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KFC 9: Azevedo vs Passion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Reyes has the eye of the tiger 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to keep at a distance but Reyes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
James landing knees to the head.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bobby James has been cut.
James is trying to pull guard but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
James lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
James is trying to drag Reyes to the mat but Reyes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
A short right from James.
James is looking to control Reyes's arms but Reyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the cage.
Reyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James is trying to break free.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kyle Reyes has been cut.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reyes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Reyes getting side control.
Reyes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Reyes stands up out of the half guard.
Reyes instigates a clinch.
James misses with an elbow strike.
James blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
James lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
James missing with knees to the body.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from James.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Reyes on that attempt.
James throws a big counter combination but Reyes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reyes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James is breathing heavily.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reyes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Reyes seems to have locked his on tight now - James screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Reyes, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kyle Reyes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Glotzbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denny Sideman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Glotzbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Glotzbach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glotzbach looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sideman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Glotzbach is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Glotzbach fails with the takedown
and Sideman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Glotzbach prevents a body shot from Sideman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sideman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glotzbach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sideman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glotzbach wants a takedown but no success here.
Glotzbach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sideman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman prevents Glotzbach from breaking the clinch.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
Sideman digs a right hand underneath Glotzbach's ribcage. Glotzbach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Sideman as the two fighters clinch.
Sideman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glotzbach looking to slow down the pace here.
Glotzbach wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Glotzbach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Sideman.
Glotzbach misses with the head strike.
Sideman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sideman lands a body punch.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Jacob Glotzbach has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Sideman.
A short uppercut from Sideman.
Glotzbach is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Sideman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Glotzbach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glotzbach takes a shot to the head.
Glotzbach jumps guard but Sideman stands there with Glotzbach around his waist. Glotzbach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glotzbach blocking some punches.
Glotzbach seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glotzbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Glotzbach up against the cage.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glotzbach working hard to break the clinch.
Sideman keeps control of Glotzbach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Glotzbach is trying to pull guard but Sideman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Sideman keeps control of Glotzbach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Glotzbach.
Glotzbach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sideman smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Glotzbach is out of range.
Glotzbach ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a straight left.
Glotzbach darts in looking for a takedown but Sideman gets double underhooks and turns Glotzbach into the cage.
Sideman misses with an uppercut. Glotzbach saw that one coming.
Sideman with a nice cross.
Glotzbach fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sideman swings for the body but Glotzbach moves out of range.
Glotzbach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sideman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glotzbach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sideman throws a body punch but Glotzbach moves out of range.
Glotzbach tries to clinch but Sideman is having none of it.
Glotzbach sets himself, and Sideman steps forward looking for the clinch! Glotzbach avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws a jab when Glotzbach was well out of range.
Glotzbach has his takedown stuffed
and Sideman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denny Sideman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sideman throws a hook to the side of Glotzbach's head but Glotzbach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
and Sideman counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Glotzbach! He's just covering up as Sideman starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire comes to the cage accompanied by Sia - Unstoppable. Nonito Donaire has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John John!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Donaire catches John right on the button with a cross.
Donaire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donaire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John misses with a low kick.
Donaire connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Donaire.
We've been told by Donaire's head coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John shoots and misses
and Donaire counters with a stiff right hand.
John is rocked!
Donaire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Donaire finish him?
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John throws a sloppy head kick
and Donaire counters by clinching up.
Donaire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
Donaire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donaire breaks from the clinch.
John is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donaire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donaire closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John misses with a takedown
and Donaire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donaire.
Nonito Donaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John John.
John has Donaire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Donaire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Donaire missing with knees to the body.
Donaire gets control of John's arms and successfully pulls guard. Donaire will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Donaire seems keen to control John's posture.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
Donaire scrambles and gets back to his feet.
John shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense.
John tries to clinch
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nonito Donaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Donaire thumps John with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donaire counters with a nice double leg into side control. John won't be happy with that.
Donaire working away.
John is looking to reverse the position.
Donaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
Donaire wants to stand but John is controlling his arm.
Donaire slows the pace down.
John is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John looks winded!
Donaire controlling the position from side mount.
Donaire has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Donaire misses with a double jab.
John has his takedown stuffed
and Donaire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donaire.
Donaire prevents John from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donaire lands with an overhand left.
John gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John tries to clinch up but Donaire circles away and keeps his distance.
John shoots for a double leg takedown but Donaire sprawls well. He's pushed John's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donaire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by John.
John takes one on the button.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nonito Donaire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donaire clinches.
John tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donaire smiles and moves away.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donaire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
John shoots for a takedown but Donaire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donaire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donaire keeps the fight on the outside.
John tries to clinch
and Donaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John takes a swing at Donaire's ribcage but misses.
Donaire feinted with a counter takedown.
John fails with the takedown
enabling Donaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Nonito Donaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John John.
John is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire throws a jab when John was well out of range.
John is looking for the big counter here.
John with a poor takedown
and Donaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donaire cracks John with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donaire throws an overhand right that drops John like a sack of potatoes! Donaire dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nonito Donaire!
An out of breath Nonito Donaire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Chinannigans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel King 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Chinannigans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Chinannigans counters by moving into the clinch.
Chinannigans lands with a light punch inside.
Chinannigans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chinannigans is working King over against the cage.
Chinannigans lands a nice uppercut.
Chinannigans lands a right hand.
A short left from Chinannigans.
Chinannigans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chinannigans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King can't get the takedown.
Jones Chinannigans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel King.
King looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinannigans cracks King with a nice body shot.
Chinannigans drops King onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! King is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
King is rocked!
Chinannigans misses with a hook from the clinch.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Chinannigans finish him?
King is working for takedown but Chinannigans is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chinannigans working aggressively here.
Chinannigans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chinannigans misses with a hook from the clinch.
King blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Chinannigans.
Chinannigans working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinannigans.
Chinannigans has a couple of punches blocked by King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Chinannigans.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King takes a shot to the head.
Chinannigans unloads with a big right hand that wobbles King! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chinannigans is unloading with more strikes now! King drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Chinannigans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Green tries to circle away but Steve has him pinned against the cage.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve lands a right hand.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Steve has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve lands a body shot.
Green is trying to break free.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green is rocked!
It looks like Michael Green has been cut.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Green's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Green drops to his knees and Steve pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Steve!
Mark Steve was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venomous Maximus (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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Venomous Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Maximus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is looking to reverse the position.
Maximus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hunt is trying to escape the position but Maximus is controlling the position.
Maximus scoring with punches and elbows.
Maximus lands a nice forearm strike.
Hunt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maximus landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Hunt going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Maximus is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maximus cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maximus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maximus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunt struggling a bit here.
Maximus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Maximus controls the position.
Hunt wants to control but Maximus postures up.
Hunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt is trying to control Maximus's posture but Maximus avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus cracks Hunt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maximus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Maximus working the ground and pound from side control.
Maximus landing a few strikes.
Maximus lands a nice forearm strike.
Hunt is not content to let Maximus control the position.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maximus connects with a decent elbow.
Maximus lands an elbow.
Maximus is putting a hurting on Hunt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Oh Hunt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maximus controlling the position.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus scoring with punches and elbows.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Maximus lands a nice forearm strike.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard.
Maximus working the head and body with strikes.
Maximus working the head and body with strikes.
Maximus working the head with strikes.
Maximus scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hunt is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Maximus can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Venomous Maximus!
Venomous Maximus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Bad John kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGettigan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thomas shoots and misses
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
McGettigan throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and McGettigan rattles Thomas with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Thomas tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. McGettigan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Thomas stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom McGettigan!
Tom McGettigan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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258 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Richards! Ramos lets Richards back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Richards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a left and a right that send Ramos crashing to the mat, dazed. Richards thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Antonio Ramos has been cut.
Richards lands a big right hand that sends Ramos crashing to the mat! Richards stays standing though and waves Ramos back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Richards throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramos scores with a counter punch that sends Richards to the canvas! Ramos smells blood - he's punishing Richards with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Richards has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Ramos!
Antonio Ramos is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Passion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Passion!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passion scores with a jab. Azevedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve Passion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Passion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azevedo feinted with a counter takedown.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Passion pinned against the cage. Passion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Passion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Passion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Passion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azevedo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Passion counters with a left to the body.
Passion looks to land a combination but Azevedo avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Passion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Passion pushes Azevedo up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Passion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Passion.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Passion sprawls well. Passion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Azevedo closes the distance and clinches up with Passion, looking for a takedown. Azevedo pushes Passion against the cage but Passion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Passion has managed to clinch.
Passion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Passion digs a good hook to Azevedo's body.
Azevedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azevedo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Passion quickly recovers to half guard.
Azevedo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Passion tries to buck Azevedo off but he can't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Passion can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo looking to secure an arm triangle but Passion defends it well.
Azevedo has hold of Passion's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Passion manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Azevedo controlling the position easily from mount.
Passion is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Azevedo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Azevedo trying to control but Passion is having none of it.
Passion is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passion defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Azevedo.
Passion has left one of his arms exposed and Azevedo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Passion screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Cavalcanti Azevedo!
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