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Highland Games 204 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferris Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Mahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahti has chosen - Fistfull Of Steel - as his entrance music. Ferris Bueller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferris Bueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahti Mahti!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahti throws a jab when Bueller was well out of range.
Bueller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bueller.
Mahti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bueller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahti tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bueller catches Mahti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bueller throws a body punch but Mahti moves out of range.
Bueller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahti moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Bueller as he connects with a hook.
Mahti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueller misses with an uppercut.
Bueller throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahti counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ferris Bueller has been cut.
Mahti slips a straight right by Bueller.
A swing and a miss from Mahti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueller. Mahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueller sets himself, and Mahti steps forward looking for the clinch! Bueller avoids it this time.
Bueller is looking to wear down Mahti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Bueller does it's job there.
Bueller throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahti counters with a nice body shot.
Bueller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bueller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bueller throws a lazy right hand but Mahti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bueller sets himself, and Mahti steps forward looking for the clinch! Bueller avoids it this time.
Bueller 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.
Bueller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahti throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bueller to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahti dips to his left and cracks Bueller with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueller walks into a straight right hand from Mahti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueller.
Bueller throws a shot from downtown. Mahti moves away and avoids it.
Mahti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahti slips under a jab from Bueller.
Bueller moves away from the strike by Mahti.
Bueller looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahti is just out of range.
Bueller looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahti is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mahti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahti misses the target.
Bueller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mahti. Those never looked like landing.
Bueller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bueller cracks a nice hook into Mahti's ribs.
Ferris Bueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahti throws a jab but it's blocked by Bueller.
Bueller ducks under a wild hook from Mahti.
Bueller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueller.
Mahti takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bueller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueller. Mahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueller misses with an uppercut.
Bueller moves out of range as Mahti strikes.
Mahti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bueller in his tracks.
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!
Bueller throws a right hand that misses
and Mahti counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahti lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Mahti does no damage.
Mahti misses with a looping left.
Bueller misses with a hook.
Bueller lands a really nice looking cross but Mahti seems unphased.
Bueller throws a hook but Mahti avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Mahti misses.
Mahti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bueller.
Bueller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferris Bueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferris Bueller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Bueller.
Mahti is rocked!
Bueller throws a good cross that connects.
Mahti is still on wobbly legs! Can Bueller finish him?
Bueller walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mahti drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bueller swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mahti's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferris Bueller!
Ferris Bueller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Mahti Mahti had this to say: 'Respect to the winner.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentos has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Fray Bentos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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241 lbs
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahti Kaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fray Bentos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleva has his takedown stuffed
and Bentos counters with a series of strikes. Kaleva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaleva throws a combination that misses
and Bentos counters with a crisp one two that drops Kaleva! Bentos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kaleva to his feet! Kaleva is in big trouble!
Kaleva is rocked!
No joy there for Bentos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Kaleva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaleva fails with the takedown
and Bentos counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fray Bentos!
After the fight, Fray Bentos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Ahti Kaleva stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well I'm gonna be fired by my manager for this Freeeeeeeeeeeeeakkkkk. Fraccccccckkkkkkkkk'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Lazaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Machado!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Lazaro lands.
It looks like John Machado has been cut.
Lazaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machado at a distance.
Machado scores with a takedown into Lazaro's guard.
Machado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lazaro's guard.
Machado is trying to work for a kimura but Lazaro is defending well.
Machado is pressing down on Lazaro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lazaro is holding on for now.
Lazaro is defending against the submission attempts here by Machado.
Machado is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lazaro!
Machado looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado looking to secure an arm triangle but Lazaro defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado controlling from mount.
Machado is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lazaro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lazaro shrugs it off.
Machado is working for a guillotine from mount but Lazaro frees his head quite easily.
Lazaro has given up his back here.
Machado is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Machado working for the choke.
Lazaro just trying to survive but Machado is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado looking for the choke from the back.
Machado patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lazaro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Machado patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lazaro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machado on the ground.
Lazaro just trying to survive but Machado is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Machado is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Lazaro with him. Lazaro is trying to defend but Machado has an arm under the chin now! Lazaro grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Machado!
A very excited looking John Machado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boucher after a bit of a struggle.
Campion looking for a takedown.
Campion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boucher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Campion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher throws a punch but it's blocked by Campion.
We've been hearing reports that Campion has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Campion turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Campion manages to end up in side control.
Campion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boucher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campion prevents Boucher from escaping the position.
Campion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Campion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boucher has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion trying to control the action but Boucher is working from the bottom.
Boucher is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Campion asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Campion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boucher keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campion working the ground and pound from side control.
Campion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Campion throws a strike aimed at the side of Boucher's head but Boucher avoids it well.
Campion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Campion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boucher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boucher, who protects the arm well.
Boucher is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Campion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Campion postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion staying calm.
Campion lands a nice forearm strike.
Campion lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boucher down.
Campion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Campion in side control, throwing shots but Boucher defends.
Campion stands up.
Boucher has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Campion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Campion darts in and clinches Boucher up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion pushes Boucher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boucher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Campion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boucher lands a left hand.
Campion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boucher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Campion has Boucher up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boucher lands with a right to the head.
Boucher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Campion dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Campion clinches.
Campion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campion successfully pulls guard.
Campion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boucher defends well.
Boucher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Campion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boucher counters with a crisp one two that drops Campion! Boucher thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Campion to his feet! Campion is in big trouble!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion is holding his hands too far apart here. Boucher throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Campion is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Boucher!
Our winner, Roberto Boucher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Thomas Campion was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Schneeger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneeger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heidegger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schneeger instigates a clinch.
Heidegger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heidegger scores with a shoulder strike.
Heidegger blocks the elbow strike.
Schneeger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heidegger breaks from the clinch.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses.
Heidegger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heidegger misses the jab.
Schneeger wants to counter with a clinch but Heidegger pushes him away.
Schneeger misses with a hook
and Heidegger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dick Schneeger has been cut.
Heidegger delivers a nice body kick.
Schneeger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heidegger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heidegger looks to score with a jab to the body but Schneeger is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heidegger pushes Schneeger away with a front kick.
Heidegger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schneeger is rocked!
Heidegger connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Schneeger to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Heidegger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Puck Heidegger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon's entrance music is S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holliday.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Gordon is looking to slow Holliday down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
It looks like Harry Holliday has been cut.
Gordon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holliday cracks Gordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon thuds a left hand into Holliday's body.
Holliday scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gordon ducks right into an uppercut from Holliday.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Holliday moves out of range easily.
Holliday swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon walks into a straight right hand from Holliday.
Holliday takes one on the button.
Gordon lands with a kick to the temple. Holliday shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holliday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gordon. Gordon obviously looking to wear him down.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Gordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holliday blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Decent striking displayed by Holliday there.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holliday looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon stuns Holliday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon connects with a jab.
Gordon staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gordon is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon misses with a hook.
Gordon cracks the inside of Holliday's front leg.
Gordon throws a hook but Holliday blocks it.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holliday moves away from the strike by Gordon.
Gordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon wants to slow Holliday down by chopping away at his legs.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holliday.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday digs a good hook to Gordon's body.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holliday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Gordon throws a quick counter head kick but Holliday was just out of range.
Gordon throws a hook but Holliday blocks it.
Gordon jabs Holliday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holliday.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon misses with a leg kick.
Holliday throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Gordon.
Gordon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Holliday lands a left and a right that send Gordon crashing to the mat, dazed. Holliday thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gordon is rocked!
Gordon is looking to wear down Holliday with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gordon doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holliday pounces like a tiger and cracks Gordon with a vicious hook! Gordon is down but not out! Holliday follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Holliday!
A very excited looking Harry Holliday rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding comes into the arena with Bitch School blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
172 lbs
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30
179 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Stubb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stubb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stubb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stubb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stubb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stubb misses with the combination.
Harding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stubb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harding manages to avoid it.
Stubb looks to score with a jab to the body but Harding is just out of range.
Stubb throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding loads up on a big right hand but Stubb slips the punch.
Stubb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harding with a body shot.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Stubb's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stubb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding connects with a body shot that sends Stubb's belly button to the back.
Harding misses with a straight right.
Harding scores with a jab. Stubb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harding swings widly with a right hand
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Harding misses.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stubb moves away.
Stubb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Stubb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stubb misses with a lunging right hand
and Stubb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harding looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stubb scores with a shot to the body.
Harding misses with a hook.
Stubb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stubb scores with a jab to the body.
Stubb throws a body shot but no joy.
Stubb lands a lovely overhand right.
Harding misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Harding does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Stubb.
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!
Stubb slips a straight right by Harding.
Stubb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stubb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harding manages to avoid it.
Stubb lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding clobbers Stubb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harding scores with a nice strike.
Harding is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harding lands a nice shot that snaps Stubb's head back.
Harding misses with a hook.
Stubb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stubb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stubb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stubb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stubb connects with a crisp jab.
Stubb throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Harding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stubb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harding slips a straight right by Stubb.
Stubb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Stubb.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on Stubb's shoulder, as Stubb tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Stubb.
Stubb misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Harding was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stubb was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
Harding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stubb misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Harding misses its target.
Harding scores with the left hand. Stubb knows he should have avoided that one.
Harding lands with a shot to the body.
Stubb looks to throw the jab but Harding is out of range.
Stubb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harding.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stubb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stubb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harding connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stubb scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubb defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harding takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harding lands a two punch combo.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stubb manages to avoid it.
Stubb with a nice cross.
Harding is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Harding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harding is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
Stubb scores with a nice strike.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harding is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stubb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stubb throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Harding wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexander Stubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stubb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stubb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harding is looking to counter punch.
Stubb throws an overhand right that lands on Harding's shoulder, as Harding tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Stubb will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stubb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stubb.
Stubb works the jab nicely.
Harding misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stubb.
Stubb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harding counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stubb misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
Stubb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stubb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harding's head.
Oh Harding is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stubb cracks Harding with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Harding tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stubb pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Harding is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Stubb!
Alexander Stubb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Born - 5FDP. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gerrald James was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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33
215 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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30
206 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
James misses with a body shot.
Gordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gordon takes one on the button.
Gordon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at England Fight Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gordon misses with a head kick.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Gordon missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James throws out a counter right but Gordon avoids it with no problem.
Gordon lands a jab to the head.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James jabs Gordon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James cracks Gordon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gordon doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gordon throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gordon throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
James defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gordon rather than just go for the knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James moves out of range as Gordon throws a body kick.
Gordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gordon at a distance.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
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!
James scores with a body shot.
James avoids the head kick by Gordon.
James scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James lands a big uppercut and Gordon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gordon looks OK. James waves Gordon back to his feet!
Gordon is rocked!
It looks like Louis Gordon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy body kick from Gordon
and James counters with a big right hand! Oh Gordon is in trouble here! James follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerrald James!
After winning the bout, Gerrald James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cheeky Nandos. 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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275 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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238 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mase Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ysengrin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Force throws a jab but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Force lands a body shot.
Ysengrin throws a head kick that misses.
Force misses with a body kick.
Ysengrin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Force misses with a looping right.
Force looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Force doesn't manage to clinch there - Ysengrin circles away.
Force throws a body kick that misses.
Force throws a hook to the side of Ysengrin's head but Ysengrin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Force clinches.
Force scores with a shoulder strike.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Force.
Force working aggressively here.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Force.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut
and Force counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ysengrin! Force lets Ysengrin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ysengrin is rocked!
Donk. Ysengrin catches Force right on the button with a cross.
Ysengrin thuds his right hand into Force's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Force swats away the attempt to clinch by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ysengrin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Force checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Force lands a big uppercut and Ysengrin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ysengrin looks OK. Force waves Ysengrin back to his feet!
Ysengrin is still on wobbly legs! Can Force finish him?
Ysengrin moves into the clinch.
Force working aggressively here.
Force creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ysengrin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ysengrin drops to his knees and Force pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mase Force!
Mase Force decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dave Ysengrin spoke after the fight, saying 'Lads, lets gang rape this poor scum. No one cheap shots me and gets away with it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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187 lbs
30 - 6 - 0 |
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33
197 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja blocks a head kick by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benvenuti duly obliges.
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a takedown but Benvenuti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurmaaja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Benvenuti.
Hurmaaja dives in for a single leg takedown but Benvenuti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hurmaaja dives in for a single leg takedown but Benvenuti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Massimo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massa Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja has his takedown stuffed
and Benvenuti counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurmaaja has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benvenuti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benvenuti wants it to stay on the feet.
Benvenuti slaps away a takedown attempt from Hurmaaja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benvenuti looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmaaja is just out of range.
Hurmaaja throws out a loose jab but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benvenuti lands a big head kick that sends Hurmaaja tumbling to the mat! Benvenuti takes a step backwards and waves Hurmaaja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hurmaaja is rocked!
That has opened up Massa Hurmaaja's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurmaaja fails with the takedown
and Benvenuti counters with a big left hand that crumples Hurmaaja! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Massimo Benvenuti!
Massimo Benvenuti retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Massimo Benvenuti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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