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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Cesinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulao Cesinha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Johnson's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulao Cesinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesinha slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cesinha avoids them all with ease.
Cesinha dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Cesinha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Cesinha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cesinha moves out of range.
Cesinha walks into a jab.
Cesinha thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cesinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesinha.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Cesinha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Cesinha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Cesinha's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cesinha duly obliges.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Cesinha's defenses.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Cesinha moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cesinha's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Cesinha throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Cesinha counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Cesinha checks it.
Cesinha misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cesinha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Cesinha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Cesinha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Cesinha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cesinha moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Cesinha misses with a wild combination.
Johnson punishes Cesinha's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cesinha to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Cesinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cesinha lands with an overhand left.
Cesinha misses with a double jab.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cesinha misses with a wild combination.
Cesinha with a nice cross.
Cesinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cesinha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cesinha counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like David Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cesinha throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesinha counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cesinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cesinha misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cesinha misses with a two punch combination.
Cesinha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cesinha momentarily.
Johnson scores with a one two! Cesinha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Cesinha.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Cesinha is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cesinha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cesinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cesinha.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cesinha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cesinha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cesinha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cesinha.
Cesinha scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulao Cesinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson tries a low kick but Cesinha avoids it.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Cesinha's shoulder, as Cesinha tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Cesinha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Cesinha counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Cesinha thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
Johnson is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cesinha.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cesinha finish him?
Some wild striking there from Cesinha.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cesinha.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cesinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cesinha counters with a stiff right hand.
Cesinha misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cesinha.
Cesinha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Cesinha is out of range.
Cesinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Cesinha takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesinha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Cesinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cesinha scores with a decent looking hook.
Cesinha misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cesinha throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Cesinha just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Cesinha looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cesinha counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Cesinha to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Cesinha is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesinha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cesinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cesinha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cesinha lands with a right hand.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Cesinha.
Cesinha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cesinha throws out a powerful jab.
Cesinha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Cesinha checks a low kick from Johnson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cesinha has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab from Cesinha.
Cesinha lands an overhand right.
Cesinha digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Cesinha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cesinha tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cesinha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesinha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cesinha throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cesinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cesinha throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Cesinha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cesinha misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cesinha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cesinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulao Cesinha is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cesinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cesinha circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Cesinha counters with a stiff right hand.
Cesinha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cesinha lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Johnson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cesinha dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulao Cesinha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srki Tenja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Jiminez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Srki Tenja!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Srki Tenja has been cut.
Tenja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiminez cracks Tenja with a hook to the temple - Tenja is on wobbly legs here! Jiminez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Tenja falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jiminez wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hector Jiminez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mayhom Blowtorsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blowtorsch's entrance music is Fuck U Right Back. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mayhom Blowtorsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blowtorsch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blowtorsch tries to clinch up.
Calzaghe blocks a head kick by Blowtorsch.
Blowtorsch wants to clinch up but Calzaghe keeps it at a distance.
Blowtorsch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calzaghe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blowtorsch.
Calzaghe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blowtorsch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blowtorsch sprawling to the canvas! Blowtorsch rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Calzaghe finish him?!
Blowtorsch is rocked!
It looks like Mayhom Blowtorsch has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe lands a brutal uppercut that launches Blowtorsch off his feet! Blowtorsch tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Calzaghe!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wilmer Theodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultimate Warrior has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilmer Theodore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior just misses with a punch to the body.
Theodore tries to score with a low kick but Warrior moves his leg out of the way.
Theodore lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Theodore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Theodore throws a leg kick that misses.
Warrior moves out of range as Theodore strikes.
Warrior blocks a low kick nicely.
Theodore throws a right and a left that Warrior avoids nicely.
Theodore misses with a looping left.
Warrior moves out of range of the body kick.
Warrior checks the leg kick.
Warrior swinging wildly here.
Theodore swings for the body but Warrior moves out of range.
Warrior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Theodore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warrior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore tries to clinch up.
Theodore throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Theodore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Warrior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warrior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Theodore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theodore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warrior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Theodore throws a nice looking combination but Warrior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Theodore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Warrior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warrior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Theodore tries to clinch but Warrior is having none of it.
Theodore is looking to clinch but Warrior is avoiding it.
Warrior tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Theodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theodore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warrior.
Warrior moves out of range of the leg kick from Theodore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warrior.
Theodore misses with a wild combination.
Theodore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Theodore misses.
Theodore throws out a loose jab but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilmer Theodore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warrior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Theodore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Theodore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warrior.
Theodore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theodore is breathing heavily.
Theodore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theodore loads up on a big right hand but Warrior slips the punch.
Warrior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Theodore throws out the jab.
Theodore fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries to clinch there but Theodore circles away.
Warrior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theodore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Theodore throws a series of punches but Warrior avoids them all with ease.
Theodore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warrior misses with a wild body shot.
Theodore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Warrior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warrior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Theodore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warrior ducks under a wild hook from Theodore.
Theodore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Theodore misses with an uppercut. Warrior saw that one coming.
Warrior throws a series of punches but Theodore avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Warrior misses.
Theodore misses with a leg kick
and Warrior counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Theodore's guard now.
Theodore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Theodore looking to control.
Warrior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warrior wants to control from the top but Theodore keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior passes Theodore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Theodore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warrior on the ground.
Warrior is trying to control. Theodore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilmer Theodore 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.
Theodore looks to land a left hand but Warrior moved out of range nicely.
Theodore throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
Warrior defending well as Theodore loads up on a big left hand.
Theodore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warrior.
Theodore tries to clinch but Warrior moves away
and Warrior counters with a two punch combo.
Ultimate Warrior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Theodore wants to clinch but Warrior slips to the side
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warrior.
Warrior blocks an elbow strike.
Warrior leaning his opponent against the cage.
Warrior tries to circle away but Theodore has him pinned against the cage.
Theodore wants to break free but Warrior has control.
Theodore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Theodore lands with a hook. Warrior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Warrior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Theodore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore tries to clinch
and Warrior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Warrior is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warrior tries to pass to full mount but Theodore defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warrior frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warrior trying to control but Theodore is having none of it.
Warrior lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior trying to control but Theodore is having none of it.
Warrior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Warrior punching from mount but Theodore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Warrior jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Theodore is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Theodore and Warrior has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
Warrior wants to control but Theodore is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with the ground and pound.
Warrior advances to mount.
Warrior wants to control but Theodore has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Theodore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warrior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warrior's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Theodore throwing sloppy strikes.
Theodore somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Theodore manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Theodore throws a series of strikes and Warrior wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Theodore looking to control but Warrior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Warrior blocks a head kick by Theodore.
Theodore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Theodore lands with a kick to the temple. Warrior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Warrior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Theodore closes the distance but Warrior moves to the side
and Warrior counters by clinching up.
Warrior avoiding damage as Theodore throws knees to the body.
Theodore wants to break free but Warrior has control.
Theodore can't break the clinch.
Theodore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theodore connects with a high kick.
Theodore scores with a spinning back kick!
Warrior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theodore throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore scores with a leg kick.
Theodore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Warrior's head.
Theodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Theodore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warrior counters with a single leg into guard. Theodore didn't expect that.
Theodore keeping moving, preventing Warrior from controlling successfully.
Warrior throws a big right hand that misses.
Warrior trying to control but Theodore is working from the bottom.
Warrior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warrior preventing the sweep.
Warrior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Theodore is keeping the position for now.
Warrior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Theodore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Warrior's guard.
Theodore wants to stand but Warrior has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodore trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Warrior manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Warrior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warrior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Warrior stops Theodore from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Theodore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warrior wants to control from the top but Theodore keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Theodore throws out a powerful jab.
Theodore misses with an uppercut.
Theodore throws a chopping leg kick but Warrior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilmer Theodore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theodore throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theodore throws a wild body kick that Warrior sees coming a mile off.
Theodore throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
Theodore moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilmer Theodore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Theodore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilmer Theodore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Ray Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Mosh by Eminem as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sugar Ray Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ray Silva.
Ray Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sonnen swivels and escapes.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ray Silva's half guard.
Sonnen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ray Silva has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sonnen. Oh but Ray Silva has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sonnen goes limp - he's gone! Ray Silva jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sugar Ray Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim sshady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slim sshady!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sshady on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Slim sshady has been cut.
Crunch! Heartless slams his shin into sshady's torso.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from sshady is defended easily by Heartless.
Heartless connects with a looping right hand.
Heartless fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sshady sprawls well initially but Heartless persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Heartless thows a huge punch but sshady dodges it nicely.
Heartless drops an elbow to the side of sshady's head.
Heartless not landing any meaningful shots this time.
sshady taking some punishment here, with Heartless in his half guard.
Heartless wants to take a breather but sshady is having none of it.
Heartless lands strikes from half guard.
Heartless thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heartless 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.
Heartless is looking for a kimura but sshady is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heartless to get the leverage.
Heartless wants to control but sshady is keeping him busy.
Heartless with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Heartless is working for a kimura but sshady is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sshady is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heartless pulls his head out easily.
Heartless is keen to just control but sshady is a slippery customer.
sshady moves into full guard.
sshady throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Heartless postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heartless missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
sshady is trying to keep Heartless in close.
sshady is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heartless stands up and waves to sshady to follow him.
Heartless is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
sshady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heartless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sshady is looking to clinch.
Heartless feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sshady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heartless is one step ahead there.
sshady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heartless with a nice head shot there.
Heartless throwing strikes from guard but sshady blocks nicely.
Heartless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heartless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heartless might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heartless stands up out of sshady's guard for a moment - sshady manages to land a nice upkick.
Heartless throwing strikes from guard but sshady blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heartless keeps the fight on the outside.
sshady catches Heartless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Koldan Heartless has been cut.
sshady misses with a takedown attempt
and Heartless counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sshady striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Heartless postures up.
sshady pulls Heartless in to control the position.
Heartless works over sshady with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heartless accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sshady working a defensive guard here.
Heartless trying to control the position from guard on top but sshady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
sshady gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heartless counters with a single leg into guard. sshady didn't expect that.
Koldan Heartless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim sshady.
sshady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heartless.
sshady throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
sshady keeping moving, preventing Heartless from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heartless has gone for a leg lock! sshady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heartless's guard.
sshady postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koldan Heartless dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
sshady tries to clinch but Heartless moves away
and Heartless counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in sshady's guard now.
Heartless won't allow sshady to sweep him here.
Heartless 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.
sshady wants to sweep but no luck.
sshady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heartless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heartless postures up in sshady's guard and throws a big left but sshady blocks it.
sshady manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heartless really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sshady is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Heartless has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Heartless!
sshady thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Heartless lands a couple of elbows.
Heartless content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heartless stopping the sweep attempt from sshady.
Heartless has gone for a leg lock! sshady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heartless's guard.
sshady slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heartless looking for a sweep but sshady has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Heartless tries to reverse the position but sshady maintains control.
Koldan Heartless overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
sshady tries to control but Heartless wriggling away.
Heartless wants to control but sshady is having none of it.
sshady cracks Heartless with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Heartless can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sshady looking to control and managing it successfully.
sshady lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartless is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
sshady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heartless. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sshady controlling the position easily from mount.
sshady jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Heartless is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Heartless and sshady has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
sshady is trying to get an arm triangle but Heartless is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sshady wants to stand but Heartless has his arm trapped.
Heartless gets back to half guard.
Heartless pushes sshady off and gets back to his feet.
sshady circles away from the clinch attempt.
sshady tries to clinch up but Heartless circles away and keeps his distance.
sshady tries to clinch but Heartless moves out of range.
Heartless scores with a takedown into sshady's guard.
Heartless throws a strike but sshady rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koldan Heartless dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
sshady shoots and misses
and Heartless counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. sshady manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heartless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heartless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heartless looking to pass the guard.
Heartless wants to control from the top but sshady keeps moving.
sshady wants to stand up but Heartless is controlling him.
Heartless stands and throws sshady's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heartless tries for a kimura but sshady is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartless cracks sshady with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Heartless seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Heartless tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
sshady wants to control but Heartless postures up.
Heartless throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and sshady works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Heartless prevents sshady from standing back up.
Heartless missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
sshady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for sshady.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sshady tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heartless counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heartless is looking to take a break and control but sshady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heartless throwing shots but sshady is blocking nicely.
sshady is trying to control but can't.
sshady is staying active underneath Heartless, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
sshady punching from the bottom.
sshady flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Heartless decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
sshady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heartless but Heartless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heartless pushes sshady up against the cage in a clinch.
sshady pulls Heartless into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartless wants to control from the top but sshady keeps moving.
Heartless with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heartless postures up.
Heartless stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sshady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heartless is looking to stand up but sshady won't let him.
sshady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
sshady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by sshady there.
sshady wants to clinch
and Heartless counters with a nice double leg into guard.
sshady is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartless postures up.
Heartless is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Heartless throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heartless throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sshady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
sshady wants to stand up but Heartless is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sshady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heartless.
Slim sshady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koldan Heartless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heartless shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. sshady is trying to defend but Heartless finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heartless works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Koldan Heartless showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heartless has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koldan Heartless!
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