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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fatey Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Foilayoung (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Fatey Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Foilayoung!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foilayoung clinches up with Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage.
Foilayoung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foilayoung walks into a straight right hand from Ahmad.
Foilayoung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahmad avoids it really well and circles away.
Foilayoung moves into the clinch successfully.
Foilayoung effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foilayoung stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ahmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Foilayoung has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foilayoung pulls guard successfully.
Ahmad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Foilayoung is proving hard to escape from.
Foilayoung has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ahmad is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Foilayoung changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahmad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Foilayoung needs to keep his hands up - Ahmad had a free shot at his head there.
Foilayoung dives in and grabs Ahmad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahmad pushes down on Foilayoung's head and hops out.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Foilayoung.
Foilayoung doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Foilayoung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahmad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foilayoung shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahmad tries to sprawl out of it but Foilayoung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahmad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foilayoung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ahmad pinned against the cage. Ahmad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foilayoung has a takedown stuffed.
Foilayoung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahmad avoids it really well and circles away.
Foilayoung looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foilayoung looks to land a body kick but Ahmad moved away.
Ahmad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foilayoung circles away quickly and effectively.
Foilayoung with a poor takedown
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foilayoung is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ahmad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foilayoung has time to react.
Foilayoung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahmad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foilayoung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahmad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Ahmad coming out on top.
Edward Foilayoung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahmad!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foilayoung misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahmad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ahmad throws a series of strikes that have Foilayoung backpedaling.
Ahmad lands a jab to Foilayoung's midsection.
Ahmad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahmad connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck for Foilayoung with that takedown attempt.
Ahmad swinging wildly here.
And Foilayoung tries to counter it with a takedown but Ahmad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Foilayoung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahmad as he jumps to the side.
Foilayoung throws a lazy head kick
and Ahmad counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatey Ahmad dominated that round.
That's time! Ahmad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foilayoung fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahmad went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Foilayoung tries to clinch but Ahmad moves away
and Ahmad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foilayoung thinking.
Foilayoung throws a lazy head kick
and Ahmad counters with a one-two to the body.
Foilayoung clinches.
Foilayoung is trying to pull guard but Ahmad has him pressed against the cage.
Ahmad is trying to force a seperation but Foilayoung has the dominant position.
Foilayoung tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahmad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Foilayoung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad is trying to break the clinch but Foilayoung is controlling him.
Ahmad wants to get back to striking at distance but Foilayoung won't allow it.
Ahmad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foilayoung fails with the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foilayoung is breathing heavily.
Ahmad scores with a shot to the body.
Foilayoung moves into the clinch.
Foilayoung has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ahmad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Foilayoung can turn it around.
Ahmad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foilayoung.
Foilayoung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ahmad's efforts to push away.
Ahmad can't break the clinch.
Foilayoung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foilayoung rushes Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmad tries to circle away but Foilayoung has him pinned against the cage.
Ahmad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foilayoung has Ahmad pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ahmad manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ahmad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foilayoung is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foilayoung stalling.
Foilayoung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahmad scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foilayoung misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foilayoung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahmad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ahmad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Ahmad.
Ahmad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Foilayoung has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahmad misses the target.
Foilayoung tries for a takedown but Ahmad circles away easily
and Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Ahmad - just one landing.
Foilayoung shoots and misses
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Ahmad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foilayoung throws a big counter head kick but Ahmad avoids it with no problem.
Foilayoung misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fatey Ahmad is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Ahmad.
Ahmad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foilayoung can do to turn this around?
Ahmad throws a right and a left that Foilayoung avoids nicely.
Foilayoung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Ahmad misses.
Ahmad keeps the fight on the outside.
Foilayoung tries to move into range but Ahmad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Foilayoung gets a clinch.
Foilayoung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatey Ahmad dominated that second round.
That's time! Ahmad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Foilayoung misses with a takedown
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Foilayoung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Foilayoung moves to clinch but Ahmad breaks away
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahmad slaps away a takedown attempt from Foilayoung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foilayoung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahmad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Foilayoung.
Foilayoung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A low kick from Foilayoung misses
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foilayoung is rocked!
Foilayoung tries for a takedown but Ahmad circles away easily
and Ahmad counters with a big right hand! Oh Foilayoung is in trouble here! Ahmad follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatey Ahmad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Vrinceanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park's entrance music is Nightmare. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vrinceanu's choice of entrance music: The Foggy dew. Bogdan Vrinceanu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bogdan Vrinceanu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park closes the distance and pushes Vrinceanu back into the cage.
Vrinceanu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Park uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vrinceanu has time to react.
Park lands a jab to Vrinceanu's midsection.
Vrinceanu is looking to land body kicks.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch but Vrinceanu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vrinceanu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Park lands with a nice body punch.
Vrinceanu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Park gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vrinceanu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrinceanu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vrinceanu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vrinceanu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Park is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park is trying to control Vrinceanu's posture but Vrinceanu avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrinceanu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vrinceanu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vrinceanu tries for a takedown but Park sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Park is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vrinceanu.
Park fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vrinceanu, pushing him back against the cage.
Park is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vrinceanu to keep the fight standing.
Park dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vrinceanu tries for a takedown but Park manages to get underhooks.
Richard Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Vrinceanu.
Park prevents the takedown attempt.
Park tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Park is trying to stall.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Vrinceanu controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Park letting Vrinceanu take a breather here.
Vrinceanu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vrinceanu moves away.
Vrinceanu throws a head kick that misses.
As Vrinceanu looks to move away, Park throws a big counter combo but Vrinceanu just gets out of the way.
Vrinceanu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Park slaps away a takedown attempt from Vrinceanu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vrinceanu tries a head kick but it misses.
Park throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vrinceanu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vrinceanu throws a wild body kick that Park sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to clinch up but Vrinceanu keeps it at a distance.
Park drives through and clinches with Vrinceanu against the cage.
Vrinceanu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vrinceanu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Park clinches up with Vrinceanu and pushes him back against the cage.
Vrinceanu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Park.
No joy there for Vrinceanu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Vrinceanu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Park connects with the punch.
Park tries to clinch but Vrinceanu moves out of range.
Park looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Park is looking to wear down Vrinceanu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vrinceanu throws a front kick aimed at Park's knee but Park avoids it well.
Vrinceanu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Park connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Park tries to clinch but Vrinceanu is having none of it.
Vrinceanu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Park clinches up against the cage.
Park pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vrinceanu misses with a punch on the inside.
Vrinceanu goes for a takedown attempt but Park pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vrinceanu scores with a leg kick.
Park sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vrinceanu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vrinceanu throws a sloppy head kick and Park moves out of range easily.
Park shoots for a double leg takedown but Vrinceanu sprawls well. He's pushed Park's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Park misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Park dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Park gets a clinch.
Vrinceanu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Park lands a glancing blow to the side of Vrinceanu's head.
Park misses with a jab to the body
and Vrinceanu counters with a head kick. That will keep Park thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Park on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Park crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vrinceanu - the referee stops the clock and Park gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vrinceanu. Park manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vrinceanu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vrinceanu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Vrinceanu tries to counter it with a takedown but Park pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bogdan Vrinceanu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Park throws a body shot but no joy.
Park really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrinceanu throws a head kick that misses
and Park counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vrinceanu just misses with a punch to the body.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Vrinceanu circles away.
Vrinceanu circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Park drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Vrinceanu follows Park to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Vrinceanu!
A victorious Bogdan Vrinceanu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeni Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamamoto Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov's entrance music is For those about to Rock. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yevgeni Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yamamoto Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takashi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takashi.
Kozlov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takashi tries to avoid it but Kozlov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takashi to the ground. Takashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kozlov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Takashi lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takashi.
Kozlov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Takashi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Takashi bucks up and tries to throw Kozlov off but instead Kozlov has got his back!
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!
Takashi fending off the submission attempt from Kozlov.
Kozlov looking to break Takashi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Takashi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kozlov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kozlov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Takashi is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kozlov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Takashi taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yevgeni Kozlov!
A relieved looking Yevgeni Kozlov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chill Bill. James Mitchell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Robert Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Stone.
Mitchell's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mitchell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Mitchell moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Mitchell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitchell avoided it.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone backing away here, and Mitchell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've been told by Stone's head coaches at Next Gen MMA (Only Elite coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone cracks the inside of Mitchell's front leg.
Stone throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
Stone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone misses with a low kick.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Stone.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Mitchell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Mitchell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mitchell just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone checks a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mitchell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell scores with a push kick.
Stone throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a body shot
and Mitchell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell working Stone over with knees to the body.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Mitchell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitchell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body kick.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Mitchell stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone wants to slow Mitchell down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stone.
Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Stone has Mitchell pushed against the cage.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitchell throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Mitchell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitchell pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Mitchell is predictable there
and Stone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mitchell really felt that one!
Stone throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a body kick.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Stone misses.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robert Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for James Mitchell!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for James Mitchell!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for James Mitchell!
James Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, James Mitchell 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 Alfredo Negreiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Pekyew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Negreiros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfredo Negreiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baki Pekyew!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekyew tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Negreiros to counter with a crisp jab.
Negreiros rushes Pekyew and presses him up against the cage.
Pekyew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pekyew being controlled against the cage.
Pekyew told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Negreiros.
Negreiros pushes Pekyew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Negreiros scores with a nice short uppercut.
Negreiros scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Negreiros.
Pekyew looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Negreiros works on Pekyew's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreiros'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.
Negreiros has Pekyew pressed against the cage.
Negreiros lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pekyew is rocked!
Negreiros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pekyew or not.
Pekyew is still on wobbly legs! Can Negreiros finish him?
Negreiros lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Negreiros.
Good body shot from Negreiros.
A body shot lands from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pekyew to his knees! Negreiros keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Negreiros!
Alfredo Negreiros tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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