather.
Leotardo wants to stall.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leotardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leotardo backwards.
A short left from Jones.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leotardo tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones gets through Leotardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leotardo missing with knees to the body.
Leotardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones avoiding damage as Leotardo throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leotardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leotardo or not.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leotardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leotardo scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leotardo.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leotardo lands a head kick!
Leotardo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones lands a jab to Leotardo's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Leotardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones is looking to wear down Leotardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Leotardo trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Leotardo trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Leotardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leotardo.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leotardo swings widly with a right hand
and Leotardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leotardo is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones jabs at Leotardo's body.
Leotardo looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a jab.
Leotardo throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Leotardo tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leotardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Leotardo misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Leotardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Leotardo is rocked!
Leotardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leotardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Leotardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Leotardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Leotardo misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Leotardo closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick from Leotardo.
Leotardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leotardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones instigates a clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Leotardo's head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Leotardo with an uppercut!
Leotardo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leotardo missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones lands a big right hand that sends Leotardo crashing to the mat! Jones stays standing though and waves Leotardo back to his feet!
Leotardo walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Leotardo misses with an uppercut.
Leotardo throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Leotardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Leotardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leotardo moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Leotardo misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Leotardo takes one on the button.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leotardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones drops Leotardo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leotardo looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jones closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Leotardo! Jones dives in looking to finish! Leotardo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Jasper Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Funnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funnie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doug Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Funnie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar walks into a jab.
Funnie gets a clinch.
Funnie presses Salazar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Funnie.
Funnie lands with a light punch inside.
Funnie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar is trying to trip Funnie. He has hold of a leg but Funnie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Salazar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Funnie is pulling down on Salazar's head. It's preventing any offense from Salazar, at least for the moment.
Funnie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Funnie wants to stand but Salazar is controlling the position.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funnie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Funnie blocks nicely.
Salazar is fighting to break Funnie's control of his arms but Funnie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salazar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Funnie blocks nicely.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Funnie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
Salazar is fighting to break Funnie's control of his arms but Funnie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Funnie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salazar throws a big elbow that misses.
Salazar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salazar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salazar distracts Funnie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar postures up in Funnie's guard and throws a big left but Funnie blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funnie pulls Salazar in close to prevent any damage.
Salazar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salazar distracts Funnie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Funnie pulls Salazar in close to prevent any damage.
Salazar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funnie pulls Salazar in close to prevent any damage.
Salazar with a nice head shot there.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Funnie keeps moving.
Salazar lands a couple of elbows.
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Funnie blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Funnie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar scoring with some ground and pound.
Salazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salazar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salazar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Funnie has his feet on Salazar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Funnie scores with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Funnie. No joy for Salazar on that attempt.
Funnie throws a head kick that misses
and Salazar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salazar.
Funnie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Funnie, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Funnie against the cage but Funnie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Funnie lands a head kick!
It looks like Juan Salazar has been cut.
Doug Funnie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Funnie feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funnie lands an overhand right.
Funnie lands with an uppercut that bounces Salazar off the cage and back into range.
Salazar looks for a takedown but Funnie sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Funnie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Salazar'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.
Funnie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salazar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salazar dives in for a single leg takedown but Funnie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Funnie misses with an uppercut. Salazar saw that one coming.
Salazar defending well as Funnie loads up on a big left hand.
Funnie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnie has Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Funnie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
Funnie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Funnie lands a body punch.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
Funnie lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Funnie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funnie lands a left hand.
Salazar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Funnie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salazar or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funnie.
Funnie is leaning against Salazar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funnie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salazar is rocked!
Funnie misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Funnie.
Doug Funnie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funnie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Salazar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funnie working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Funnie throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funnie misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Salazar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funnie misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar seems to have got his legs back now.
Funnie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
Funnie lands with a left to the head.
Salazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funnie lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funnie.
Funnie pushes Salazar against the cage. Funnie is working some dirty boxing. Funnie pushes off with a quick right hook! Salazar goes down! Salazar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Funnie moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Funnie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle misses with the combination.
Battle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bordignon Miyao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao has picked Battle up - he's going for a ride! Bordignon Miyao dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bordignon Miyao in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Bordignon Miyao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Battle kicks Bordignon Miyao off and gets back to his feet.
Battle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bordignon Miyao tries to avoid it but Battle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bordignon Miyao to the ground. Bordignon Miyao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bordignon Miyao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Battle tries to pull guard but Bordignon Miyao holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bordignon Miyao walks away with a smile on his face. Battle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bordignon Miyao moves into the clinch.
Bordignon Miyao is trying to trip Battle. He has hold of a leg but Battle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bordignon Miyao persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Battle pushes Bordignon Miyao off and scrambles back to his feet.
Battle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bordignon Miyao circles away quickly and effectively.
Battle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Battle is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bordignon Miyao prevents Battle from getting back to his feet.
Bordignon Miyao is stalling in the full guard.
Battle keeping full guard, as Bordignon Miyao tries to pass.
Battle being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao tries to free his leg and advance position but Battle is retaining full guard.
Bordignon Miyao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Battle misses with a combination
and Bordignon Miyao counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bordignon Miyao after a bit of a struggle.
Bordignon Miyao jumps guard.
Bordignon Miyao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Battle's guard.
Bordignon Miyao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bordignon Miyao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Battle is keeping the position for now.
Bordignon Miyao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bordignon Miyao tries to free his leg and advance position but Battle is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bordignon Miyao is controlling him.
Bordignon Miyao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bordignon Miyao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Battle is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bordignon Miyao counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Battle!
Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Battle pushes Bordignon Miyao away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bordignon Miyao gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bordignon Miyao controls the position.
Bordignon Miyao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Battle's legs.
Bordignon Miyao is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Battle will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Battle prevents Bordignon Miyao from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Battle looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bordignon Miyao gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Battle is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bordignon Miyao lets go of the hold and Battle can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao!
In his post fight interview, Joao Ricardo Bordignon Miyao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucia Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otocanin Zmija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otocanin Zmija has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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265 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent 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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucia Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Otocanin Zmija!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmija is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Lucia Gracie has been cut.
Zmija throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zmija drops Gracie with a nice combination! Zmija dives into Gracie 's guard, looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zmija passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to bench press Zmija off him but Zmija keeps the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Zmija tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zmija with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zmija sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zmija in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmija looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Zmija putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucia Gracie 's cut is getting worse.
Zmija has isolated one of Gracie 's arms. Gracie looking to fight him off but Zmija twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otocanin Zmija!
Otocanin Zmija decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Right Above It. Your Down is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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235 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a head kick.
It looked like Down was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Down.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Down tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Down back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Down is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Down.
It looked like Down was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Down closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Down tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Down has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones has Down pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Down manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Down wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has Down pressed against the cage, preventing Down from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Down moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Down avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Down swivels and escapes.
Down is looking for a counter combo.
Your Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Down went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Your Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Down went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Down moved away.
Down changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones is looking to chop away at Down's legs.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Down tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Down's torso.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Down takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Down is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jones! Down is out on his feet! Jones rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Down is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Down is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowley comes into the arena with Iron Man - Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Nigel Benn Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Crowley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Crowley moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Crowley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crowley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn Jr is defending well for now.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Crowley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benn Jr lands a left hand.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowley won't allow it.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Crowley throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crowley swivels and escapes.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Crowley with a series of wild strikes but Crowley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowley slaps away a takedown attempt from Benn Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norman Crowley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Benn Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crowley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crowley closes the distance and clinches.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Crowley landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Crowley keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Crowley misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowley closes the distance and clinches.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crowley is controlling him.
Crowley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crowley controlling the action here for a moment.
Crowley taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benn Jr looks winded!
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Crowley avoiding damage.
Crowley stalling the fight.
Benn Jr letting Crowley take a breather here.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr is trying to push Crowley away but Crowley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crowley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crowley misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benn Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr is trying to push Crowley away but Crowley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley misses with a knee strike.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crowley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Crowley rushes Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
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!
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Crowley stalling in the clinch.
Crowley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Crowley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Crowley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Crowley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowley throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Crowley lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crowley eats them both and turns towards Benn Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benn Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowley circles away.
Crowley moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Crowley keeps him there for the moment.
Crowley looking to throw knees to the head but Benn Jr is blocking nicely.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crowley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crowley taking a breather.
Crowley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Crowley stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crowley keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crowley looking to throw knees to the head but Benn Jr is blocking nicely.
Crowley prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Crowley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benn Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benn Jr is trying to push Crowley away but Crowley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Crowley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benn Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr looking to control.
Benn Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crowley is controlling him.
Benn Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crowley is aware though and is defending well.
Benn Jr 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.
Benn Jr wants to get back to his feet but Crowley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Norman Crowley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowley rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Norman Crowley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crowley scores a nice knee to the body.
Crowley trying to land knees to the body.
Crowley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benn Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Crowley effectively controlling the action here.
Crowley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Crowley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benn Jr up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley just leaning against Benn Jr, taking a breather.
Crowley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn Jr is defending well for now.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the head but Benn Jr blocks with his arms.
Crowley prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Crowley keeps him there for the moment.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowley keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Crowley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crowley clinches.
Crowley scores a nice knee to the body.
Crowley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Benn Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowley lands a good knee to the midsection. Benn Jr won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Crowley throws knees to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowley has double underhooks.
Crowley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowley has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crowley lands a knee to the body.
Crowley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Crowley throws knees to the body.
Crowley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Crowley has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benn Jr.
Crowley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley looking to slow down the pace here.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crowley trying to stall but Benn Jr improves his position.
Benn Jr jumps guard but Crowley stands there with Benn Jr around his waist. Benn Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Crowley has the dominant position.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Crowley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benn Jr as Crowley tries to tie him up.
Crowley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norman Crowley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crowley is controlling him.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowley won't allow it.
Crowley trying to land knees to the body.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crowley is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crowley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benn Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crowley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benn Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Crowley, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes Crowley against the cage but Crowley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norman Crowley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Benn Jr.
Crowley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Crowley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowley is leaning against Benn Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Crowley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crowley, 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Crowley!
Norman Crowley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noam Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog The Multi Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Multi Hunter has chosen The Multi Hunter theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Nystrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dog The Multi Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Multi Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Multi Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Nystrom.
The Multi Hunter lands a lovely overhand right.
Nystrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nystrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Multi Hunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but The Multi Hunter blocks with his arms.
The Multi Hunter jumps into guard, dragging Nystrom to the mat.
Nystrom pushes down on The Multi Hunter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nystrom wants to stand but The Multi Hunter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Nystrom's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The Multi Hunter gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom wants to get up but he can't break The Multi Hunter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Multi Hunter controls Nystrom momentarily but Nystrom frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Multi Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Nystrom wanted to stand there but The Multi Hunter had control of the position.
Nystrom stands and steps away. The Multi Hunter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Multi Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nystrom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nystrom doesn't manage to clinch there - The Multi Hunter circles away.
The Multi Hunter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nystrom wants to clinch up but The Multi Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Nystrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noam Nystrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Multi Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom tries to clinch but The Multi Hunter moves out of range.
Nystrom swings widly with a right hand
and The Multi Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nystrom takes one to the side of the head.
The Multi Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Multi Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nystrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Multi Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Multi Hunter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nystrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Multi Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by The Multi Hunter.
Nystrom closes the distance but The Multi Hunter moves to the side
and The Multi Hunter counters with a right hand that sends Nystrom tumbling to the canvas! Can The Multi Hunter finish him? He dives into Nystrom's guard looking to do just that!
Nystrom is rocked!
The Multi Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nystrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Nystrom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter advances to half guard.
Nystrom is looking for a sweep. The Multi Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nystrom seems to have got his legs back now.
The Multi Hunter has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nystrom defend it? The Multi Hunter steps over the head and cranks it - Nystrom is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for The Multi Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dog The Multi Hunter!
Dog The Multi Hunter is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Dog The Multi Hunter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Noam Nystrom stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back! I'm gonna take a small break and maybe crush one of those Gonzalez bitches on my return.....'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sklemin misses its target.
Kush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sklemin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kush looks for a takedown but Sklemin sprawls well.
Sklemin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sklemin.
Sklemin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kush has time to react.
Sklemin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sklemin is looking for a counter combo.
Sklemin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sklemin.
Sklemin digs a good body shot into Kush's ribs.
Sklemin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklemin lands a left and a right that send Kush crashing to the mat, dazed. Sklemin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bubba Kush has been cut.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sklemin lands with an overhand left.
Kush is rocked!
Kush walks straight into a right hand from Sklemin - that's dropped him! Sklemin jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kush from any more punishment! Kush complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergey Sklemin!
Sergey Sklemin retains his middleweight title!
Sergey Sklemin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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