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Highland Games 208 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Lemouix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin McElroy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pascal Lemouix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffin McElroy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McElroy checks a leg kick.
Lemouix tries to land a leg kick but McElroy saw it coming and moves away.
McElroy shoots and misses
and Lemouix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemouix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lemouix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McElroy.
McElroy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lemouix's waist but Lemouix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McElroy off to one side.
Lemouix cracks a nice hook into McElroy's ribs.
Griffin McElroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemouix swings for the body but McElroy moves out of range.
McElroy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lemouix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pascal Lemouix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griffin McElroy.
McElroy shoots in for a takedown but Lemouix shows good takedown defense.
Lemouix feints and then cracks McElroy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McElroy down.
McElroy shoots in looking for a takedown but Lemouix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McElroy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McElroy looks winded!
Nice straight punches there by Lemouix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemouix.
Lemouix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemouix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lemouix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemouix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McElroy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lemouix counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lemouix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemouix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McElroy momentarily.
McElroy is rocked!
Lemouix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McElroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemouix finish him?
Lemouix connects with a superb combination that knocks McElroy out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Lemouix before he can land any more shots to the unconscious McElroy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pascal Lemouix!
During a confident post fight interview, Pascal Lemouix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Udo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Udo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Udo with an uppercut!
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Udo misses.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Udo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udo jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Udo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Udo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Udo saw that one coming.
Udo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Udo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Udo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Udo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Udo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Udo scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas checks a low kick from Udo.
Udo misses with a straight right.
Udo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Udo avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udo thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas cracks Udo with an open hand slap.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Udo.
Udo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes Udo and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Udo off balance momentarily.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Udo is out of range.
Udo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Udo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Udo avoids nicely.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Udo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Thomas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Udo moves out of range easily.
Udo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Udo backs up against the cage.
Udo scoring well with a low kick there.
Udo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Udo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Udo's ribs.
Udo throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Crunch! Udo slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Udo misses with the combination.
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!
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Udo doesn't seem bothered though.
Udo throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas tries to work over Udo's front leg with a kick but Udo checks it.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Udo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Udo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Udo slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
A jab from Udo finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Udo.
Udo missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Udo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Udo.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Udo staying out of range there.
Udo throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Udo down.
Udo keeps the fight on the outside.
Udo scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Udo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good leg kick by Udo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Udo moved away.
Tim Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Udo misses with a double jab.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Udo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Udo checks the leg kick.
Udo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Udo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas tries to clinch but Udo is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Udo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Udo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Udo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo misses with a looping right.
Udo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Udo moved away.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Udo counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Udo to acknowledge the strikes.
Udo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Udo tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas throws a jab when Udo was well out of range.
Udo is looking to counter punch.
Udo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Udo.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas feints a jab promting Udo to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Udo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas jabs Udo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a hook.
Udo throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Udo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Udo is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Udo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a body punch but Udo moves out of range.
Udo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Udo.
Thomas stuns Udo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Udo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
Udo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Udo connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas moves forwards but Udo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas digs a good hook to Udo's body.
Udo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Udo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Udo moves out of range.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Udo tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas stuns Udo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Udo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Udo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Udo back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Udo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Udo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Udo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Udo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Udo avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Udo
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Udo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Udo to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udo manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Udo is looking to clinch.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Udo at a distance.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Udo blocks the body kick.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Udo's belly button to the back.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Udo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Udo.
Udo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Udo scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Udo there.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Udo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Udo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Udo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A swing and a miss from Udo.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Udo is just out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Udo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Udo pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Udo.
Udo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rama Udo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Udo blocks a jab.
Thomas defending well as Udo loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Udo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Udo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Udo avoids it well.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udo manages to avoid it.
Udo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Udo counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Udo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Udo.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Udo finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Udo misses with a looping right.
Udo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Udo dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Udo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Udo ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Udo back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Udo counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Udo cracks Thomas with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Udo.
Despite the aggression on Thomas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Udo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Tim Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Udo throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Udo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Udo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Udo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Udo looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas scores with a jab. Udo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Udo's head back.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas tries a low kick but Udo avoids it.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Udo in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Thomas.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Thomas!
A very excited looking Tim Thomas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hojackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Martyn Ford enters the cage!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Hojackin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martyn Ford!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hojackin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hojackin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ford takes a step back to recover.
Ford tries to sprawl but Hojackin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ford is looking for a sweep. Hojackin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ford is trying to maintain the position but Hojackin is very close to passing his half guard.
Ford might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hojackin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hojackin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ford tries to roll over but Hojackin keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hojackin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hojackin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hojackin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hojackin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ford hang on?
Hojackin scoring with strikes but Ford is staying in there.
BOOM! Hojackin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ford tries to lock up and control but Hojackin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hojackin lands with some strikes.
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hojackin wants to control the pace but Ford is squirming around nicely.
Ford can't escape the position.
Hojackin cracks Ford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hojackin raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford gets back to half guard.
Ford looking for subs from the bottom but Hojackin mounts him!
Ford gets back to half guard.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Hojackin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hojackin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hojackin landing strikes from the mount and Ford is in trouble!
Ford is working to get back to half guard.
Hojackin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ford on the ground.
Hojackin tries to control but Ford wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ford wants to hold on but Hojackin pushes him away.
Ford is trying to escape the mount.
Ford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hojackin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hojackin prevents Ford from getting the reversal.
Hojackin scoring with strikes but Ford is staying in there.
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hojackin working Ford over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ford is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hojackin wants to free his trapped foot but Ford is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hojackin controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hojackin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hojackin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford feints the counter takedown.
Ford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hojackin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford tries for a takedown but Hojackin circles away easily
and Hojackin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hojackin catches Ford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hojackin circles away.
Hojackin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford goes for a double leg but Hojackin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hojackin continues to drive forward.
David Hojackin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martyn Ford.
Ford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and Hojackin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown but Hojackin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ford is defended easily by Hojackin.
Hojackin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ford.
Ford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hojackin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David Hojackin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hojackin pinned against the cage. Hojackin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hojackin.
Ford feints the counter takedown.
Ford dives in and grabs Hojackin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hojackin pushes down on Ford's head and hops out.
Hojackin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hojackin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hojackin's guard.
Ford postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hojackin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ford, into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hojackin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hojackin tries to free his leg and advance position but Ford is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to hold Hojackin in close to prevent damage but Hojackin has managed to pass into half guard.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Hojackin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hojackin working Ford over with strikes.
Ford is looking to improve his position.
Ford wants to control but Hojackin is keeping busy.
Hojackin winds up and cracks Ford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hojackin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Ford is trying to maintain the position but Hojackin is very close to passing his half guard.
Ford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hojackin pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is not content to let Hojackin control the position.
Ford actively working from the bottom here.
Hojackin trying to control from half guard but Ford is working away.
Ford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hojackin lands a nice short elbow.
Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hojackin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hojackin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hojackin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hojackin sprawls well. Hojackin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ford gets slowly back to his feet.
Hojackin is looking to land body kicks.
Ford closes the distance and clinches up with Hojackin, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes Hojackin against the cage but Hojackin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hojackin is fending him off so far but Ford persists. Nope, Hojackin circles away and we're back to standing.
David Hojackin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martyn Ford.
Good exchange - Hojackin coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Hojackin.
Ford shoots in for a takedown but Hojackin shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hojackin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looks like Hojackin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
David Hojackin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hojackin was covering up waiting for the punch and Ford finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ford as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hojackin screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ford! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Martyn Ford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Driver (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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Basic striking
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum jabs Driver right on the nose. Driver blinks but takes it well.
Bum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
Bum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Bum does it's job there.
Bum throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Bum works the jab nicely.
Bum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Driver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Driver has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bum misses with a hook.
Bum needs to keep his hands up - Driver had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
Bum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver scores with a nice head shot.
Bum lands with an overhand left.
Driver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Bum misses the target.
Bum misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bum.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Driver! But no joy.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bum circles away quickly and effectively.
Driver slips a jab and a cross from Bum.
A slow jab from Bum misses its intended target.
Driver throws a nice looking combination but Bum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Bum.
A countering left hand to the body from Driver misses.
Driver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Driver throws an off balance right hand
and Bum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bum throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Bum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Driver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Bum ducks down to avoid it.
Bum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver connects with a single shot there.
Driver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driver lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Driver misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bum manages to avoid it.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bum forces Driver back against the cage and clinches.
Bum throws a punch but it's blocked by Driver.
Bum works on Driver's body with a couple of short punches.
Bum wants a takedown but no success here.
Bum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bum avoids a wild elbow strike from Driver.
Driver blocks a body shot from Bum.
Driver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bum tries a body shot but Driver blocks it.
Bum working aggressively here.
Bum is leaning against Driver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Bum.
Bum lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Driver.
Bum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drivers head.
Driver struggles to land a body shot inside as Bum controls his hands.
Driver blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driver.
Bum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Driver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bum misses with the head strike.
Driver misses with a punch to the body.
Bum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driver's elbow.
Bum throws a head punch that misses.
Bum misses with a punch on the inside.
Bum working aggressively here.
Driver working aggressively here.
I was talking to Bum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver is trying to force a seperation but Bum has the dominant position.
Bum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bum takes a shot to the head.
Driver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Driver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Bum.
Bum misses with a punch on the inside.
Driver is trying to force a seperation but Bum has the dominant position.
Bum lands a body shot.
Driver tries to throw a body punch but Bum avoids it by throwing Driver back against the cage.
Bum tries a body shot but Driver blocks it.
Bum lands a left hand.
Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ed Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bum misses with a straight right.
Bum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beach Bum 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.
Driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bum.
Bum throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Driver.
Bum ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Bum missing with a left hand there. Driver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ed Driver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Driver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bum shoots in for a takedown but Driver shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Driver does no damage.
Driver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bum.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bum or perhaps it was just good defense by Driver, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bum misses with an uppercut. Driver saw that one coming.
Driver lands a lovely overhand right.
Bum swings widly with a right hand
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bum throws a series of strikes that have Driver backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bum connects with a single shot there.
Beach Bum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver slips a jab from Bum.
Bum takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
Driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bum.
Bum misses with a wild body shot.
Driver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
Bum lands with an uppercut that bounces Driver off the cage and back into range.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver throws a shot from downtown. Bum moves away and avoids it.
Driver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Driver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bum.
As Bum backs off Driver throws a huge counter combo but Bum manages to avoid it all.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Bum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bum.
Bum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Driver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum throws a right and a left that Driver avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Driver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bum loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
Bum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Driver.
Bum throws a good cross that connects.
Driver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bum.
Driver lands a jab to Bum's midsection.
Bum swings widly with a right hand
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bum scores with a sloppy right hand. Driver should have avoided that one.
Bum throws a big shot that misses.
Driver cracks Bum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Bum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bum throws a poor cross that misses
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Bum throws a series of punches but Driver avoids them all with ease.
Driver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum moves away from the strike by Driver.
Driver misses with a looping left.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Bum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bum.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Bum moved out of range.
Bum throwing a counter right hand but Driver manages to avoid it.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Bum.
Driver throws a series of punches but Bum avoids them all with ease.
Driver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Bum throws a right hand that misses
and Driver counters with a nice body shot.
Driver misses with a looping left.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driver.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver swings for the body but Bum moves out of range.
Bum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
Bum throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Bum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bum throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bum.
A little jabbing left from Driver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bum misses with a hook.
Driver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bum walks into a straight right hand from Driver.
Bum has his takedown stuffed
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beach Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bum momentarily.
A shot to the body from Bum misses
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bum tries for a takedown but Driver circles away easily
and Driver counters with a nice right hand that sends Bum toppling to the canvas! Bum scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Driver finish him?!
Bum is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Driver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Driver slips a straight right by Bum.
Bum misses with a hook.
Driver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bum throws a right hand that misses
and Driver counters with a nice right hand that sends Bum toppling to the canvas! Bum scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Driver finish him?!
Oh Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bum walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Driver swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Driver!
Ed Driver managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dan Sten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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33
140 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan lands a front kick.
Pinaglabanan forces Sten back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Pinaglabanan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Pinaglabanan managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Pinaglabanan blocks with his arms.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinaglabanan avoids it.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten is breathing heavily.
Pinaglabanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
Pinaglabanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinaglabanan digs a right hand underneath Sten's ribcage. Sten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinaglabanan avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinaglabanan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sten.
Pinaglabanan tries to work over Sten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch to the body.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pinaglabanan blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinaglabanan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pinaglabanan can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinaglabanan is defending well for now.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sten.
Sten prevents a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a body punch.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Pinaglabanan is blocking nicely.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch to the body.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan pushes Sten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sten prevents a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Pinaglabanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sten's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan can't find room to land a body shot as Sten controls the action.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Pinaglabanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pinaglabanan fails to land.
Sten blocking some punches.
Pinaglabanan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinaglabanan throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stens head.
Sten is rocked!
Pinaglabanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
Oh Sten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinaglabanan lands with a left to the head.
Sten blocks an uppercut.
Pinaglabanan has a couple of punches blocked by Sten.
Sten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinaglabanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
A short body shot lands from Pinaglabanan as the two fighters clinch.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Pinaglabanan blocks with his arms.
Pinaglabanan dips a shoulder and cracks Sten with a mighty uppercut! Sten falls back against the cage and Pinaglabanan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sten is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pinaglabanan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
Our winner, John Pinaglabanan, 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.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie Longworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Longworth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny cracks Longworth with a good jab.
Longworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Szczęsny scores with a four punch combination!
Longworth throws a looping overhand right but Szczęsny ducks down to avoid it.
Szczęsny dips to his left and cracks Longworth with an uppercut!
Longworth throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Szczęsny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Longworth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szczęsny on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Szczęsny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Longworth doesn't seem phased though.
Longworth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny can't do much from the bottom here.
Longworth working the head with strikes.
Szczęsny tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Longworth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Szczęsny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Longworth is chipping away with strikes.
Longworth trying to control the position but Szczęsny is working away.
Szczęsny is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny is trying to control Longworth's posture but Longworth avoids it.
Longworth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Szczęsny knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Longworth working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Longworth creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Szczęsny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longworth on the ground.
Longworth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Longworth working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Szczęsny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Longworth is trying to get an arm triangle but Szczęsny is defending well.
Longworth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Szczęsny, who protects the arm well.
Szczęsny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Longworth.
Szczęsny is trying to control Longworth's posture but Longworth avoids it.
Szczęsny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Szczęsny tries to get out of the position.
Szczęsny defending against the ground and pound.
Longworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longworth trying to control the action but Szczęsny is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Szczęsny, as that shot connected.
Longworth misses with a straight left.
Longworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longworth throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Longworth misses with an uppercut
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Longworth.
Longworth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Longworth working away.
Szczęsny tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longworth cracks Szczęsny with a big elbow.
Szczęsny struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Szczęsny but he's now mounted!
Longworth unloading with bombs!
Longworth dominating with strikes here.
Longworth working Szczęsny over with strikes here.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Longworth cracks Szczęsny with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Longworth!
A very excited looking Vinnie Longworth 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.
Victor Szczęsny was interviewed post fight and said 'I really wanted to Win but it didn't work out. I'm looking to win back this title, I'll come back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Nube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedorf comes to the cage accompanied by POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION). Nube is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boom - P.O.D.. 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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33
265 lbs
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245 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Nube!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nube uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kedorf.
Nube tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kedorf was well out of range. Poor timing from Nube.
Kedorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nube.
Nube appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kedorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
Nube lands with a hook. Kedorf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Kedorf does it's job there.
Nube dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Kedorf as he checks the leg kick.
Kedorf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nube walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nube throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Nube tenderised Kedorf's leg. Kedorf is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nube lands with an uppercut that bounces Kedorf off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kedorf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nube.
Nube lands an overhand right.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Nube keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Kedorf's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kedorf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nube looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nube throws a shot from downtown. Kedorf moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kedorf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nube finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kedorf is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nube tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kedorf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nube misses with an uppercut.
Nube thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kedorf thuds a left hand into Nube's body.
Kedorf lands a really nice looking cross but Nube seems unphased.
It looks like Davy Nube has been cut.
Barol Kedorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kedorf misses with a hook.
Kedorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nube manages to avoid it.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nube moves away.
Nube throws out a counter right but Kedorf avoids it with no problem.
Nube bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kedorf swings for the body but Nube moves out of range.
Kedorf jabs at Nube's body.
Kedorf scores with a body shot.
A jab from Kedorf finds it's way through Nube's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nube misses the target.
Nube connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kedorf looks to throw the jab but Nube is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nube on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nube was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Kedorf ducks under a wild hook from Nube.
A jab from Nube does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nube can pounce on him.
Kedorf is looking to wear down Nube with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kedorf swings for the body but Nube moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nube lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kedorf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kedorf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kedorf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nube counters with an inside leg kick.
Nube chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nube throws a low kick, looking for Kedorf's leg but Kedorf calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Nube does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kedorf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nube pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kedorf connects with a body shot that sends Nube's belly button to the back.
Kedorf ducks under a wild hook from Nube.
Kedorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kedorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nube.
Kedorf sizes up Nube with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Kedorf - just one landing.
Nube is rocked!
Nube avoids the body shot from Kedorf.
Nube is still on wobbly legs! Can Kedorf finish him?
Kedorf throws a body punch but Nube moves out of range.
Nube gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kedorf gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nube is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barol Kedorf!
Barol Kedorf made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
265 lbs
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32
265 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Schneeger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Schneeger does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Schneeger.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Schneeger tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses.
Schneeger throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Schneeger.
Schneeger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schneeger.
Schneeger scores with a nice body kick.
Schneeger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses.
Schneeger thows a body kick. Holmes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schneeger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Schneeger's shoulder, as Schneeger tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneeger ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Schneeger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Schneeger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schneeger has time to react.
Schneeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dick Schneeger has been cut.
Schneeger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Schneeger moved 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!
Holmes lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Schneeger can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Holmes and Schneeger drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Holmes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Holmes!
Our winner, Hank Holmes, 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tweedle Dum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyril Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Westlake manages to avoid it.
Westlake staying out of range there.
Dum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dum swings for the body but Westlake moves out of range.
Dum defending well as Westlake loads up on a big left hand.
Westlake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Westlake misses with a body shot.
Dum tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westlake manages to circle out of the way.
Tweedle Dum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westlake jabs at Dum's body.
Westlake throws a body shot but no joy.
Westlake connects with a jab.
Westlake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dum misses with a straight left.
Westlake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Tweedle Dum has been cut.
Westlake misses with a body shot.
A jab from Dum misses.
Dum is looking to wear down Westlake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dum looks to score with a jab to the body but Westlake is just out of range.
Westlake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Westlake lands with a nice body punch.
Westlake ducks under a wild hook from Dum.
Westlake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dum.
Westlake slips under a jab.
As Dum backs off Westlake throws a huge counter combo but Dum manages to avoid it all.
Westlake lands a nice hook to Dum's body. Dum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dum throws a leg kick but Westlake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Westlake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dum slips under a jab from Westlake.
Dum throws a hook but Westlake blocks it.
Westlake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dum with a body shot.
Westlake lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Westlake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westlake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dum is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Westlake.
Dum misses the jab.
Dum throws an off balance right hand
and Westlake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Westlake thuds a left hand into Dum's body.
Dum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dum swings widly with a right hand
enabling Westlake to counter with a crisp jab.
Westlake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Westlake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Westlake scores with a one two! Dum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dum is rocked!
Dum misses with a kick to the body.
Dum connects with a body shot that sends Westlake's belly button to the back.
Dum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Westlake throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Westlake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A countering left hand to the body from Westlake misses.
Dum rushes Westlake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Westlake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dum's elbow.
Westlake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dum or not.
Dum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Westlake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dum backwards.
Dum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dum blocks an uppercut.
Westlake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dum misses with a punch to the body.
Westlake digs a right hand underneath Dum's ribcage. Dum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Westlake wants to break free but Dum has control.
Westlake lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Westlake.
Westlake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dum blocking some punches.
Dum throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlake.
Westlake scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westlake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westlake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Westlake blocking some punches.
Westlake blocks an uppercut.
Dum tries to throw a body punch but Westlake avoids it by throwing Dum back against the cage.
Dum lands with a left to the head.
Dum keeps control of Westlake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Westlake tries to throw a body punch but Dum avoids it by throwing Westlake back against the cage.
Dum misses with a body punch.
Dum scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlake prevents a body shot from Dum.
Westlake is looking to break free of the clinch but Dum has double underhooks.
Westlake is trying to break the clinch but Dum is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Westlake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Westlake misses with an uppercut
letting Dum counter with a right hand.
Dum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westlake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westlake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Westlake checks a leg kick.
Dum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dum throws an off balance right hand
and Westlake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Westlake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dum walks into a stiff left hand from Westlake.
Dum tries a head kick but it misses.
Dum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Westlake.
Oh Dum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westlake ducks under a wild hook from Dum.
Westlake cracks Dum with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyril Westlake!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyril Westlake 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (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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33
166 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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29
162 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gaal misses with a hook. Shango ducked under it nicely.
Van Gaal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Gaal scores with a shot to the body.
Shango takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Gaal looks to land a right hand but Shango moved out of range.
Van Gaal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Gaal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shango counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Gaal kicks off Shango and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shango drops his hands momentarily and Van Gaal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shango staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal lands a big uppercut and Shango crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shango looks OK. Van Gaal waves Shango back to his feet!
Shango is rocked!
Van Gaal lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Shango - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Van Gaal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cholo Van Gaal! Cholo Van Gaal retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Cholo Van Gaal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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