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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bones (ranked 24938 p4p, 238 weight class) and Carlos Junior (ranked 23206 p4p, 235 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carlos Junior enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Junior!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bones as he jumps to the side.
Bones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Junior.
Junior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bones swivels and escapes.
Bones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Junior.
Carlos Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bones scores with a nice head shot.
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bones tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bones to the ground. Bones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jon Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Junior.
Bones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bones lands a nice looking body shot.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bones lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bones as he jumps to the side.
Junior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bones swivels and escapes.
Junior looks winded!
Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bones sizes up Junior with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Junior darts in looking for a takedown but Bones gets double underhooks and turns Junior into the cage.
Bones lands a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Bones coming out on top.
Junior has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones cracks Junior with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Junior looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bones finish him?
Junior is rocked!
Bones connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Junior covering up! Bones comes in with a big uppercut and Junior goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Bones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Columbo (ranked 24939 p4p, 242 weight class) and Serj Khak (ranked 24942 p4p, 247 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Columbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serj Khak!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Columbo misses.
Khak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khak throws a combination that misses
and Columbo counters with a three punch combo that has Khak backing up. Khak nods at Columbo to acknowledge the strikes.
Khak misses with a combination
and Columbo counters with a nice right hand that sends Khak toppling to the canvas! Khak scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Columbo finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Columbo's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Columbo connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Khak covering up! Columbo comes in with a big uppercut and Khak goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Columbo!
A victorious Diego Columbo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 24204 p4p, 243 weight class) and Rick Gallowgate (ranked 4408 p4p, 140 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Granite 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Gallowgate!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gallowgate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tharrier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gallowgate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gallowgate. Those never looked like landing.
Tharrier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tharrier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice side step and Gallowgate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Tharrier misses
and Gallowgate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier cracks Gallowgate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Rick Gallowgate has been cut.
Gallowgate throws a big shot that misses.
Gallowgate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tharrier throws a lazy body kick
and Gallowgate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Tharrier misses
and Gallowgate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Tharrier.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallowgate is just out of range.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier wants to slow Gallowgate down by chopping away at his legs.
Gallowgate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallowgate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gallowgate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharrier.
A little jabbing left from Gallowgate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gallowgate scores with a hook.
Tharrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallowgate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tharrier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Gallowgate ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Gallowgate blocks the leg kick.
Gallowgate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tharrier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gallowgate finds it's way round the side to connect with Tharrier's head.
Tharrier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gallowgate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallowgate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tharrier counters with a nice uppercut.
Tharrier throws a low kick but Gallowgate avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallowgate misses with an uppercut.
Tharrier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tharrier throws a lazy right hand but Gallowgate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallowgate swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Gallowgate avoids the punch easily.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gallowgate counters with a straight right hand.
Gallowgate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tharrier.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Gallowgate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tharrier.
Tharrier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallowgate.
Tharrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallowgate looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tharrier lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gallowgate. Tharrier pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Regis Petrozuli (ranked 3712 p4p, 128 weight class) and Mongali Samson (ranked 24750 p4p, 239 weight class). Samson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hosh Tokolosh. Mongali Samson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Regis Petrozuli's chin.
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265 lbs
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276 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regis Petrozuli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mongali Samson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrozuli shoots in and gets a takedown into Samson's guard.
Samson trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrozuli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Samson's guard.
Petrozuli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Petrozuli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Samson is trying to control Petrozuli's posture. Petrozuli takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Samson! Petrozuli is rotating here... this could be the end... Samson is out! Petrozuli has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Regis Petrozuli!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Slaughter (ranked 3226 p4p, 108 weight class) and Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 23170 p4p, 229 weight class). Tommy Du Mahss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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Solid 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Du Mahss!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter closes the distance and clinches.
Du Mahss should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Slaughter pulls guard successfully.
Slaughter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slaughter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slaughter tries to get out of the position.
Slaughter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Du Mahss defends well.
Slaughter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slaughter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Du Mahss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Du Mahss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slaughter has a closed guard, preventing Du Mahss from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Du Mahss manages to get himself to full guard.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Du Mahss keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a big elbow that misses.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Du Mahss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter trying to control but Du Mahss is working from the bottom.
Du Mahss is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Slaughter presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Slaughter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Du Mahss wants to stand but Slaughter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slaughter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slaughter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss wanted to stand there but Slaughter had control of the position.
Slaughter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Du Mahss stands up from Slaughter's guard - Du Mahss perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tommy Du Mahss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Du Mahss scores with a nice right hand.
Du Mahss lands a nice shot that snaps Slaughter's head back.
Slaughter clinches.
Slaughter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slaughter manages to end up in side control.
Du Mahss bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter rushes Du Mahss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slaughter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Du Mahss looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Du Mahss is looking to escape.
Slaughter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura but Du Mahss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slaughter to get the leverage.
Slaughter seems to be working for a kimura but Du Mahss defends the submission attempt.
Du Mahss wants to get back to his feet.
Slaughter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Du Mahss is looking to escape.
Slaughter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Du Mahss is just riding it out for now. Slaughter eventually gives up the hold.
Slaughter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slaughter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Mahss keeps working.
Slaughter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Slaughter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slaughter clinches up with Du Mahss and pushes him back against the cage.
Slaughter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Du Mahss regains guard immediately.
Slaughter is working Du Mahss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Du Mahss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slaughter is controlling him.
Slaughter content to stall in guard here.
Du Mahss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slaughter is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Du Mahss's guard.
Slaughter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slaughter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Du Mahss's head.
Du Mahss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slaughter.
Du Mahss is looking to escape.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Victor Slaughter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slaughter thows a huge punch but Du Mahss dodges it nicely.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Du Mahss defends it well.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Du Mahss's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter slows the pace down in half guard.
Slaughter thows a huge punch but Du Mahss dodges it nicely.
Slaughter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Du Mahss has managed to free his arm - good work.
Du Mahss looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Du Mahss is staying active underneath Slaughter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter controlling the action here.
Slaughter stops Du Mahss from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slaughter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Du Mahss was covering up waiting for the punch and Slaughter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Du Mahss keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Du Mahss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Slaughter is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Du Mahss tries to break free but Slaughter pushes him back against the cage.
Slaughter manages to pull guard.
Slaughter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Du Mahss defends it easily.
Slaughter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slaughter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Du Mahss defends it easily.
Slaughter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Du Mahss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Du Mahss gets to his feet - Slaughter follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Slaughter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Slaughter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slaughter showed some decent athleticism there.
Du Mahss is looking to escape.
Slaughter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slaughter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Du Mahss blocking the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter won't let Du Mahss get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Slaughter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Du Mahss can do to turn this around?
Slaughter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter looking to ground and pound but Du Mahss is blocking nicely.
Du Mahss is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Slaughter has taken his back!
Slaughter misses with a punch to the head.
Slaughter is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Du Mahss is defending well though. Slaughter let's go of the attempt for now.
Slaughter looking for the RNC.
Slaughter is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Du Mahss has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Slaughter has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Du Mahss taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Slaughter doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Slaughter!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Slaughter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Tommy Du Mahss had this to say: 'I HOPE YOU STUB YOUR PINKIE TOE AND FALL UP THE STAIRS!'.
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#R1#
Dobson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O'Phoenix's hands.
O'Phoenix has his takedown stuffed
enabling Dobson to counter with a crisp jab.
O'Phoenix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dobson swivels and escapes.
Nice body punch from Dobson.
Dobson scores with a jab to the jaw.#KD#
Dobson drops O'Phoenix with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but O'Phoenix looks back up at him and smiles so Dobson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
O'Phoenix is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dobson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O'Phoenix doesn't seem bothered though.
O'Phoenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobson finish him?
Dobson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks O'Phoenix right on the button. O'Phoenix goes down! Dobson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dobson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Dobson!
Michael Dobson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm downright famished!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 3733 p4p, 405 weight class) and Didi Hamman (ranked 3121 p4p, 342 weight class). Didi Hamman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamman misses with a kick to the body.
Copeland looks to clinch
letting Hamman counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Copeland. Beautiful body shot.
Copeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Hamman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Copeland tries to clinch but Hamman moves out of range.
Hamman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Copeland lands a head shot.
Hamman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Copeland avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman lands a good knee to the midsection. Copeland won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Copeland.
Copeland managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Copeland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman breaks the clinch.
Copeland misses with a left hand
and Hamman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Copeland has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Hamman throws a head kick that misses.
Copeland closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamman counters with a three punch combo that has Copeland backing up. Copeland nods at Hamman to acknowledge the strikes.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamman misses with an uppercut.
Hamman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Copeland moves into the clinch.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Copeland blocks with his arms.
Copeland trying to stall but Hamman improves his position.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Hamman blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman being controlled against the cage.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamman avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hamman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamman lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamman just misses with a punch to the body.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Hamman pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland instigates a clinch.
Hamman avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Hamman.
It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Copeland is defending well for now.
Hamman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Copeland wants to clinch but Hamman slips to the side
and Hamman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Copeland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamman.
Hamman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Copeland blocks it well.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copeland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Copeland.
Copeland with a jab.
Copeland stuns Hamman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Copeland is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Copeland avoids it.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Copeland is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamman as Copeland tries to tie him up.
Hamman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Didi Hamman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Copeland throws a body shot but no joy.
Copeland tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamman takes a swing at Copeland's ribcage but misses.
Hamman lands a jab.
Copeland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hamman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Copeland avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Copeland.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Copeland taking a breather.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamman is defending well for now.
Hamman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Hamman.
Hamman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Copeland.
Hamman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Copeland.
Copeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland lands a body shot.
Hamman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Copeland.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
Hamman breaks from the clinch.
Copeland throws a combination that misses
and Hamman moves into the clinch.
Copeland tries to throw a body punch but Hamman avoids it by throwing Copeland back against the cage.
Hamman pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hamman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Copeland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Hamman keeps it at a distance.
Hamman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Hamman.
Hamman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Copeland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamman scrambles back to his feet.
Hamman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copeland lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamman throws out a loose jab but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamman gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Copeland blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Hamman avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamman.
Hamman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Copeland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamman scores with a knee to the head.
Copeland is rocked!
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Copeland blocks with his arms.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Copeland seems to have got his legs back now.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamman.
Hamman manages to break the clinch.
Hamman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Copeland.
Copeland throws a poor cross that misses
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland slips a jab and a cross from Hamman.
Hamman ducks under a wild hook from Copeland.
Hamman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hamman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Hamman moves out of range as Copeland strikes.
Hamman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Copeland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hamman under the eye.
Hamman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Copeland.
Copeland misses with a wild body shot.
Hamman throws a jab when Copeland was well out of range.
Copeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamman throws a body punch but Copeland moves out of range.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Didi Hamman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
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!
Copeland lunges at Hamman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamman's hand.
Copeland forces Hamman back against the cage and clinches.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Copeland avoids it.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Copeland working Hamman over with knees to the body.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Copeland is blocking nicely.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Hamman 's eye.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamman's brow.
Copeland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hamman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland stalling.
Hamman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Copeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman blocks an elbow strike.
Hamman blocks an elbow strike.
Hamman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Copeland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamman blocks an elbow strike.
Copeland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hamman is keeping busy.
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamman gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
Maybe Copeland would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hamman managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Copeland.
Hamman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Didi Hamman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copeland is trying to stall.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland stalling in the clinch but Hamman improves position.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland trying to stall but Hamman improves his position.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hamman avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking to control Hamman's arms but Hamman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Copeland has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hamman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Copeland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
Hamman avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hamman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Copeland's brow.
Copeland taking a breather.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hamman avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman blocks an elbow strike.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Copeland blocks it with crossed arms.
Copeland stalling against the cage.
Copeland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hamman blocks the elbow strike.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamman's brow.
Travis Copeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didi Hamman!
Didi Hamman 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Okino Naruhiko (ranked 2096 p4p, 68 weight class) and Harry Tournament (ranked 24841 p4p, 231 weight class). Harry Tournament has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Okino Naruhiko's chin.
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290 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Okino Naruhiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Tournament!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tournament misses with a wild body shot.
Tournament gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tournament trying to control the position.
Naruhiko stands up over Tournament, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naruhiko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Naruhiko has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Naruhiko landing some decent shots from guard.
Tournament controls Naruhiko momentarily but Naruhiko frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruhiko is working Tournament over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naruhiko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naruhiko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Naruhiko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tournament's head.
Naruhiko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naruhiko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament has momentary wrist control but Naruhiko slips an elbow through the middle.
Tournament is rocked!
Naruhiko with a nice head shot there.
Tournament is still in real trouble! Can Naruhiko finish him?
Naruhiko postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tournament covers up, he's hurt! Naruhiko keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Naruhiko and the ref steps in to end the fight! Naruhiko can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okino Naruhiko!
During a confident post fight interview, Okino Naruhiko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Eklund (ranked 4963 p4p, 153 weight class) and Hugues Dupont (ranked 2129 p4p, 69 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eklund might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Home Grown. Hugues Dupont has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sven Eklund'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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugues Dupont!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dupont is defended easily by Eklund.
Eklund shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dupont's guard.
Dupont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eklund looking to sit in guard and control but Dupont gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dupont wants to control from the top but Eklund keeps moving.
Eklund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Eklund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dupont wants to pass the guard but Eklund is keeping the position.
Eklund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eklund tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eklund seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Eklund is trying to control the position but Dupont postures up.
Eklund keeping moving, preventing Dupont from controlling successfully.
Eklund wants to sweep but no luck.
Dupont must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eklund looking to control.
Eklund could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dupont trying to control but Eklund is working from the bottom.
Dupont is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dupont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eklund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eklund will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eklund wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Eklund wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eklund closes the distance and clinches up with Dupont, looking for a takedown. Eklund pushes Dupont against the cage but Dupont circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dupont shoots in and gets a takedown into Eklund's guard.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Eklund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eklund looking to control.
Eklund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dupont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eklund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dupont not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eklund wants to get back to his feet but Dupont is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eklund looking to control but Dupont passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund trying to control here.
Dupont wants to take a breather but Eklund is having none of it.
Eklund wants to get back to full guard.
Eklund trying to control but Dupont postures up.
Dupont is looking to advance position but Eklund won't allow it.
Dupont prevents Eklund from improving his position.
Dupont looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dupont working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Eklund's thigh. Eklund counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eklund looking for a sweep. Not yet Eklund, not yet.
Eklund is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dupont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Eklund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dupont stopping the sweep attempt from Eklund.
Dupont content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eklund keeping moving, preventing Dupont from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues Dupont dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eklund gets the takedown into side control.
Eklund lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Eklund landing a few strikes.
Dupont felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Dupont's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dupont manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Eklund tries to roll over but Dupont keeps him under control.
Dupont is looking for a kimura here.
Hugues Dupont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dupont trying to control from half guard but Eklund is working away.
Eklund slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dupont trying to control but Eklund is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont won't allow Eklund to sweep him here.
Eklund seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dupont 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.
Dupont wants to pass the guard but Eklund is keeping the position.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Eklund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eklund tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dupont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Eklund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eklund looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dupont drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eklund controls Dupont momentarily but Dupont frees himself.
Eklund is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dupont manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eklund postures up.
Eklund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dupont is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eklund defends well.
Dupont looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont controls Eklund momentarily but Eklund frees himself.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dupont is looking for a triangle but Eklund pushes his legs off easily.
Dupont pulls Eklund in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing that Eklund has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Eklund with a nice head shot there.
Eklund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eklund wants to control from the top but Dupont keeps moving.
Eklund landing with the ground and pound.
Dupont is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eklund with a nice head shot there.
Eklund content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eklund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dupont has control of Eklund's left arm, preventing Eklund from doing any damage.
Eklund postures up.
Dupont pushes a forearm under Eklund's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Eklund is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugues Dupont!
During a confident post fight interview, Hugues Dupont thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Harper (ranked 2178 p4p, 257 weight class) and Lorenzo Gilyard (ranked 1850 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Gilyard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilyard throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gilyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilyard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilyard wants it to stay on the feet.
Gilyard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harper is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gilyard is just riding it out for now. Harper eventually gives up the hold.
Gilyard tries to kick Harper off but Harper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gilyard to regain full guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper 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.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilyard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harper won't allow Gilyard to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harper has gone for a leg lock! Gilyard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harper's guard.
Harper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gilyard passes into side control.
Gilyard wants to stand but Harper is controlling his arm.
Harper is looking for a sweep.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilyard wants to stand but Harper is controlling his arm.
Harper tries to bench press Gilyard off him but Gilyard keeps the position.
Gilyard wants to stand but Harper has his arm trapped.
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Gilyard has control of the leg.
It looks like Gilyard is going to stand back up.
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.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Harper is looking to get back to full guard here but Gilyard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harper is trying to improve his position.
Gilyard tries to stand but Harper is controlling his head.
Harper tries to buck Gilyard off but Gilyard is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilyard wants to stand but Harper is controlling his arm.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Gilyard.
Gilyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Gilyard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gilyard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilyard wants it to stay on the feet.
Gilyard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Gilyard.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harper with the ground and pound but Gilyard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gilyard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harper, into his guard.
Harper trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gilyard wants to get back to his feet but Harper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilyard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harper.
Harper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper postures up in Gilyard's guard and throws a big left but Gilyard blocks it.
Gilyard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilyard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Harper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gilyard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harper has Gilyard in his guard.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilyard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harper's guard.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harper looking for a triangle here. Gilyard is fighting it but it looks tight! Harper pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gilyard is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tom Harper!
Tom Harper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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