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KFC 27: Leary vs Hill PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fat Tire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuran Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fat Tire has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fat Tire seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Tire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuran Franco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tire rushes Franco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tire missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco with the counter takedown but Tire avoids it easily.
Tire forces Franco back against the cage and clinches.
Tire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tire decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tire breaks from the clinch.
Tire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tire breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tire throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tire forces Franco back against the cage and clinches.
Tire is pressed up against the cage. Franco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tire down to the mat. Tire avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tire has managed to clinch.
Tire stops a takedown attempt from Franco.
Tire wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've been informed that Franco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tire misses with a hook.
Tire moves into the clinch.
Franco has Tire pressed against the cage, preventing Tire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tire pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tire has Franco pulled in close to control his posture.
Franco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Franco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tire's head.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Tire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Franco won't allow Tire to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tire is breathing heavily.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Franco won't allow Tire to get back to his feet.
Franco is in close to Tire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco is looking to work some ground and pound but Tire has wrist control.
Tire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franco on the ground.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tire is adopting a defensive guard.
Franco works over Tire with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco is working Tire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franco cracks Tire with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tire controlling the position.
Tire wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it.
Franco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Franco cracks Tire with a solid left hand.
Franco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Tire is rocked!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Tire is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco scoring with some ground and pound.
Franco scoring with some ground and pound.
Franco loads up on a big left hand. Tire felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Franco looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tire can't hide his disappointment, as Franco celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuran Franco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Skubini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefano Skubini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Stefano Skubini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Slayer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skubini instigates a clinch.
Slayer tries to pull guard but Skubini won't allow it.
Slayer wants a takedown.
Slayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skubini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stefano Skubini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Slayer.
Skubini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slayer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slayer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skubini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skubini darts in and clinches Slayer up against the cage.
Slayer goes for a takedown attempt but Skubini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skubini moves into the clinch successfully.
Skubini gets underhooks to prevent Slayer's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayer can't get the takedown.
Skubini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slayer looks winded!
Skubini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skubini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skubini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Skubini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skubini lands a hook that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Skubini working Slayer over with knees to the body.
Slayer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skubini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Mark Slayer has been cut.
Skubini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Skubini lands a good knee to the midsection. Slayer won't want to take too many of those.
Skubini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skubini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skubini connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Slayer goes down! Skubini jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Slayer is rocked!
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!
Skubini throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slayer is still in real trouble! Can Skubini finish him?
Skubini punching from mount but Slayer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Skubini thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Skubini lands a nice shot to the head.
Skubini is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Slayer is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stefano Skubini!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darian Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darian Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiago Franco!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws a shot to the body.
Frank bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Frank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Franco throws a series of punches but Frank moves out of range.
Frank lands a nice shot to the body.
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Frank. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frank.
Franco is rocked!
Franco gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Frank points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Franco wakes up just in time to hear Frank thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darian Frank!
Our winner, Darian Frank, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Skrarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Alvbris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvbris has chosen Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. as his entrance music. 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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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Casper Alvbris!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Skrarez. No joy for Alvbris on that attempt.
Skrarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Alvbris misses its intended target.
Alvbris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skrarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvbris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Skrarez is defending well.
A body shot lands from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Skrarez.
Alvbris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skrarez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Francesco Skrarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Alvbris.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez lands a nice uppercut.
Alvbris managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez gets through Alvbris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvbris takes a shot to the head.
Alvbris is rocked!
Alvbris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skrarez after a bit of a struggle.
Alvbris is still on wobbly legs! Can Skrarez finish him?
Alvbris looks winded!
Skrarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alvbris seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrarez working Alvbris over with knees to the body.
Skrarez pushes Alvbris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands an uppercut.
Skrarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvbris.
Still in the clinch, Skrarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez lands with a light punch inside.
Skrarez cracks Alvbris with a nice body shot.
Alvbris blocks an elbow strike.
Skrarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvbris wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvbris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skrarez working Alvbris over with knees to the body.
Skrarez lands a right hand.
Skrarez dips a shoulder and cracks Alvbris with a mighty uppercut! Alvbris falls back against the cage and Skrarez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Alvbris is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Skrarez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Skrarez!
Francesco Skrarez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Seventeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gannicus The Gladiator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seventeen comes to the cage accompanied by Dj got us fallin in love. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gannicus The Gladiator was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super 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, Android Seventeen !
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, Gannicus The Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen throws a body punch but The Gladiator moves out of range.
The Gladiator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seventeen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gladiator manages to avoid it.
Android Seventeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gladiator digs a good hook to Seventeen 's body.
The Gladiator has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Gladiator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seventeen .
Seventeen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Android Seventeen has been cut.
The Gladiator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Gladiator digs a good hook to Seventeen 's body.
Seventeen takes a swing at The Gladiator's ribcage but misses.
Seventeen misses the shot to the body.
The Gladiator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Gladiator scores with a shot to the body.
The Gladiator lands with a good body shot.
Seventeen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Gladiator fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seventeen ducks right into an uppercut from The Gladiator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen takes one to the chin there.
Android Seventeen 's cut is getting worse.
The Gladiator lands a big right hand that sends Seventeen crashing to the mat! The Gladiator stays standing though and waves Seventeen back to his feet!
The Gladiator cracks Seventeen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Gladiator has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Seventeen to stand back up!
Seventeen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seventeen just misses with a punch to the body.
The Gladiator with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Seventeen does no damage.
The Gladiator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Gladiator throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seventeen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Gladiator cracks Seventeen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Gladiator has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Seventeen to stand back up!
Android Seventeen 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Gladiator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Gladiator lands with a nice body punch.
The Gladiator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Gladiator lands a right hook to the body.
The Gladiator smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Gladiator connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Seventeen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by The Gladiator!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gannicus The Gladiator!
A relieved looking Gannicus The Gladiator 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corban Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Deetox - Headknocker. This should be fireworks!
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses with a body shot.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve leaves Storm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steve defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm dives in and scores a takedown into Steve's guard.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Steve is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steve can't keep his opponent in guard - Storm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storm on the ground.
Storm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Storm lands a nice short elbow.
Steve is looking to improve his position.
Storm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steve's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm lands strikes from half guard.
Steve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
Storm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steve is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nice strikes from Storm there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steve looks like he's trying to stand up.
Storm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steve trying to control here.
Storm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steve with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Storm is trying to control the action in half guard but Steve is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steve on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steve tries to get out of the position.
Storm winds up and cracks Steve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Storm thows a huge punch but Steve dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Storm lands a nice short elbow.
Storm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steve with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Storm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Storm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Storm is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steve on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Storm is pressing down on Steve's thigh, looking to free his foot. Steve is holding on for now.
Storm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Storm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Storm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steve's head.
Steve wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
Storm seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Storm lands a nice short elbow.
Storm is keen to just control but Steve is a slippery customer.
Storm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steve scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm with a nice cross.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Jay Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick from Storm.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Storm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
Storm shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Storm throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve avoids the head kick by Storm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm feints and as Steve raises his hands in defense, Storm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm preventing the sweep.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Steve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm with a nice head shot there.
Storm is working Steve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Storm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Storm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is working Steve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Storm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Storm trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Storm landing with the ground and pound.
Steve working a defensive guard here.
Storm lands a couple of digs.
Storm lands a couple of digs.
Storm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Storm scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to buck Storm off but Storm is having none of it.
Steve is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Storm moves into full mount!
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Storm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Steve can't escape the position.
Storm is landing with some decent strikes but Steve is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Storm lands a big shot there that rocks Steve but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steve is rocked!
Corban Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Steve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm landing shots from mount.
Storm punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Steve looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Storm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Steve avoids the body shot from Storm.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
Storm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steve napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Storm lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steve keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Steve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jay Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve is trying to get back to his feet.
Storm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Storm is putting a hurting on Steve here, landing some big shots from side control.
Storm cracks Steve with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Storm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Storm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steve down.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Steve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steve takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Storm lands some shots froms side control.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Storm working the head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Storm scores with punches from side control.
Storm controls the position from side control.
Storm scoring with punches and elbows.
Storm working the ground and pound.
Steve trying to remain calm as Storm controls from the top position.
Storm in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm controls the position.
Storm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steve down.
Steve takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Storm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Steve!
Storm with a couple of short strikes.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steve can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Storm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
During a confident post fight interview, Corban Storm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jay Steve spoke after the fight, saying 'All i want is you!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Nelson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Paine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
A big right from Paine misses.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paine.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Nelson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Paine is looking to clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook. Paine ducked under it nicely.
Paine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paine misses with a straight right.
Paine lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Paine takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paines head.
Paine blocks an uppercut.
Paine blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paine as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Paine has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paine.
Nelson trying to stall but Paine improves his position.
Paine misses with a body punch.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Paine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Paine.
Paine working aggressively here.
Paine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Paine.
Paine misses with the head strike.
Paine struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paine backwards.
Paine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Paine just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michael Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paine missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Paine is looking to counter the offense by Nelson and move into the clinch.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Paine slips the punch.
Paine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
letting Paine counter with a right hand.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Paine takes the fight into the clinch.
Paine misses with the head strike.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Paine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Paine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Paine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson blocks a jab.
Michael Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paine gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paine.
Paine swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Paine scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paine loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paine takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Decent striking displayed by Paine there.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Paine avoids them all with ease.
Nelson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nelson lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Paine moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Paine catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Paine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paine missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Paine moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paine.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paine circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paine is looking to clinch.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paine drops Nelson with a beautiful combination! Nelson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paine is looking for the KO!
Nelson is rocked!
Paine missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Nelson misses.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Paine finish him?
Nelson tests Paine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Paine throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson slips a straight right by Paine.
Paine throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine misses with a straight left.
Paine ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Paine throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Paine clinches.
Paine lands with a light punch inside.
Paine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Paine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Paine.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nelson walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
A big left from Nelson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Paine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Paine misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Paine.
Nelson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Paine moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Paine!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Paine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Chinannigans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobb's choice of entrance music: Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jones Chinannigans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinannigans takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Jones Chinannigans has been cut.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Chinannigans avoids nicely.
Chinannigans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinannigans misses the shot to the body.
Chinannigans tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Chinannigans avoids it with no problem.
Chinannigans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Chinannigans avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Cobb.
Chinannigans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Chinannigans.
Cobb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinannigans manages to avoid it.
Chinannigans is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chinannigans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chinannigans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobb slips a jab from Chinannigans.
Chinannigans has managed to clinch.
Cobb has had enough of the clinch but Chinannigans keeps him there for the moment.
Cobb wants to get back to striking at distance but Chinannigans won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinannigans swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinannigans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Chinannigans is controlling him.
Chinannigans tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chinannigans tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chinannigans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Chinannigans tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb wants to get back to striking at distance but Chinannigans won't allow it.
Chinannigans misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is trying to push Chinannigans away but Chinannigans has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chinannigans pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chinannigans misses with a body punch.
Chinannigans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Chinannigans.
Cobb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobb is struggling to control the position.
Chinannigans lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinannigans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinannigans.
Chinannigans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chinannigans misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Chinannigans.
Chinannigans has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Chinannigans lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chinannigans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chinannigans has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Chinannigans dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chinannigans closes the distance but Cobb moves to the side
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chinannigans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Chinannigans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chinannigans takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones Chinannigans's cut is getting worse.
Chinannigans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Chinannigans is looking to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch.
Chinannigans moves away from the strike by Cobb.
An attempted straight right counter from Chinannigans misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb cracks Chinannigans with a good jab.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb is stalking Chinannigans. Chinannigans circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cobb, and it's lights out! Chinannigans really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Cobb!
Tyson Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armond Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Rage against The machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armond Hill!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Leary takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Hill.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill goes for a double leg but Leary avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leary continues to drive forward.
Leary tries to counter by clinching up but Hill breaks away and moves out of range.
Leary looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Leary sets himself, and Hill steps forward looking for the clinch! Leary avoids it this time.
Hill looks for a takedown but Leary sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Leary misses its target.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Leary off the cage and back into range.
Leary defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Leary blocking some punches.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leary drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Leary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hill walks away with a smile on his face. Leary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hill drives through and clinches with Leary against the cage.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leary.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
Leary looking to stall.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leary displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hill up against the cage.
Hill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leary decides to pull guard.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leary has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Leary's legs - danger averted.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leary has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Leary's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Leary is trying to keep Hill in close.
Leary is really struggling to control Hill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Leary looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Leary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Leary is retaining full guard.
Leary has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Leary is retaining full guard.
Leary looking for a triangle here. Hill is fighting it but it looks tight! Leary pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hill is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris Leary!
Chris Leary decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Armond Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'Winners have to absorb losses.'.
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