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HFC 23 Johnson vs. Brogue PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wo Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wo Kung has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wo Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper gets tackled into the cage by Kung. Kung maintains the clinch.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like John Cooper has been cut.
Kung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kung works on Cooper's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Kung.
Kung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kung moves into the clinch successfully.
Kung gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kung pushes Cooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kung tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kung presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper looks winded!
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kung on the inside.
Kung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
A short uppercut from Kung.
Kung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper is rocked!
Kung creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cooper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cooper drops to his knees and Kung pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wo Kung!
Wo Kung spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boney Maroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boney Maroney!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroney drives through and clinches with Hayden against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hayden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maroney breaks from the clinch.
Hayden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maroney throws a leg kick
and Hayden counters with a crisp one two that drops Maroney! Hayden thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Maroney to his feet! Maroney is in big trouble!
Sloppy strikes from Maroney. Those never looked like landing.
Hayden attempts a counter takedown but Maroney avoids it well and moves away.
Hayden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayden sends Maroney crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hayden is motioning to the referee to let Maroney up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Maroney is rocked!
It looks like Boney Maroney has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maroney drives through and clinches with Hayden against the cage.
Maroney is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayden finish him?
Hayden tries to break free but Maroney pushes him back against the cage.
Maroney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maroney seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maroney.
Hayden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hayden wants to get back to striking at distance but Maroney won't allow it.
Maroney pushes Hayden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maroney.
Maroney digs a right hand into Hayden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayden's gas tank.
Hayden takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroney has Hayden pressed against the cage, preventing Hayden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maroney misses with an elbow over the top.
Maroney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hayden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maroney has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maroney slips a jab from Hayden.
Maroney shoots in for a takedown but Hayden shows good takedown defense.
Hayden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maroney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maroney looks winded!
Hayden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maroney.
Daniel Hayden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boney Maroney.
Hayden misses with a wild combination.
Hayden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maroney clinches with his opponent.
Maroney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hayden throws a head punch that misses.
Maroney lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroney breaks from the clinch.
Maroney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniel Hayden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maroney closes the distance and clinches.
Maroney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hayden looks to land a right hand but Maroney 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!
Maroney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayden throws a right and a left that Maroney avoids nicely.
Hayden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Maroney.
Oooooh!!! Hayden has knocked Maroney down with a huge combo! Hayden steps away and waves a wobbly Maroney back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hayden dances in with a quick combination. Maroney is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Hayden snaps Maroney's head back. Maroney stumbles backwards against the cage. Hayden steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Maroney's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Maroney just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Hayden!
A relieved looking Daniel Hayden 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Barklong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Barklong looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Barklong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Adam!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barklong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barklong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barklong defends it well.
Adam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barklong on his heels. He'll look to pass Barklong's guard now, I'm sure.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Barklong is retaining full guard.
Adam is pushing down on Barklong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barklong is fighting to maintain full guard but Adam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barklong is breathing heavily.
Adam is trying to control. Barklong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Barklong is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam passes to full mount!
Adam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam scoring with strikes but Barklong is staying in there.
Adam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barklong?
It looks like Leo Barklong has been cut.
Adam punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leo Barklong's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leo Barklong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddie Adam!
After winning the bout, Freddie Adam 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 Thickski Brickhackski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takomi Saka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thickski Brickhackski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thickski Brickhackski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takomi Saka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saka misses with a series of wild punches.
Saka just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Brickhackski misses the target.
Brickhackski needs to keep his hands up - Saka had a free shot at his head there.
Saka jabs Brickhackski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saka sizes up Brickhackski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brickhackski. Brickhackski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brickhackski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickhackski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Brickhackski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saka jabs at Brickhackski's body.
Saka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brickhackski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saka lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Saka catches Brickhackski right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saka lands a really nice looking cross but Brickhackski seems unphased.
Saka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brickhackski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brickhackski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brickhackski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Saka.
Brickhackski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saka.
A little feinted left hand from Brickhackski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saka misses with an uppercut. Brickhackski saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Brickhackski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saka misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Brickhackski to counter with a crisp jab.
Saka scores with the left hand. Brickhackski knows he should have avoided that one.
Saka misses the shot to the body.
Brickhackski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saka lands with an overhand left.
Saka scores with a nice strike.
Saka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brickhackski under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brickhackski takes one on the button.
Saka connects with a right hand. Brickhackski shakes it off.
Saka connects with a right hand. Brickhackski shakes it off.
Brickhackski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takomi Saka 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.
Saka throws a body shot but no joy.
Takomi Saka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saka lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Brickhackski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brickhackski walks straight into a right hand from Saka - that's dropped him! Saka jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brickhackski from any more punishment! Brickhackski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Takomi Saka!
Our winner, Takomi Saka, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willem Van Der Weegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anthony Joshua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willem Van Der Weegh!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Weegh instigates a clinch.
Van Der Weegh tries to pull guard but Joshua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joshua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Weegh is trying to drag Joshua to the mat but Joshua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Der Weegh takes a shot to the head.
Van Der Weegh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joshua is defending well.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willem Van Der Weegh.
Joshua drops Van Der Weegh with a big knee straight up the middle! Van Der Weegh is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Willem Van Der Weegh has been cut.
Joshua fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Van Der Weegh to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Van Der Weegh looks to clinch but Joshua throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Van Der Weegh taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Joshua!
Anthony Joshua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Wick!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick slips a straight right by Fang.
Nice sprawl there from Fang as Wick shoots in.
Fang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fang defends it well.
Nice sprawl there from Fang as Wick shoots in.
Fang swinging wildly here.
Fang tries to clinch up but Wick circles away and keeps his distance.
Wick tries for a takedown but Fang circles away easily
and Fang counters with a single leg into guard. Wick didn't expect that.
Matthew Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Wick.
Fang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wick keeping full guard, as Fang tries to pass.
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.
Wick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wick keeps trying to improve his position.
Fang gets to his feet - Wick follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wick fails with the takedown.
Wick looks winded!
Fang throws a head kick that misses.
Fang misses with a kick to the body.
Wick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fang defends it well.
That kick from Fang tenderised Wick's leg. Wick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fang is looking to clinch but Wick is avoiding it.
Wick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wick.
Karl Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fang scores with the left hand. Wick knows he should have avoided that one.
Fang drives through and clinches with Wick against the cage.
Fang wants a takedown but no success here.
Fang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fang looking for a triangle here. Wick is fighting it but it looks tight! Fang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wick is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matthew Fang!
In defeat, Karl Wick stepped up to the mic, saying 'cheers to my opponent he really got me he wins at all aspects because this org is on his side i know you people dont want me to win because yall hate me. but props to all of you who came here to support this sports thank you., and this is not the end. #GODBLESS'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twist Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Ruttenum (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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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Twist Calypso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Ruttenum!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calypso gets a clinch.
Calypso scores with a shot to the side of Ruttenum's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calypso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calypso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttenums head.
Ruttenum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
I was talking to Calypso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ruttenum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calypso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calypso lands with a right to the head.
Calypso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Calypso - that landed with a thud.
Calypso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Calypso works on Ruttenum's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruttenum tries to pull guard but Calypso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calypso lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso slowing the pace effectively.
Calypso lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calypso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruttenum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Calypso.
Calypso avoiding damage.
Calypso seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Calypso keeps control of Ruttenum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruttenum takes a shot to the head.
Calypso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calypso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruttenum can't break the clinch.
Ruttenum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Twist Calypso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Ruttenum.
A short right from Calypso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso is pushing Ruttenum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calypso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calypso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Calypso.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calypso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calypso scores with a shot to the side of Ruttenum's head.
Calypso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calypso.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calypso.
Calypso is leaning against Ruttenum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calypso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calypso taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calypso lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calypso.
Calypso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruttenum backwards.
Ruttenum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Calypso.
Ruttenum is rocked!
Ruttenum tries to circle away but Calypso has him pinned against the cage.
Ruttenum is still on wobbly legs! Can Calypso finish him?
Ruttenum is trying to drag Calypso to the mat but Calypso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Calypso.
Ruttenum seems to have recovered his senses.
Calypso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruttenums head.
Calypso is struggling to control the position.
Calypso lands with a left to the head.
Calypso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruttenum backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calypso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calypso throws a big uppercut that drops Ruttenum! More strikes from Calypso and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ruttenum lies dazed against the cage as Calypso celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twist Calypso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Fighter Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (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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26
275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Random Fighter Three!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fighter Three counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Fighter Three isn't so interested in that idea.
Fighter Three is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Fighter Three with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Fighter Three is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fighter Three. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fighter Three postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fighter Three is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter Three in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fighter Three stops Silva from standing up.
Fighter Three lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Fighter Three slips an elbow through the middle.
That has opened up Antonio Silva's cut even more.
Fighter Three has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva wants to stand up but Fighter Three is controlling him.
Fighter Three postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Antonio Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Random Fighter Three!
Random Fighter Three retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Brogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donal Brogue is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donal Brogue!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson .
It looks like Donal Brogue has been cut.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Brogue's head but Brogue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brogue looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Brogue misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Brogue manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Brogue.
Brogue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Brogue does no damage.
Brogue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brogue misses with a wild combination.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Brogue is out of range.
Brogue wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brogue looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Brogue tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donal Brogue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Brogue slips the punch.
Brogue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brogue misses with a two punch combination.
Brogue takes a swing at Johnson 's ribcage but misses.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Brogue avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Brogue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brogue blocks an uppercut.
Brogue is trying to break free.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson works on Brogue's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brogue blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson .
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brogue is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brogue.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
A short left from Johnson .
Brogue can't break the clinch.
Brogue is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Brogue working hard to break the clinch.
Brogue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brogue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brogue blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Johnson .
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brogue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brogue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Brogue.
Brogue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brogue misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Brogue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brogue on the side of the head.
Brogue misses with the combination.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brogue manages to avoid it.
Brogue misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Brogue manages to avoid it.
Brogue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brogue misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brogues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brogue misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Brogue is breathing heavily.
Brogue fails to land with a series of punches.
Brogue looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brogue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Brogue's ribs.
Brogue moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brogue can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Brogue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Brogue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Donal Brogue's cut even more.
Brogue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brogue takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Brogue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson pushes Brogue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Brogue controls the action.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dwayne Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson pushes Brogue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brogue is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johnson .
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Johnson .
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson .
Johnson lands a right hand.
Brogue is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson .
Brogue is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Brogue is trying to break free.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson .
Brogue is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Brogue seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Brogue's ribcage. Brogue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Johnson .
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Johnson .
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brogue.
Brogue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson pushes Brogue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Brogue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brogue missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brogue swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson clinches up with Brogue and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brogue.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brogues head.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Brogue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brogue's elbow.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Brogue avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson gets through Brogue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson .
Brogue is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson .
The cut above Donal Brogue's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogue misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson .
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Brogue.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Brogue takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brogue's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brogue drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson !
Dwayne Johnson retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Dwayne Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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