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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Paulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulman comes to the cage accompanied by War is my Love . Marcus Hand Grenade is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russell Paulman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hand Grenade counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulman clinches.
Hand Grenade prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hand Grenade breaks from the clinch.
Hand Grenade misses with a few strikes there.
Paulman misses with a takedown
and Hand Grenade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Russell Paulman has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Paulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulman clinches.
Paulman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hand Grenade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulman looks for a takedown but Hand Grenade sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hand Grenade counters with a two punch combo.
Paulman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hand Grenade lands with a nice body punch.
Paulman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paulman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hand Grenade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paulman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hand Grenade defends well and Paulman ends up having to push Hand Grenade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paulman tries for a takedown but Hand Grenade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paulman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hand Grenade defends well and Paulman ends up having to push Hand Grenade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paulman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulman misses with a takedown attempt
and Hand Grenade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hand Grenade has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hand Grenade lands with a shot to the body.
Hand Grenade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paulmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade lands a lovely overhand right.
Hand Grenade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Hand Grenade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade's corner calls for a 1-2. Hand Grenade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paulman tries to clinch there but Hand Grenade circles away.
Hand Grenade doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hand Grenade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paulman.
Paulman is rocked!
Hand Grenade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paulman backs up against the cage.
Oh Paulman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russell Paulman's cut is getting worse.
Hand Grenade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulman at a distance.
Hand Grenade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paulman walks into a left hand.
Hand Grenade clobbers Paulman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paulman tries to clinch but Hand Grenade moves away
and Hand Grenade counters with a straight that turns Paulman's legs to rubber! Hand Grenade pushes forward with more strikes and Paulman goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hand Grenade!
After winning the bout, Marcus Hand Grenade 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wrestlejits Wrestlefuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diego Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Diego Ferreira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrestlejits Wrestlefuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Diego Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestlefuck jabs at Ferreira's body.
Ferreira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrestlefuck defends well and Ferreira ends up having to push Wrestlefuck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferreira has his takedown stuffed
and Wrestlefuck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira dives in for a single leg takedown but Wrestlefuck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wrestlejits Wrestlefuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Diego Ferreira.
Wrestlefuck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrestlefuck avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Wrestlefuck as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrestlefuck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira jumps guard but Wrestlefuck stands there with Ferreira around his waist. Ferreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wrestlefuck lands a left hand.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Wrestlefuck won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Wrestlefuck won't allow it.
Wrestlefuck lands a left hand.
Ferreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrestlefuck walks away with a smile on his face. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Wrestlefuck moves into the clinch.
Wrestlefuck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Wrestlefuck holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Wrestlefuck scores with a shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Wrestlefuck holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Wrestlefuck effectively controlling the action here.
Wrestlefuck gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Wrestlefuck to work.
Ferreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wrestlefuck gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wrestlefuck lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira jumps guard but Wrestlefuck turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wrestlefuck lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrestlefuck taking a breather.
Wrestlefuck lands a left hand.
Ferreira jumps guard but Wrestlefuck turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Wrestlefuck.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Wrestlefuck forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wrestlefuck - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira pulls Wrestlefuck into guard.
Ferreira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferreira looking for a guillotine here but Wrestlefuck defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wrestlefuck defends it easily.
Wrestlefuck is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ferreira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wrestlefuck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferreira is trying to control the position but Wrestlefuck postures up.
Ferreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wrestlefuck defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferreira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wrestlefuck seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wrestlefuck postures up.
Ferreira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wrestlefuck doesn't defend quickly enough and Ferreira has managed to lock this one up! Can Wrestlefuck escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ferreira on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Diego Ferreira!
In defeat, Wrestlejits Wrestlefuck stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn hell shit fuck!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Driver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Uzziah Judah's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uzziah Judah!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Driver. Those never looked like landing.
Driver lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Uzziah Judah has been cut.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Driver's shoulder, as Driver tries to avoid the shot.
Driver is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Driver.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Driver.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
Driver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Driver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver sends Judah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Driver is motioning to the referee to let Judah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Judah is rocked!
Ed Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Driver finish him?
Driver misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Driver counters with a nice right hand that sends Judah toppling to the canvas! Judah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Driver finish him?!
A jab lands there for Judah.
Judah looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Driver! Judah is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Driver!
Ed Driver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into the arena with S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gordon. That one must have hurt.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Boucher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon clinches up with Boucher and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Boucher.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Boucher working aggressively here.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Boucher.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Boucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Boucher prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Boucher's head.
Boucher avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Boucher scores with a hook to the body.
Boucher lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boucher's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Boucher 's eye.
It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
Boucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boucher is defending well for now.
Boucher misses with the head strike.
Boucher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
Boucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon works on Boucher's body with a couple of short punches.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Boucher lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Boucher pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boucher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boucher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boucher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boucher blocks the elbow strike.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boucher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Boucher's ribcage. Boucher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Roberto Boucher's cut even more.
Boucher tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Boucher back against the cage.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands a body punch.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands a left hand.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The cut above Roberto Boucher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Boucher.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Boucher blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon tries to work over Boucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Boucher on the inside.
Boucher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boucher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberto Boucher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Boucher prevents a body shot from Gordon.
A shot in the inside from Boucher.
Boucher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Boucher 's eye.
Gordon trying to land knees to the body.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon digs a right hand into Boucher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boucher's gas tank.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roberto Boucher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mel Gordon!
A relieved looking Mel Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Mighty Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Sabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by Mighty Quinn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Loke Sabel!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn misses with a hook.
Sabel 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabel misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Quinn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sabel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sabel stuns Quinn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabel moves away.
The Mighty Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Sabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Quinn defends it well.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabel feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Quinn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Quinn lands a shoulder strike.
Sabel misses with some punches.
Sabel throws a punch but it's blocked by Quinn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Sabel.
Sabel working aggressively here.
Quinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinn blocks a body shot from Sabel.
Sabel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabel.
Sabel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quinns head.
Sabel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabel lands with a left to the head.
Sabel misses with the head strike.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Sabel tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn lands with a right to the head.
Sabel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabel backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn digs a right hand into Sabel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sabel's gas tank.
Sabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quinn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quinn.
Sabel misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabel's elbow.
A short right from Quinn.
A head punch on the inside from Sabel fails to land.
Sabel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sabel fails to land.
Sabel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Quinn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quinn blocks a body shot from Sabel.
Sabel throws a head punch that misses.
Sabel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn tries a body shot but Sabel blocks it.
A short uppercut from Quinn.
Quinn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabel's elbow.
Sabel tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sabel misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sabel.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Sabel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Sabel.
Quinn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sabel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Quinn on the inside.
Sabel misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
Quinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sabel backwards.
Sabel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabel has a couple of punches blocked by Quinn.
Sabel tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.
Sabel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinn's elbow.
Quinn lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sabel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn lands with a right to the head.
Quinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabel backwards.
Sabel is rocked!
It looks like Loke Sabel has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabel is still on wobbly legs! Can Quinn finish him?
Quinn dips a shoulder and cracks Sabel with a mighty uppercut! Sabel falls back against the cage and Quinn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sabel 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 - Quinn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Mighty Quinn!
A victorious The Mighty Quinn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill The Kid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hurmaaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
The Kid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Kid napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Kid is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The Kid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hurmaaja is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid dodges the ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
The Kid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hurmaaja has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hurmaaja is looking to take a break and control but The Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The Kid is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rusterman's, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Kid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hurmaaja trying to control the action but The Kid is working from the bottom.
The Kid is trying to buck Hurmaaja off.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position but The Kid is working away.
The Kid managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmaaja fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hurmaaja swings around for an armbar but The Kid sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hurmaaja's guard.
Hurmaaja seems keen to control The Kid's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hurmaaja is on top in guard.
The Kid wants to get back to his feet but Hurmaaja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hurmaaja postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but The Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Kid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hurmaaja on the ground.
Hurmaaja postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hurmaaja with a nice head shot there.
Hurmaaja stops The Kid from standing up.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but The Kid has wrist control.
The Kid keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hurmaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but The Kid is retaining full guard.
The Kid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurmaaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Kid on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Kid tries to get out of the position.
Hurmaaja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurmaaja stands up over The Kid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes but missing.
Hurmaaja scoring with some ground and pound.
Hurmaaja is looking to pass into half guard but The Kid pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now The Kid is in guard.
Hurmaaja wants to sweep but no luck.
The Kid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmaaja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Kid manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massa Hurmaaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Massa Hurmaaja's cut.
That's time! The Kid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and The Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Hurmaaja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hurmaaja shoots in but The Kid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bill The Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massa Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Kid as he jumps to the side.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Kid throwing a counter right hand but Hurmaaja manages to avoid it.
Hurmaaja has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja swings widly with a right hand
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hurmaaja tries for a takedown but The Kid circles away easily
and The Kid counters with a left to the body.
The Kid stuffs the takedown attempt from Hurmaaja. Hurmaaja gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from The Kid misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Kid as he avoids it easily.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Kid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt
and The Kid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hurmaaja dives in and grabs The Kid's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Kid pushes down on Hurmaaja's head and hops out.
The Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Kid as he jumps to the side.
The Kid appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hurmaaja is breathing heavily.
The Kid stuffs the takedown attempt from Hurmaaja. Hurmaaja gets slowly back to his feet.
The Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurmaaja shoots in looking for a takedown. The Kid tries to sprawl out of it but Hurmaaja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Kid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and The Kid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bill The Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and The Kid counters with a right hand to the body.
Hurmaaja has his takedown stuffed
and The Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Massa Hurmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Hurmaaja.
Bill The Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
enabling The Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Massa Hurmaaja's cut even more.
Hurmaaja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Kid defends well and Hurmaaja ends up having to push The Kid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Hurmaaja looks to move away, The Kid throws a big counter combo but Hurmaaja just gets out of the way.
Hurmaaja fails with the takedown
and The Kid counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja dives in and grabs The Kid's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Kid pushes down on Hurmaaja's head and hops out.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hurmaaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Kid counters with a big right hand! Oh Hurmaaja is in trouble here! The Kid follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill The Kid!
Bill The Kid 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes to the cage accompanied by Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music. George Moshington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to EA Poe's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Poe catches Moshington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moshington throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Poe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Moshington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moshington moves out of range as Poe strikes.
Moshington misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Poe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moshington defending well as Poe loads up on a big left hand.
Poe swings for the body but Moshington moves out of range.
Poe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Poe. That snapped Moshington's head back.
Moshington jabs Poe right on the nose. Poe blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moshington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moshington punishes Poe's body with a nice straight punch.
Poe is looking to score with low kicks.
Moshington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Moshington there.
Moshington takes one to the chin there.
Moshington has Poe up against the cage in a clinch.
Moshington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moshington tries a body shot but Poe blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moshington.
Moshington lands a nice uppercut.
Poe pushes off an throws an elbow but Moshington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poe scores with a hook to the body.
Moshington is trying to pull guard but Poe has him pressed against the cage.
Moshington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moshington struggles to land a body shot inside as Poe controls his hands.
Poe lands a nice knee to the body.
Poe is working Moshington over against the cage.
Poe lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Moshington.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moshington jumps guard but Poe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Moshington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moshington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moshington fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Moshington lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moshington pushes Poe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poe presses Moshington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moshington jumps guard but Poe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moshington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moshington lands a nice shot to the body.
Moshington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moshington managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.
Moshington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poe misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moshington's brow.
A short body shot lands from Moshington as the two fighters clinch.
Moshington pushes Poe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moshington jumps guard but Poe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Moshington.
I was talking to Moshington'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 three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poe.
Poe looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
Moshington tries a body shot but Poe blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
Poe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moshington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moshington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moshington misses with a punch on the inside.
Poe throws an elbow but it misses.
Moshington throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe.
Poe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moshington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moshington works on Poe's body with a couple of short punches.
Moshington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moshington jumps guard.
Moshington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moshington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Poe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moshington pushes a forearm under Poe's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Poe is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Moshington!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Moshington waved his t-shirt featuring Lion Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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