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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shunji Nishida (ranked 4525 p4p, 5489 weight class) and Josh Lewis (ranked 437 p4p, 478 weight class). Josh Lewis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shunji Nishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis rushes Nishida and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lewis is trying to stall.
Lewis decides to pull guard.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nishida tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nishida wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis 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.
Lewis pulls Nishida in to control the position.
Nishida trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishida stops Lewis from standing up.
Lewis is trying to keep Nishida in close.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Nishida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.
Lewis 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.
Nishida is trying to get back to full guard.
Nishida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nishida wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nishida's head.
Lewis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nishida is just riding it out for now. Lewis eventually gives up the hold.
Nishida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nishida trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
Nishida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Nishida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nishida trying to control from the bottom.
Nishida manages to get to full guard.
Nishida is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Nishida lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nishida passes Lewis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nishida is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishida trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Nishida is working for a submission of some sort.
Nishida is trying to work for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Nishida wants to work for an arm triangle but Lewis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nishida trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nishida is looking to stall here but Lewis recovers full guard.
Nishida tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Lewis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nishida postures up.
Lewis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nishida haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lewis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nishida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Nishida.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Nishida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lewis lands in his opponent's guard.
Lewis won't allow Nishida to sweep him here.
Nishida is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nishida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nishida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nishida is trying to keep Lewis in close.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nishida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Nishida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nishida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nishida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nishida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight 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.
Nishida keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Nishida wants to sweep but no luck.
Nishida lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lewis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nishida looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nishida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Nishida.
Nishida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nishida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis pushes Nishida off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nishida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Lewis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nishida quickly recovers to half guard.
Lewis prevents Nishida from improving his position.
Nishida actively working from the bottom here.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishida tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Nishida wants to control the action here but instead Lewis manages to pass to full mount!
Nishida gets back to half guard.
Lewis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nishida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis trying to control from half guard but Nishida is working away.
Nishida wants to get back to full guard.
Nishida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lewis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lewis's back!
Nishida looking for the choke from the back.
Nishida has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Nishida looking for the choke from the back.
Lewis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nishida's arms.
Nishida not allowing Lewis to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishida struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nishida is cranking Lewis's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Lewis! He's tightened the choke and Lewis is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shunji Nishida!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxen Heddwyn (ranked 5131 p4p, 4472 weight class) and Gniewomir Wojciechowski (ranked 211 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxen Heddwyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gniewomir Wojciechowski!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojciechowski staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Heddwyn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Maxen Heddwyn has been cut.
Wojciechowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heddwyn missing with a left hand there. Wojciechowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heddwyn slips under a jab from Wojciechowski.
A combination from Heddwyn does no damage.
A big left from Heddwyn misses.
Heddwyn misses the jab.
Wojciechowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wojciechowski, as that shot connected.
Heddwyn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojciechowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heddwyn.
Wojciechowski ducks under a wild hook from Heddwyn.
Heddwyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wojciechowski.
Wojciechowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wojciechowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heddwyn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Heddwyn misses its intended target.
Maxen Heddwyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heddwyn blocks a jab.
Heddwyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojciechowski is just out of range.
Wojciechowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojciechowski walks into a straight right hand from Heddwyn.
Jab from Heddwyn.
Heddwyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wojciechowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heddwyn.
Wojciechowski drops Heddwyn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Wojciechowski follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Wojciechowski!
A relieved looking Gniewomir Wojciechowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Soo Son (ranked 5294 p4p, 4069 weight class) and Roy Bender (ranked 286 p4p, 243 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Soo Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Bender!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Son.
Bender is looking for a sweep.
Bender takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Son lands some shots froms side control.
Son wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bender keeps working.
Bender is trying to get back to half guard.
Son connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bender some visible discomfort.
Son advances to full mount.
Son working for a guillotine from mount but Bender is in no mood to give up.
Bender regains half guard.
Son wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bender keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son working Bender over with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bender wants to get back to his feet.
Bender is looking for a sweep. Son is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Son seems to be looking for submissions.
Son lands strikes from half guard.
Son 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.
Bender is looking to improve his position.
Bender keeps trying to improve his position.
Bender really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Son. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Son is looking to advance position but Bender won't allow it.
Son moves into full mount! Bender won't be happy about that!
Bender is desperately trying to improve his position but Son has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Son controlling his opponent.
Bender in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bender taking shots to the head.
Bender keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Son looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bender punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son content just to control the position here.
Son fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bender is trying to escape the mount.
Son is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bender can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Son cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bender tries to reverse the position but Son maintains control.
Son lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Son lands with some strikes.
Son has hold of Bender's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bender manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bender is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bender is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bender is looking to escape.
Bender tries to reverse the position but Son maintains control.
Son sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Son has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bender's face.
Bender is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Son lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Son lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bender is looking to improve his position but Son isn't that keen on the idea.
Son lands a heavy elbow.
Son takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bender is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son with shots to the head and body - Bender looks very uncomfortable down there.
Son with the ground and pound from mount.
 Bender is rocked!
Son lands a big elbow - Bender is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bender is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jin Soo Son!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Sureshot (ranked 4427 p4p, 4779 weight class) and Lars Ahola (ranked 438 p4p, 452 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Sureshot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sureshot as Ahola shoots in.
Sureshot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahola was well out of range. Poor timing from Sureshot.
Sureshot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahola was well out of range. Poor timing from Sureshot.
Ahola shoots in looking for a takedown. Sureshot tries to sprawl out of it but Ahola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sureshot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Sureshot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Ahola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola has his takedown stuffed
and Sureshot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahola shoots in for a takedown but Sureshot shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sureshot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahola.
Ahola shoots and misses
and Sureshot counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ahola! Sureshot lets Ahola back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ahola is rocked!
Lars Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sureshot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sureshot sets himself, and Ahola steps forward looking for the clinch! Sureshot avoids it this time.
Ahola is still on wobbly legs! Can Sureshot finish him?
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Ahola seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sureshot moves out of range of the body kick.
Ahola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahola tries to clinch up but Sureshot circles away and keeps his distance.
Sureshot half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahola!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ahola.
Sureshot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahola.
Sureshot throws a big counter combination but Ahola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ahola shoots for a takedown but Sureshot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sureshot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ahola misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Ahola with that takedown attempt.
Ahola shoots and misses
and as Ahola loses concentration momentarily, Sureshot counters with a picture perfect head kick! Ahola goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Sureshot!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Michigan (ranked 4497 p4p, 4347 weight class) and Osamu Matsuda (ranked 304 p4p, 298 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Michigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Osamu Matsuda!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Michigan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Matsuda!
Matsuda is looking for a sweep.
Matsuda is letting Michigan control him for a moment.
Matsuda manages to get back to half guard.
Matsuda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matsuda.
Michigan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsuda on the ground.
Matsuda pushes a forearm under Michigan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Michigan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Osamu Matsuda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shintani Koji (ranked 4969 p4p, 4477 weight class) and Cyprian Malinowski (ranked 458 p4p, 439 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Koji might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TRIPLE V x VERSO - МЛАД ЩЕ УМРА. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shintani Koji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyprian Malinowski!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koji throws a big shot that misses.
Koji takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Koji misses the target.
Malinowski instigates a clinch.
Koji misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Malinowski.
Malinowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malinowski has Koji pressed against the ropes, preventing Koji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Malinowski.
Koji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malinowski.
Koji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malinowski lands a nice uppercut.
Malinowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koji backwards.
Malinowski lands with a right to the head.
 Koji is rocked!
It looks like Shintani Koji has been cut.
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!
Malinowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Koji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malinowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Koji is breathing heavily.
Malinowski is working Koji over against the ropes.
Koji tries to throw a body punch but Malinowski avoids it by throwing Koji back against the ropes.
Malinowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Malinowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malinowski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Koji! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Malinowski is unloading with more strikes now! Koji drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyprian Malinowski!
A victorious Cyprian Malinowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Carter (ranked 3757 p4p, 4376 weight class) and Callum Adams (ranked 441 p4p, 483 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 Los Angeles, Maximus Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carter! Adams lets Carter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Carter is rocked!
It looks like Maximus Carter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Carter is looking for a counter combo.
Adams misses with a looping left.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Callum Adams!
Maximus Carter was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to get back in the lab…'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kubrat Pulev (ranked 5170 p4p, 3277 weight class) and Tony Viikinki Jr (ranked 519 p4p, 394 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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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kubrat Pulev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Viikinki Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulev misses with a body punch
and Viikinki Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulev cracks Viikinki Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Tony Viikinki Jr has been cut.
Pulev missing with a left hand there. Viikinki Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pulev misses the body punch
and Viikinki Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Viikinki Jr sprawling to the canvas! Viikinki Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pulev finish him?!
Viikinki Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulev flashes Viikinki Jr a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Viikinki Jr's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Viikinki Jr crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Pulev punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kubrat Pulev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kay (ranked 3411 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Jun Morimoto (ranked 369 p4p, 425 weight class). Ross Kay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morimoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Morimoto is looking for the big counter here.
Morimoto feints a jab promting Kay to slip. Morimoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Ross Kay has been cut.
Kay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morimoto.
No luck for Kay with that takedown attempt.
Kay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morimoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto stuffs the takedown.
Kay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morimoto is looking to slow Kay down with leg kicks.
Jun Morimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto scores with a jab to the head.
Morimoto tests Kay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kay.
Kay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morimoto's waist but Morimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kay off to one side.
Morimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Morimoto throws a series of strikes that have Kay backpedaling.
Kay walks into a stiff left hand from Morimoto.
Kay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morimoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morimoto's waist but Morimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kay off to one side.
Morimoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kay with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kay fails to land the takedown.
Morimoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kay on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto leaves Kay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morimoto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morimoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Kay in the body.
Morimoto throws a leg kick which misses Kay's front leg but catches the back leg as Kay tries to avoid it.
Kay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morimoto!
Morimoto is trying to improve his position.
Kay is looking to take a break and control but Morimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kay landing a few strikes.
Morimoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morimoto is not content to let Kay control the position.
Kay working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay scoring with punches from side control.
Morimoto tries to improve position but can't.
Kay cracks Morimoto with a big elbow.
Kay cracks Morimoto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morimoto is looking to reverse the position.
Kay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morimoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Morimoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kay lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay is looking to take a break and control but Morimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morimoto is looking to control Kay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morimoto avoid being mounted?
Kay prevents Morimoto from improving his position.
Morimoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morimoto has hold of Kay's hands but Kay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morimoto wants to get back to full guard.
Kay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morimoto is looking for a sweep. Kay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kay slips a nice elbow through Morimoto's hands, connecting with Morimoto's forehead.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kay passes to full mount!
Morimoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morimoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kay with good strikes from the mount here!
Morimoto is rocked!
Kay wants to finish this one by submission but Morimoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kay.
Morimoto is still in real trouble! Can Kay finish him?
Morimoto can't escape the position.
Kay cracks Morimoto with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kay!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Soda (ranked 2977 p4p, 4458 weight class) and Flloyd Jones (ranked 329 p4p, 449 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeshi Soda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flloyd Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through and clinches with Soda against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Takeshi Soda has been cut.
Soda is looking for a takedown.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Soda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soda is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soda takes an elbow to the temple.
Soda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Soda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Soda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Soda is breathing heavily.
Jones landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soda's face.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones has Soda pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Soda is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jones - that's hurt Soda badly! Oh, another knee lands and Soda is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Soda doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Flloyd Jones!
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