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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 3410 p4p, 193 weight class) and Gregorio Ruiz (ranked 7601 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregorio Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruiz tries for a takedown but Time circles away easily
enabling Time to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gregorio Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Time connects with a body shot.
Time lands with a shot to the body.
Time scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruiz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz leaves his chin hanging out and Time seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ruiz crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). My Time!
My Time decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Balls (ranked 4404 p4p, 419 weight class) and Michael Palmer (ranked 3760 p4p, 376 weight class). The key to victory for Randy Balls has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Palmer !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balls lands a jab to the nose.
Balls lands a left and a right that send Palmer crashing to the mat, dazed. Balls thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Palmer is rocked!
Palmer tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Balls finish him?
Balls fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Palmer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Palmer looks to clinch but Balls throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Palmer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randy Balls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sildosoves Bagueirau (ranked 2934 p4p, 247 weight class) and Sithichai TeppenGym (ranked 7669 p4p, 437 weight class). Bagueirau comes to the cage accompanied by The Way. Sildosoves Bagueirau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sildosoves Bagueirau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sithichai TeppenGym!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from TeppenGym enables Bagueirau to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. TeppenGym manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bagueirau won't allow TeppenGym to get back to his feet.
TeppenGym wants to sweep here but Bagueirau controlling him for the moment.
Bagueirau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bagueirau won't allow TeppenGym to sweep him here.
TeppenGym looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bagueirau puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bagueirau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagueirau passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TeppenGym reaches up to try and control the position but Bagueirau seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! TeppenGym rolls and tries to escape and now Bagueirau has his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
TeppenGym wants to escape the position.
TeppenGym is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bagueirau off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bagueirau biding his time, controlling TeppenGym.
Bagueirau seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down TeppenGym for as long as he can get away with.
Bagueirau seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
TeppenGym is trying to get back to his feet but Bagueirau has full control of the position and if anything, TeppenGym has just worked his way into a worse spot.
TeppenGym is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
TeppenGym told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
TeppenGym is really stuck here.
TeppenGym trying to control the hands but Bagueirau won't let him.
Bagueirau is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. TeppenGym has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Bagueirau has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! TeppenGym taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Bagueirau doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sildosoves Bagueirau!
A very excited looking Sildosoves Bagueirau rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyodo Machida (ranked 2523 p4p, 138 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 6025 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyodo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida has closed the distance and engaged Collins in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Collins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Machida wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Machida misses.
Collins moves into range and clinches up with Machida.
Collins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
Machida tries to circle away but Collins has him pinned against the cage.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins blocking some punches.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Machida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machida manages to pull guard.
Collins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Machida's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Machida trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Machida won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
Machida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
Machida landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collins working for a triangle but Machida defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machida is in close to Collins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collins is on top in guard.
Collins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Collins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Machida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machida is controlling Collins's posture.
Machida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Machida passes into half guard.
Collins taking some punishment here, with Machida in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machida lands a nice short elbow.
Machida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Machida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Machida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Machida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Machida connects with a nice short shot to Collins's temple.
Ground and pound from Machida.
Machida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Collins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Machida connects with a nice short shot to Collins's temple.
Collins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida stops Collins from getting back to his feet.
Collins is still in real trouble! Can Machida finish him?
Machida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Collins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Machida lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Collins quite badly. Collins pulls Machida in close trying to recover. Machida postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Collins on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Collins doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyodo Machida!
Our winner, Lyodo Machida, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Takashi (ranked 2409 p4p, 320 weight class) and Arthur Shelby (ranked 3593 p4p, 424 weight class). Shelby is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peeky Blinder Anthem. Arthur Shelby 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saku Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby thuds a left hand into Takashi's body.
Takashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takashi shoots and misses
and Shelby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takashi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Takashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shelby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby wants to improve his position but Takashi is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Takashi working over Shelby with some ground and pound. Shelby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby tries to get to full guard but Takashi has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takashi pulls his head out easily.
Shelby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shelby told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi content to control rather than advance.
Takashi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shelby is looking to control Takashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shelby avoid being mounted?
Shelby kicks Takashi off and gets back to his feet.
Takashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shelby!
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Takashi is putting a hurting on Shelby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shelby is looking to regain half guard here but Takashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Shelby is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby wants to control but Takashi postures up.
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelby wants to get back to his feet.
Takashi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Takashi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shelby is trying to get back to his feet.
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Shelby takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shelby wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Shelby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Takashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shelby pushes Takashi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takashi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi lands a nice forearm strike.
Takashi takes a little break here. Shelby wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Takashi cracks Shelby with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shelby pushes Takashi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takashi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shelby is trying to improve his position.
Takashi working the ground and pound.
Shelby tries to improve position but can't.
Shelby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Takashi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shelby some visible discomfort.
Shelby gets back to half guard.
Takashi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shelby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shelby has one foot on Takashi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Takashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Takashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shelby tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby tries to sprawl but Takashi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Takashi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Takashi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby tries to kick Takashi off but Takashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takashi drops an elbow to the side of Shelby's head.
Ground and pound from Takashi.
Takashi working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Takashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Shelby as Takashi shoots in.
Takashi misses with a takedown
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
Takashi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shelby defends well and Takashi ends up having to push Shelby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Takashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi shoots in and bounces Shelby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shelby working for submissions but it's allowed Takashi to get to half guard.
Takashi winds up and cracks Shelby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shelby wants to get back to his feet.
Takashi working over Shelby with some ground and pound. Shelby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Takashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi working Shelby over with strikes.
Shelby is trying to maintain the position but Takashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Takashi working Shelby over with strikes.
Takashi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shelby actively working from the bottom here.
Takashi lands strikes from half guard.
Shelby is trying to stand back up but Takashi is controlling him
Shelby manages to get to full guard.
Takashi postures up and lands a big shot to Shelby's brow.
Takashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Takashi is in close to Shelby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby wants to stand but Takashi is controlling the position.
Shelby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takashi is stalling in the full guard.
Shelby wants to sweep but no luck.
Takashi controlling from the top position.
Saku Takashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shelby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takashi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shelby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takashi has managed to get both his arms back between Shelby's legs - danger averted.
Takashi lands a couple of digs.
Takashi looking to pass the guard.
Shelby has momentary wrist control but Takashi slips an elbow through the middle.
Takashi lands a couple of elbows.
Shelby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takashi controls the pace.
Takashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shelby misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby tries to get to full guard but Takashi has control of the leg.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takashi prevents Shelby from improving his position.
Shelby is trying to stand back up but Takashi is controlling him
Shelby has hold of Takashi's hands but Takashi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takashi controlling the action here.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Takashi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takashi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takashi blocks the strikes from Shelby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Takashi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Takashi misses with a takedown
and Shelby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takashi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shelby circles away.
Shelby gets caught napping as Takashi dives in and scores a takedown. Shelby manages to retain guard.
Shelby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takashi defends it easily.
Takashi controlling from the top position.
Takashi is in close to Shelby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takashi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takashi landing with the ground and pound.
Takashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takashi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takashi is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby wants to sweep here but Takashi controlling him for the moment.
Takashi is sitting in close to Shelby's body. Shelby has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Takashi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Takashi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shelby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Shelby!
Arthur Shelby took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nejuis Bardamont (ranked 2848 p4p, 363 weight class) and Charlie Hickings (ranked 3056 p4p, 385 weight class). Hickings has chosen Thing - Just loud noises as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nejuis Bardamont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Hickings!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bardamont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bardamont bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hickings's head.
Hickings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardamont moves away.
Bardamont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bardamont misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Bardamont.
A jab lands there for Hickings.
Jab by Bardamont.
Hickings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bardamont.
Hickings throws out a loose jab but Bardamont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bardamont seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bardamont looks to land a combination but Hickings avoids it well.
Hickings misses with a hook
and Bardamont counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Bardamont misses its intended target.
Hickings throws a body punch but Bardamont moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bardamont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardamont manages to avoid it.
Bardamont throws out a powerful jab.
Bardamont uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hickings dodges the punch combination from Bardamont.
Charlie Hickings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bardamont works the jab nicely.
Bardamont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Bardamont.
Hickings moves out of range as Bardamont strikes.
Hickings swings widly with a right hand
letting Bardamont counter with a right hand.
Bardamont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickings.
Bardamont takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardamont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hickings.
Bardamont blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickings throws a big shot that misses.
Hickings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickings throws a shot from downtown. Bardamont moves away and avoids it.
Hickings looks to land a right hand but Bardamont moved out of range.
Bardamont takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bardamont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hickings throws out a counter right but Bardamont avoids it with no problem.
Bardamont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bardamont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hickings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bardamont.
Hickings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardamont.
Bardamont looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hickings connects with a body shot that sends Bardamont's belly button to the back.
Hickings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bardamont scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickings connects with a single shot there.
Hickings throws a poor cross that misses
and Bardamont counters with a straight right hand.
Hickings is rocked!
Bardamont connects with a nice cross there... Hickings is looking wobbly and Bardamont recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hickings to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bardamont jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nejuis Bardamont!
Charlie Hickings spoke after the fight, saying 'Y ain't nathing, mate. Got lucky and noothink els. See ja soon reel soon, boi.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke McStoner (ranked 2241 p4p, 238 weight class) and Krzysztof Piszka (ranked 3243 p4p, 333 weight class). Krzysztof Piszka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duke McStoner's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke McStoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krzysztof Piszka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStoner lands a nice shot to the body.
McStoner throws a shot from downtown. Piszka moves away and avoids it.
Piszka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McStoner throws a shot from downtown. Piszka moves away and avoids it.
And Piszka tries to counter it with a takedown but McStoner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McStoner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for McStoner.
McStoner lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piszka fails with the takedown
and McStoner counters with a left to the body.
Duke McStoner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McStoner misses the target.
Piszka drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McStoner defends it well.
Decent striking displayed by McStoner there.
McStoner lands a nice hook to Piszka's body. Piszka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McStoner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piszka at a distance.
A jab from McStoner misses.
And Piszka tries to counter it with a takedown but McStoner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Piszka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. McStoner catches Piszka right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStoner scores with a hook to the body. Piszka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McStoner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McStoner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Piszka on the side of the head.
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!
McStoner connects with a body shot.
Piszka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Piszka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Piszka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McStoner cracks Piszka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piszka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McStoner takes a swing at Piszka's ribcage but misses.
And Piszka tries to counter it with a takedown but McStoner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Piszka with a lazy takedown attempt
and McStoner counters with a nice uppercut.
McStoner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Piszka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McStoner counters with a stiff right hand.
Duke McStoner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Piszka.
Piszka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McStoner.
McStoner throws a good cross that connects.
Piszka with a poor takedown
and McStoner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McStoner lands with an uppercut that bounces Piszka off the cage and back into range.
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!
Piszka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McStoner.
McStoner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piszka is trying hard to land a takedown here. McStoner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McStoner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McStoner misses with a left hand
and Piszka counters with a nice double leg into side control. McStoner won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke McStoner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Piszka fails with a takedown attempt.
McStoner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piszka blocks a jab.
Piszka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStoner scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by McStoner - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStoner swings widly with a right hand
and Piszka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McStoner is looking for a sweep. Piszka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piszka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piszka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McStoner is looking to control Piszka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McStoner avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Piszka in particular looking to stall.
Piszka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McStoner's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Piszka lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piszka is taking a breather. McStoner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McStoner is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Piszka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McStoner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piszka.
Piszka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Piszka is continuing to stall.
Piszka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Piszka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McStoner defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McStoner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piszka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McStoner to score with a decent uppercut.
McStoner lands a really nice looking cross but Piszka seems unphased.
McStoner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piszka feints the counter takedown.
Duke McStoner is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStoner misses with a body shot.
Piszka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McStoner digs a good body shot into Piszka's ribs.
McStoner lands a lovely overhand right.
McStoner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McStoner lands with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piszka ducks under a wild hook from McStoner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke McStoner dominated that second round.
That's time! McStoner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Piszka has his takedown stuffed
and McStoner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duke McStoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from McStoner.
McStoner misses the jab.
Piszka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Piszka moves out of range of the strikes.
And Piszka tries to counter it with a takedown but McStoner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStoner gets caught flat footed, as Piszka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McStoner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piszka throws a big right hand that misses.
Piszka wants to control from the top but McStoner keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Piszka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
McStoner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piszka on the ground.
Piszka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Piszka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piszka sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Piszka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piszka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McStoner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McStoner throws out a powerful jab.
Piszka slips a jab from McStoner.
Piszka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Piszka walks into a stiff left hand from McStoner.
Piszka moves forwards but McStoner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McStoner misses with an uppercut
and Piszka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piszka.
McStoner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piszka postures up and lands a big shot to McStoner's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStoner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piszka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Piszka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McStoner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Piszka looking to pass the guard.
Piszka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Piszka throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McStoner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McStoner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McStoner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McStoner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Piszka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McStoner 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke McStoner!
In his post fight interview, Duke McStoner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Wendel (ranked 2106 p4p, 237 weight class) and Finnick Skywalker (ranked 2654 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathias Wendel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Finnick Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wendel throws a looping overhand right but Skywalker ducks down to avoid it.
Mathias Wendel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Skywalker misses the target.
Wendel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wendel lands a jab to the nose.
Wendel throws a hook to the side of Skywalker's head but Skywalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
Wendel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skywalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wendel lands a jab.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Wendel moves out of range.
Wendel throws a right hand that Skywalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Skywalker also avoids with ease.
Wendel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wendel.
A left and a right from Wendel both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wendel lands the left hand.
Wendel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wendel slips under a jab.
Wendel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skywalker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Skywalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wendel was well out of range. Poor timing from Skywalker.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wendel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skywalker counters with a straight right hand.
Wendel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skywalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skywalker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wendel with a body shot.
Skywalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wendel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skywalker throws a body shot but no joy.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wendel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skywalker counters with a nice uppercut.
Wendel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wendel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skywalker in his tracks.
A jab from Wendel finds it's way through Skywalker's defenses.
Wendel misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wendel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skywalker is rocked!
Wendel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skywalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Wendel finish him?
Wendel misses with a right hand
and Skywalker counters with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a lovely overhand right.
Wendel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Skywalker slips a jab and a cross from Wendel.
Skywalker darts in and clinches Wendel up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wendel fails to land.
Skywalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wendel has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a punch but it's blocked by Wendel.
Skywalker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skywalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skywalker tries to work over Wendel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wendel misses with a punch on the inside.
Skywalker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skywalker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wendel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wendel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Skywalker lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with a body punch.
Skywalker tries to throw a body punch but Wendel avoids it by throwing Skywalker back against the cage.
Wendel breaks the clinch.
Wendel lands with an overhand left.
Skywalker misses with a right hand
and Wendel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Wendel misses the target.
A shot to the body from Wendel misses
and Skywalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skywalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wendel was well out of range. Poor timing from Skywalker.
Wendel throws a big shot that misses.
Wendel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wendel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker cracks Wendel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wendel falls to his knees and Skywalker doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnick Skywalker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Drunk (ranked 2209 p4p, 237 weight class) and Hunter Smith (ranked 2708 p4p, 280 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Drunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drunk finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
It looks like Hunter Smith has been cut.
Smith darts in and clinches Drunk up against the cage.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Drunk's head.
Drunk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drunk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Drunk on the inside.
Drunk scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Drunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Drunk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drunk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Drunk avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunk.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Drunk wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drunk as he jumps to the side.
Punch Drunk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Smith.
Drunk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith dives in and grabs Drunk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drunk pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Hunter Smith's cut even more.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drunk pinned against the cage. Drunk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drunk closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drunk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith prevents a body shot from Drunk.
Drunk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is working for takedown but Drunk is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drunk.
Drunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drunk is defending well.
Drunk working aggressively here.
Drunk lands a body punch.
Smith looks winded!
Drunk lands a right hand.
The cut above Hunter Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A body shot lands from Drunk.
Drunk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Drunk scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drunk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drunk working aggressively here.
Drunk lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hunter Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Punch Drunk!
A very excited looking Punch Drunk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 643 p4p, 97 weight class) and Head Bussa (ranked 3989 p4p, 494 weight class). Joel Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero fails with the takedown.
Romero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bussa's half guard.
Bussa wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bussa is looking to escape.
Bussa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bussa taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero works his way into full mount!
Romero with shots to the head and body - Bussa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Romero with the ground and pound from mount.
Romero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bussa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bussa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero cracks Bussa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Romero has hold of Bussa's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bussa tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Romero cranks the arm and Bussa screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bussa, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joel Romero!
An out of breath Joel Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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