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UCF 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl King (ranked 3831 p4p, 165 weight class) and Chozen Toguchi (ranked 5050 p4p, 146 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Pythons Squeeze by-DECIMATOR. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chozen Toguchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toguchi. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King gets the takedown into side control.
King tries to advance to mount but Toguchi denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King happy to just control the position for now.
Toguchi is trying to buck King off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Toguchi looks calm but he's in trouble here. King gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Toguchi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! King lets go of the hold and Toguchi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karl King!
An intense looking Karl King took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am the KING COBRA I'm looking to put the squeeze on everyone in the division let's keep it going!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gomez (ranked 3248 p4p, 361 weight class) and Justin Graham (ranked 4353 p4p, 435 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Graham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Gomez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Graham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eddie Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Graham scores with a jab to the body.
Graham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graham counters with a left to the body.
Gomez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Graham quickly recovers to half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Graham manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Graham is keeping the position.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.
Graham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez 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.
Gomez 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.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Graham's guard.
Graham is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.
Graham wants to sweep here but Gomez controlling him for the moment.
Gomez being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Graham's guard.
Graham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graham wants to free his trapped foot but Gomez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Graham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Graham drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Graham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Graham defends easily.
Graham throwing strikes but missing.
Graham trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graham is aware though and is defending well.
Graham trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez working for a triangle but Graham defends it easily.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Graham has picked Gomez up and slammed him! Gomez can't keep hold of the triangle and Graham manages to pass to side control!
Graham content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Graham is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graham controlling the position.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Graham is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graham connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gomez some visible discomfort.
Graham trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is looking to get to half guard.
Graham controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Graham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Gomez on that attempt.
Gomez with a poor takedown
so Graham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham is posturing up here but Gomez has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Graham tries to roll out but it's too tight and Graham has to tap! Slick submission there by Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Gomez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cardenas (ranked 2948 p4p, 355 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 4740 p4p, 505 weight class). Cardenas's entrance music is "What they want" by Schoolboy Q. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Cardenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Longbardo misses.
Cardenas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Longbardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cardenas counters with a stiff right hand.
Longbardo clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Longbardo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Longbardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cardenas struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
Longbardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longbardo throws a series of punches but Cardenas avoids them all with ease.
Longbardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longbardo throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longbardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longbardo throws a series of punches but Cardenas avoids them all with ease.
Cardenas lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbardo throws a right hand that misses
and Cardenas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardenas.
Cardenas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longbardo misses with a leg kick
and Cardenas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Longbardo thinking.
Longbardo misses with a body punch
and Cardenas counters with a straight right hand.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Cardenas moves out of range.
Longbardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cardenas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longbardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cardenas checks it well.
Longbardo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Longbardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cardenas, pushing him back against the cage.
Longbardo lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Cardenas avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the cage.
Cardenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo ducks under a wild hook from Cardenas.
Longbardo throws a lazy body kick
and Cardenas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Longbardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longbardo misses with a double jab
and Cardenas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longbardo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cardenas to counter with a crisp jab.
Longbardo throws a leg kick
and Cardenas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Cardenas's head coaches at 11th Planet Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Cardenas misses.
Longbardo misses with the combination.
Longbardo misses with a double jab.
Longbardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Longbardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Longbardo.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardenas misses the target.
Longbardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Longbardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Longbardo throws a leg kick
and Cardenas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Longbardo throws a series of punches but Cardenas avoids them all with ease.
Longbardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardenas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Cardenas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Longbardo tries to clinch but Cardenas moves away
and Cardenas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longbardo clinches.
Longbardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cardenas is keeping busy.
Longbardo stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardenas's elbow.
Longbardo manages to break the clinch.
Longbardo wants to clinch.
Cardenas lunges at Longbardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Longbardo's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longbardo throws an off balance right hand
and Cardenas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wacco Longbardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardenas drops Longbardo with a right and a left! Cardenas comes rushing in but Longbardo regains his composure and manages to keep Cardenas in guard.
Longbardo is rocked!
It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longbardo wants to stand up but Cardenas is controlling him.
Longbardo is still in real trouble! Can Cardenas finish him?
Longbardo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Cardenas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cardenas - that landed with a thud.
Longbardo looks winded!
Longbardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cardenas.
Cardenas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Longbardo with a big uppercut! Longbardo tries to clinch up but Cardenas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Longbardo to the mat! Longbardo covers up and Cardenas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Cardenas!
Joe Cardenas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Love (ranked 1739 p4p, 71 weight class) and Drew Sexton (ranked 2572 p4p, 95 weight class). Dr Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Love seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sexton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Love is looking to land body kicks.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexton blocks a head kick by Love.
Sexton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sexton doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Sexton throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a nice leg kick.
Sexton motions for Love to come forward. Sexton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Sexton backs away, Love returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Love is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sexton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexton lands with an overhand left.
Sexton throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sexton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sexton tries to counter with a clinch but Love shakes him off and moves away.
Sexton stuns Love with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sexton.
A jab lands there for Sexton.
Sexton misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Sexton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drew Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws a lazy body kick
and Sexton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sexton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Love throws a lazy head kick
and Sexton counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sexton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Sexton lands with a left to the head.
Sexton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love wants to stall.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sexton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sexton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sexton tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Sexton tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Sexton misses with a knee strike.
Love lands with a short shot to the head.
Sexton cracks Love with a nice body shot.
Sexton avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sexton.
Love dodges an elbow strike from Sexton.
Sexton blocks an elbow strike from Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Love pushes off an throws an elbow but Sexton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sexton lands an elbow that stopped Love in his tracks for a moment.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sexton lands a right hand.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Love lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sexton.
Sexton lands a right hand.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Love throws an elbow but it misses.
Sexton lands an elbow inside that Love shrugs off.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Sexton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Sexton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.
Sexton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Sexton throws an elbow that misses.
Love looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Sexton takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Drew Sexton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Sexton.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Sexton avoids the damage to the body.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sexton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sexton throws a head punch that misses.
Sexton tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Sexton lands a shot to the body.
Sexton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Love obliges.
Sexton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sexton pushes Love back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Sexton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Sexton's cut.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Love works the jab nicely.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sexton avoids it.
Sexton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Sexton.
Sexton misses with a body shot
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Sexton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Love throws a lazy head kick
and Sexton counters with a nice uppercut.
Sexton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sexton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Sexton.
Love lands the left hand.
Sexton scores with a body shot.
Drew Sexton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love lands with a hook. Sexton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Love blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Love lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sexton doesn't seem phased though.
Love misses with a head kick.
Sexton misses with a body kick.
Sexton wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love throws a quick inside leg kick.
Love scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sexton swinging wildly here.
Love looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sexton misses with the body kick
and Love counters with a slapping leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sexton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a right hand that misses
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sexton lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Love 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sexton blocks a head kick by Love.
Sexton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton checks a low kick from Love.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sexton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Love.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sexton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexton connects with a high kick.
Sexton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love tries to land a front kick but Sexton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Sexton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sexton avoids the body shot from Love.
Sexton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sexton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sexton swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Sexton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sexton tries a quick counter leg kick but Love is wise to it.
A jab from Sexton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Sexton moves out of range easily.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton moves out of range of the body kick.
Sexton takes one to the chin there.
Love looks to land a body kick but Sexton moved away.
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!
Love scores with a hook.
Sexton throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Love scoring well with a low kick there.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow Sexton down.
An inside leg kick from Love misses.
Sexton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dr Love will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drew Sexton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Sexton misses its intended target.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sexton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses
and Love counters with a good, hard body kick but Sexton shrugs it off.
Sexton takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sexton. That snapped Love's head back.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexton throws a lazy body kick
and Love counters with a slapping leg kick.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sexton.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love checks a leg kick nicely.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sexton's head backwards.
A left lands for Love.
Sexton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sexton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a leg kick but Sexton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Love checks a leg kick.
Sexton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love avoids the head kick by Sexton.
Sexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love throws a leg kick but Sexton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sexton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love throws a wild body kick that Sexton sees coming a mile off.
Sexton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sexton tries a low kick but Love avoids it.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Sexton moves out of range easily.
Sexton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sexton.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sexton is looking to land body kicks.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sexton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Love.
Love pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sexton avoids the head kick by Love.
Sexton tries to clinch up.
Sexton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love tried to counter with a leg kick but Sexton avoided it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sexton. That's going to slow Love down.
Sexton misses the shot to the body.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Sexton.
Love throws a head kick but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sexton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sexton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Love throws a nice head kick!
Sexton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Love avoids the body shot from Sexton.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sexton is looking to score with low kicks.
Sexton misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sexton thinking.
Sexton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sexton's hands.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Love 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dr Love!
Dr Love made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd like to apologize to absolutely nobody!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrius Python (ranked 2982 p4p, 108 weight class) and Lars Anderson (ranked 3101 p4p, 147 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: For Whom The Bell Tolls by-METALLICA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrius Python!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Python tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Python on that attempt.
Anderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Python's head coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Python throws a body kick that misses.
Python looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Python postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Python might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Python content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Anderson has locked up a guillotine! Anderson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Python is holding on here and Anderson must be using up a lot of energy. Python has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Anderson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lars Anderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flukey Stokes (ranked 1624 p4p, 215 weight class) and Roy Roach (ranked 2502 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Flukey Stokes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Roach!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach misses with a right hand
and Stokes counters with a leg kick.
Stokes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stokes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roach misses with a two punch combination.
Stokes walks into a jab.
Roach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stokes counters with a leg kick.
Roach throws a combination that misses
and Stokes counters with a low kick, right behind Roach 's knee.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Stokes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick from Stokes lands but Roach takes it in his stride.
Stokes staying out of range there.
It looked like Stokes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Stokes is just out of range.
Stokes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roach avoids it.
Roy Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stokes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stokes misses with a head kick.
Roach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stokes counters with an outside leg kick.
Stokes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Stokes counters with a good low kick that Roach was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Stokes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stokes.
Roach throws a poor cross that misses
and Stokes counters with a thumping low kick.
Roach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stokes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roach looks to land a right hand but Stokes moved out of range.
Roach throws a right hand that misses
and Stokes counters with a nice leg kick.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Stokes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Roach misses.
It appears Stokes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Roach throws a sloppy body shot
and Stokes counters with a left to the body.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Stokes is just out of range.
Stokes lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stokes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
Roach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stokes counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Roach. Those never looked like landing.
Stokes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Roach lands the left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Roach scores with a four punch combination!
Roach misses with a two punch combination.
And Stokes counters with a quick kick to the body but Roach blocks it.
Stokes connects with a leg kick. Roach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roach shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stokes eats them both and turns towards Roach to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stokes moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stokes doesn't seem bothered though.
Roach throws out a loose jab but Stokes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stokes delivers a nice body kick.
Roach misses with an uppercut.
Roach scores with a one two! Stokes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roach misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roach looks winded!
Roach throws a right hand that misses
and Stokes counters with an inside leg kick.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Stokes counters with a low kick, right behind Roach 's knee.
Roach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stokes fakes the leg kick and cracks Roach in the body.
Roach throws a poor cross that misses
and Stokes counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stokes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stokes thumps Roach with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stokes. That's going to slow Roach down.
Stokes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stokes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roach swings widly with a right hand
letting Stokes counter with a right hand.
Stokes slips a jab from Roach.
Roach scores with a nice strike.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Stokes counters with a body kick that stops Roach in his tracks momentarily.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Roach misses the jab.
Stokes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roach avoids it.
Roach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roach misses with a right hand
and Stokes counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach misses with a hook
and Stokes counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stokes.
Roach lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flukey Stokes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roach misses with a combination
and Stokes counters with a nice leg kick.
Stokes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Roach misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stokes.
Roach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stokes counters with a thumping low kick.
Roach missing with a left hand there. Stokes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stokes tried to counter with a leg kick but Roach avoided it.
Stokes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Roach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Roach misses
and Stokes counters with a thumping low kick.
Roach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stokes counters with a good low kick that Roach was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes lands a leg kick that knocks Roach off balance momentarily.
Stokes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roach misses with a combination
and Stokes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roach's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roach will feel that in the morning.
Roach is breathing heavily.
Stokes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roach throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Roach misses the target.
Stokes throws a quick counter head kick but Roach was just out of range.
Stokes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Roach throws a series of punches but Stokes avoids them all with ease.
Stokes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stokes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Stokes feints and then cracks Roach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roach down.
Stokes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stokes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roach throws a poor cross that misses
and Stokes counters with a nice leg kick.
Roy Roach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach throws a combination that misses
and Stokes counters with a good low kick that Roach was not able to check.
Stokes thumps Roach with a low kick.
Stokes feints and then cracks Roach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roach down.
Roach throws a body shot but no joy.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stokes can pounce on him.
Roach takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roach moves out of range as Stokes throws a body kick.
Roach misses with a hook.
Stokes ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Roach takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stokes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roach will feel that in the morning.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Stokes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roach can do to turn this around?
Roach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stokes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stokes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Stokes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roach avoids it.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stokes to counter with a crisp jab.
Roach throws out a loose jab but Stokes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stokes.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stokes can pounce on him.
Stokes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Stokes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Roach throws a poor cross that misses
and Stokes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Flukey Stokes is winning the standup battle so far.
Stokes moves out of range as Roach strikes.
Stokes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roach misses with a hook to the body
and Stokes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stokes lands with a good body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stokes.
Roach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stokes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stokes connects with a leg kick. Roach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stokes delivers a nice body kick.
Stokes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stokes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roach if he has to take too many more of those.
Stokes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roach takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roach steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stokes. That one must have hurt.
Roach takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stokes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roach will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters circling a little - Stokes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stokes stuns Roach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Stokes. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flukey Stokes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stokes misses with a body kick.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Stokes is out of range.
Roach punishes Stokes's body with a nice straight punch.
Stokes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stokes scoring well with a low kick there.
Roach catches Stokes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roach tries to clinch
and Stokes counters with a stiff right hand.
Stokes lands a nice looking body kick.
Roach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stokes counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stokes.
Stokes lands with a hook. Roach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Stokes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roach misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Stokes.
Roach throws a hook but Stokes blocks it.
That kick from Stokes tenderised Roach's leg. Roach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roach looks to land a right hand but Stokes moved out of range.
Stokes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stokes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roach throws a right hand that misses
and Stokes counters with an inside leg kick.
Roach lands a two punch combo.
Stokes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stokes lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Stokes finds it's way through Roach's defenses.
Roach avoids a kick to the body.
Stokes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roach misses with a wild combination.
And Stokes counters with a quick kick to the body but Roach blocks it.
Roach connects with a jab.
Roy Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stokes thows a body kick. Roach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stokes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Stokes.
Stokes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stokes.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Stokes counters with a quick kick to the body but Roach blocks it.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Stokes counters with a good low kick that Roach was not able to check.
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Stokes.
Roach throws a combination that misses
and Stokes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stokes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stokes lands a front kick.
Roach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stokes counters with a low kick, right behind Roach 's knee.
You can see that Roach has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Stokes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stokes scores with a spinning back kick!
Stokes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach misses with a combination
and Stokes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stokes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Stokes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stokes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roach. That did some damage!
Stokes connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stokes.
Roach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Roach - just one landing.
Roach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stokes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roach misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flukey Stokes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stokes 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flukey Stokes!
Flukey Stokes retains his middleweight title!
Flukey Stokes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kelly (ranked 1461 p4p, 226 weight class) and Mark Morris (ranked 2165 p4p, 317 weight class). Mark Morris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Morris!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kelly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Morris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morris duly obliges.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Morris's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris misses with an uppercut.
Morris loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Morris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Morris lands a jab to the head.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morris has time to react.
David Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morris's head backwards.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Morris's belly button to the back.
We've been told by Kelly's head coaches at Q Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Morris's head.
The crowd cheers as Kelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morris doesn't seem phased though.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly lands with a nice combination. Morris backs away looking to recover.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelly!
Morris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Morris! Kelly is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Morris!
Mark Morris is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mark Morris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 489 p4p, 16 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 598 p4p, 38 weight class). Cobb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You dropped the Bomb on me. Guillermo Pato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Semmy Cobb's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato moves forwards but Cobb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left and a right from Cobb both land. Nice combination.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pato has Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Pato misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb is pushing Pato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato working aggressively here.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Pato wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Pato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Pato circles away.
Pato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1-2. Cobb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cobb has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pato is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pato.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Pato off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Pato looks to clinch
and Cobb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pato clinches.
Cobb blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Pato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pato pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cobb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pato rushes Cobb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Pato on the inside.
Cobb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cobb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Cobb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pato's corner calls for a 1-2. Pato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Pato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pato slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb works over Pato's head and body with a nice combination.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Pato avoids it with no problem.
Cobb scores with a jab. Pato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Cobb tries to bum rush Pato with a series of wild strikes but Pato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pato tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb manages to break the clinch.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Cobb lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pato on the side of the head.
Pato misses with a looping right.
Pato closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pato throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pato is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cobb's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pato back to the cage. Cobb follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Pato misses.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Semmy Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pato wants to clinch.
Pato is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Pato is avoiding it.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Pato avoids it with no problem.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cobb with a hook.
Cobb lands a jab.
Cobb throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
As Cobb tries to get set, Pato tries to push him back and clinch up but Cobb manages to avoid the attempt.
Pato wants to clinch
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Pato's head but Pato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato tries to counter by clinching up but Cobb breaks away and moves out of range.
Cobb stalks Pato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pato's face. Pato staggers backwards, shaken.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb gets tackled into the cage by Pato. Pato maintains the clinch.
Guillermo Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Pato avoids nicely.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pato.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pato 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 throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pato.
Pato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobb cracks Pato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges.
Pato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobb lands a glancing blow to the side of Pato's head.
Pato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pato throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Pato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobb. Cobb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobb 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.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Pato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobb swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Pato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato misses with a few strikes there.
Pato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Cobb jabs Pato right on the nose. Pato blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb feints a jab promting Pato to slip. Cobb then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Pato is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb can't break the clinch.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body. Pato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Come on Cobb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cobb stalls.
Cobb receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb with a nice cross.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb lands a nice hook to Pato's body. Pato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Pato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobb in his tracks.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Cobb.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Cobb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pato under the eye.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Pato's body.
Oooooh!!! Cobb has knocked Pato down with a huge combo! Cobb steps away and waves a wobbly Pato back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pato is rocked!
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Pato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oh Pato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Pato knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Pato misses.
Pato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Pato throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Pato takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Cobb cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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