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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chael Bisping (ranked 3346 p4p, 183 weight class) and Hiroshi Papo (ranked 4041 p4p, 218 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bisping counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiroshi Papo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Papo is in Bisping's guard.
Papo is standing up over Bisping. Bisping looks to escape but Papo dives into side control.
Papo controlling from side mount.
Bisping is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Papo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papo controls the position.
Bisping wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bisping to see if he's OK.
Bisping is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Papo working the head and body with strikes.
Bisping is trying to buck Papo off.
Papo looks up at the clock and then as Bisping takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Papo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping seems a little lost for a moment, as Papo dominates the positioning.
Papo lands a nice forearm strike.
Papo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bisping is pushing Papo's head away, looking to escape. Papo manages to hold on to the position though.
Bisping being controlled for a moment.
Bisping takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bisping on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bisping tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo just content to control the position.
Bisping throws Papo to one side and escapes!
Papo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papo with a poor takedown
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Papo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Papo gets slowly back to his feet.
Chael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Papo.
Papo shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Papo blocks a head kick by Bisping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papo shoots in and drives through. Bisping sprawls well.
Bisping throws a big counter combination but Papo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bisping's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bisping duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Bisping.
Papo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papo somewhat.
Chael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papo has his takedown stuffed
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Papo looks winded!
Bisping tests Papo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Papo shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a one-two to the body.
Bisping throws a sloppy head kick and Papo moves out of range easily.
Papo tries for a takedown but Bisping circles away easily
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Papo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bisping!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Bisping 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.
Bisping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bisping defends well and Papo ends up having to push Bisping into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Papo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Chael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Papo.
Papo misses with a takedown attempt
and Bisping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bisping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papo can do to turn this around?
Left hook, right uppercut from Bisping.
A nice combination there by Bisping.
Bisping is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A leg kick checked by Papo.
A nice combination there by Bisping.
Papo is breathing heavily.
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!
Papo shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisping tries to sprawl out of it but Papo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisping manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bisping cracks Papo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bisping's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bisping duly obliges.
Papo misses with a takedown attempt
and Bisping cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papo shoots and misses
and Bisping makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bisping closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papo moves out of range as Bisping throws a body kick.
Papo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a right hand to the body.
Papo misses with a takedown
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bisping lands a right hook to the body.
Bisping moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chael Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisping pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Papo back to the cage. Bisping follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Papo is rocked!
Bisping is working the combinations to good effect here.
Papo tries for a takedown but Bisping circles away easily
and Bisping counters with a two punch combo.
Papo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bisping finish him?
Papo fails with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a stiff right hand.
Bisping displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a left and a right... And another left! Papo is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Bisping!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 3655 p4p, 311 weight class) and Jons Rons (ranked 4023 p4p, 330 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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238 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jons Rons!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rons throws out the jab.
Rons loads up on a big right hand but Sparrow slips the punch.
Rons throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow is looking to counter the offense by Rons and move into the clinch.
Sparrow moves away from the strike by Rons.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Rons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparrow moves into the clinch.
Rons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sparrow has him pressed against the cage.
Sparrow has Rons pressed against the cage, preventing Rons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sparrow is leaning against Rons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sparrow has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sparrow misses with the head strike.
Sparrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparrow takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Sparrow.
Nice elbow from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rons backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sparrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Sparrow.
Rons looks winded!
Sparrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rons can't break the clinch.
Sparrow lands a shoulder strike.
Sparrow presses Rons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sparrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Sparrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow lands with a left to the head.
Sparrow lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sparrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sparrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sparrow gets through Rons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sparrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rons backwards.
Rons takes a shot to the head.
Sparrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Rons backwards.
Sparrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rons backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sparrow.
Sparrow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Rons backwards.
Sparrow works on Rons's body with a couple of short punches.
Sparrow lands an elbow just above Rons 's eye.
Sparrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sparrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sparrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparrow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rons fails to land.
A short left from Sparrow.
A short left from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands an uppercut.
Rons is rocked!
Sparrow lands a nice uppercut.
Rons is still on wobbly legs! Can Sparrow finish him?
Sparrow throws a big uppercut that drops Rons! More strikes from Sparrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rons lies dazed against the cage as Sparrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sparrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Candovski (ranked 2601 p4p, 282 weight class) and Motu Te Tai (ranked 4506 p4p, 425 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandr Candovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Motu Te Tai!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candovski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Te Tai moves away from the strike by Candovski.
Candovski throws an overhand right that lands on Te Tai's shoulder, as Te Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Candovski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Te Tai on the side of the head.
It looks like Motu Te Tai has been cut.
Candovski throws a lazy right hand but Te Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Candovski's corner calls for a 1-2. Candovski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Te Tai moves away from the strike by Candovski.
Candovski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Te Tai on the side of the head.
Candovski throws a hook but Te Tai avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Te Tai.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Te Tai forces Candovski back against the cage and clinches.
Te Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candovski throws a lazy right hand but Te Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Candovski misses with a looping left.
Candovski throws an overhand right that lands on Te Tai's shoulder, as Te Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Candovski gets tackled into the cage by Te Tai. Te Tai maintains the clinch.
Te Tai manages to break the clinch.
Te Tai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Te Tai rushes Candovski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Te Tai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Te Tai throws a sloppy head kick and Candovski moves out of range easily.
Te Tai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Te Tai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Te Tai! Candovski is out on his feet! Te Tai rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Candovski is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Candovski is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Motu Te Tai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Quincy (ranked 2001 p4p, 245 weight class) and Elim Garak (ranked 3461 p4p, 362 weight class). Luke Quincy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garak rushes Quincy and presses him up against the cage.
Garak has Quincy pressed against the cage, preventing Quincy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garak scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Garak to work.
Garak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garak throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quincy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Garak tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garak being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Garak.
Garak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Garak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garak scores with a shoulder strike.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Garak has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Garak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garak.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the head but Garak blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quincy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garak's brow.
Quincy tries to break free but Garak pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Garak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garak looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy is trying to force a seperation but Garak has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garak as Quincy tries to tie him up.
Garak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quincy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garak gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garak misses with a punch to the body.
Garak has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy is stalling here.
Quincy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garak has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Garak lands a nice uppercut.
Garak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garak misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy tries a body shot but Garak blocks it.
Garak working aggressively here.
Quincy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Garak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy stalling in the clinch.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Garak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garak prevents Quincy from breaking the clinch.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garak scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
A short right from Garak.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Garak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Garak.
Garak throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak working aggressively here.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Garak's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak stalling.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garak has him pressed against the cage.
Garak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Garak.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Garak taking a breather.
Garak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
A short left from Garak.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garak.
Garak is struggling to control the position.
Garak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garak lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Garak.
Garak controlling the action here for a moment.
Garak lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elim Garak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garak clinches.
Garak lands a left hand.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Garak has Quincy pressed against the cage.
Garak lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quincy as Garak tries to tie him up.
Garak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak controlling the action here for a moment.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy letting Garak take a breather here.
Garak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Quincy tries to throw a body punch but Garak avoids it by throwing Quincy back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Quincy is trying to maintain a safe position but Garak gets an underhook and turns Quincy into the cage.
Garak tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Garak back against the cage.
A short right from Garak.
A short right from Garak on the inside.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but Garak keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garak has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Garak throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Garak lands with a left to the head.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Garak lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy is trying to push Garak away but Garak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garak.
Garak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garak tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Garak back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Garak.
Garak scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Garak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy tries to break the clinch but Garak is controlling the position.
Garak prevents a body shot from Quincy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quincy as Garak tries to tie him up.
Garak blocks an uppercut.
Garak leaning against his opponent.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Garak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elim Garak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garak lands with a light punch inside.
Garak is trying to stall.
Garak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quincy or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garak tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Garak back against the cage.
Quincy stalling in the clinch but Garak improves position.
Garak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quincy missing with knees to the body.
Garak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garak blocking some punches.
Garak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy misses with a punch to the body.
Garak working aggressively here.
Garak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garak throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garak misses with a punch on the inside.
Garak throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy tries to land knees in the clinch but Garak avoids the damage to the body.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Quincy stalling in the clinch but Garak improves position.
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Garak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garak has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Garak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quincy working hard to break the clinch.
Garak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garak is keeping busy.
Garak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garak lands with a right to the head.
Quincy tries to throw a body punch but Garak avoids it by throwing Quincy back against the cage.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elim Garak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Garak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quincy.
Garak wants to counter the offense by Quincy and move into the clinch position.
Quincy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garak forces Quincy back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garak taking a breather.
Garak scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Garak tries to work over Quincy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garak lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy tries to work over Garak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garak.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garak letting Quincy take a breather here.
Garak lands a left hand.
Garak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but Garak keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garak has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garak.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garak misses with the head strike.
Garak lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garak.
Garak misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garak as Quincy tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Garak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Garak.
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!
Garak digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Garak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garak taking a breather.
Garak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Garak lands with a right to the head.
Garak lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Garak.
Garak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garak lands a shot to the body.
Garak stalling in the clinch but Quincy improves position.
Garak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quincy or not.
A head punch on the inside from Garak fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quincy as Garak tries to tie him up.
Garak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Garak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garak gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Garak.
Garak leaning against his opponent.
Garak working aggressively here.
Elim Garak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Garak lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Garak is working Quincy over against the cage.
Quincy is trying to maintain a safe position but Garak gets an underhook and turns Quincy into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Quincy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garaks head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quincy misses with an elbow over the top.
Garak pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quincy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Luke Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quincy blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elim Garak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garak 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elim Garak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Four (ranked 1442 p4p, 61 weight class) and Shirley Crabtree (ranked 2080 p4p, 88 weight class). Shirley Crabtree will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test Four!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four lands with a good body shot.
Crabtree takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crabtree missing with a left hand there. Four was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Four bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Four lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Crabtree.
Crabtree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crabtree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Four sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Four misses the target.
Crabtree cracks Four with an open hand slap.
It looks like Test Four has been cut.
Crabtree misses with an uppercut. Four saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Crabtree.
Crabtree moves away from the strike by Four.
It seemed like Crabtree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crabtree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Four.
Crabtree misses with a body shot.
Four scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Four. Beautiful body shot.
Four lands a jab to the head.
Crabtree misses with a right hand
and Four makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crabtree looks winded!
Four missing with a left hand there. Crabtree was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crabtree doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Four swings for the body but Crabtree moves out of range.
Four uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabtree.
Crabtree moves away from the strike by Four.
Crabtree gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Four does it's job there.
Shirley Crabtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabtree throws a body shot but no joy.
Crabtree moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Four. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Four throws a hook but Crabtree blocks it.
A big left from Four misses.
Four could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Four throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree lands with an uppercut that bounces Four off the cage and back into range.
Four pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Four looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Four moves away from the strike by Crabtree.
Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Four is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Four throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree misses with a body shot.
Crabtree swings for the body but Four moves out of range.
Crabtree takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Four uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crabtree.
Crabtree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Four keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crabtree.
A looping hook to the body misses from Four. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Four throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Crabtree's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Four dives in looking to finish as Crabtree flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Four's strikes! Four is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Crabtree's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Crabtree was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Four!
Test Four retains his super heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vanorden (ranked 2279 p4p, 279 weight class) and Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un (ranked 1347 p4p, 180 weight class). Vanorden comes into the arena with Squad King Karter blaring out of the sound system. Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden looks to throw the jab but Kim Jong Un is out of range.
Kim Jong Un tries for a takedown but Vanorden circles away easily
letting Vanorden counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Vanorden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanorden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim Jong Un .
Kim Jong Un wants to counter the offense by Vanorden and move into the clinch position.
Kim Jong Un shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vanorden as he avoids it easily.
Vanorden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vanorden digs a good body shot into Kim Jong Un 's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim Jong Un shoots and misses
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce Vanorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un .
Vanorden gets caught flat footed, as Kim Jong Un shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vanorden wants to stand up but Kim Jong Un is controlling him.
Kim Jong Un lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un throws an elbow that misses. Vanorden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim Jong Un 's guard. Nice move by Vanorden!
Vanorden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim Jong Un working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vanorden.
Kim Jong Un has a closed guard, preventing Vanorden from standing up.
Vanorden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanorden is stalling in the full guard.
Vanorden throwing strikes but missing.
Kim Jong Un wants to sweep here but Vanorden controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kim Jong Un wants to sweep but no luck.
Vanorden is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim Jong Un has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanorden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim Jong Un not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanorden postures up in Kim Jong Un 's guard and throws a big left but Kim Jong Un blocks it.
Vanorden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim Jong Un utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanorden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim Jong Un preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanorden throwing strikes from guard but Kim Jong Un blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim Jong Un is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vanorden defends well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vanorden throws a big shot that misses.
Kim Jong Un misses with a shot to the body
and Vanorden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim Jong Un throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanorden throws a hook to the side of Kim Jong Un 's head but Kim Jong Un sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim Jong Un looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vanorden is fending him off so far but Kim Jong Un persists. Nope, Vanorden circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanorden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim Jong Un misses with a takedown attempt
and Vanorden counters with a crisp one two that drops Kim Jong Un ! Vanorden thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kim Jong Un to his feet! Kim Jong Un is in big trouble!
Kim Jong Un is rocked!
Vanorden is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kim Jong Un hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruce Vanorden!
A very excited looking Bruce Vanorden 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shay O Donnelly (ranked 863 p4p, 108 weight class) and Jamie Hedger (ranked 1420 p4p, 179 weight class). The key to victory for Shay O Donnelly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shay O Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hedger!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donnelly stuffs the takedown.
O Donnelly scores with a one two! Hedger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Donnelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hedger under the eye.
Hedger is rocked!
O Donnelly cracks Hedger on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hedger falls backwards against the cage. O Donnelly follows up with more strikes that drop Hedger to his knees. O Donnelly keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hedger! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shay O Donnelly!
Shay O Donnelly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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