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Conquest XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Krueger (ranked 4610 p4p, 4970 weight class) and Roy Strickland (ranked 219 p4p, 229 weight class). Roy Strickland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vicente Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Strickland!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Krueger misses.
Strickland lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strickland.
Strickland lands with a straight right. Krueger didn't see that one coming.
Strickland throws the kick towards the body but Krueger avoids it.
Krueger is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Krueger's head coaches at Gladiator School that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strickland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Krueger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strickland lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Krueger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strickland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strickland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krueger tries to clinch there but Strickland circles away.
Strickland connects with an inside leg kick.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strickland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strickland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Strickland slips a straight right by Krueger.
Strickland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strickland misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krueger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krueger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strickland. Strickland obviously looking to wear him down.
Krueger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Krueger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strickland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strickland lands a high kick!
Strickland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krueger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strickland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Strickland.
It looked like Krueger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krueger jabs Strickland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krueger gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger slows down the pace here.
Krueger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strickland.
Strickland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
A head punch on the inside from Strickland fails to land.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strickland stalling in the clinch but Krueger improves position.
Krueger is struggling to control the position.
Krueger blocks a body shot from Strickland.
Strickland misses with a body punch.
Strickland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strickland misses with some punches.
Strickland trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strickland into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland lands with a light punch inside.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strickland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Krueger misses the target.
Strickland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strickland slips under a jab.
A jab from Krueger misses.
A right-left combo lands from Krueger.
Strickland moves out of range as Krueger strikes.
Krueger looks to land a left hand but Strickland moved out of range nicely.
Strickland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krueger checks a low kick from Strickland.
Krueger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strickland throws a sloppy head kick and Krueger moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krueger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Strickland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger throws a nice looking combination but Strickland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krueger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strickland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krueger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krueger scores with a punch to the head.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strickland circles away quickly and effectively.
Strickland connects with a leg kick.
Strickland slips a jab and a cross from Krueger.
Strickland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Strickland just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strickland.
Roy Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger throws a shot from downtown. Strickland moves away and avoids it.
Strickland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strickland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Strickland will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Strickland, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strickland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strickland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krueger takes one to the chin there.
Strickland feints and then cracks Krueger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krueger down.
Strickland connects with an inside leg kick.
Strickland throws a sloppy head kick and Krueger moves out of range easily.
Strickland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strickland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krueger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krueger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strickland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strickland throws a body punch but Krueger moves out of range.
Strickland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krueger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy Strickland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Krueger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strickland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strickland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krueger.
Krueger lands a glancing blow to the side of Strickland's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strickland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strickland connects with an inside leg kick.
Strickland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krueger.
Vicente Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krueger lands with a shot to the body.
Krueger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strickland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strickland throws a front kick aimed at Krueger's knee but Krueger avoids it well.
Krueger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strickland misses with a left hand
and Krueger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strickland circles away quickly and effectively.
Strickland looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Krueger throws a right and a left that Strickland avoids nicely.
Strickland connects with a solid leg kick.
Strickland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strickland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland cracks Krueger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Krueger blocks the low kick.
Krueger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Strickland coming out on top.
Krueger tries to bum rush Strickland with a series of wild strikes but Strickland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krueger blocks a jab.
Strickland throws a leg kick but Krueger checks it.
Krueger blocks a jab.
Strickland throws a leg kick but Krueger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krueger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krueger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strickland. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strickland.
Good work by Krueger as he checks the leg kick.
Strickland with a nice calf kick.
Krueger misses with a hook.
Krueger misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes.
Krueger 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.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Strickland circles away.
Krueger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strickland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krueger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krueger misses with a few strikes there.
Strickland throws a low kick, looking for Krueger's leg but Krueger calmly moves out of range.
Strickland misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Strickland misses
and Strickland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strickland.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strickland thumps Krueger with a low kick.
Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strickland.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Krueger walks into a straight right hand from Strickland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger moves out of range as Strickland throws a body kick.
Donk. Strickland catches Krueger right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strickland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strickland.
Strickland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strickland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krueger checks it well.
Krueger is looking to counter the offense by Strickland and move into the clinch.
Krueger swings for the body but Strickland moves out of range.
Strickland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strickland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strickland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krueger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strickland throws a body kick that misses.
Krueger blocks a low kick nicely.
Krueger swinging wildly here.
Strickland feints a counter leg kick.
Strickland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger backing away here, and Strickland unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Strickland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krueger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strickland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krueger.
Strickland swings widly with a right hand
and Krueger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strickland lands a lovely overhand right.
Krueger 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.
Strickland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strickland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krueger moves out of range of the body kick.
Strickland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krueger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krueger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krueger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strickland throws a head kick but Krueger moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strickland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krueger throws a nice looking combination but Strickland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strickland was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strickland - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland defending well as Krueger loads up on a big left hand.
Strickland connects with the punch.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strickland throws a head kick that misses.
As Strickland tries to get set, Krueger tries to push him back and clinch up but Strickland manages to avoid the attempt.
Strickland blocks a jab.
Strickland lands with a nice body kick.
Strickland is looking to slow Krueger down with leg kicks.
Krueger throws out a loose jab but Strickland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krueger is able to avoid easily.
Strickland throws a low kick, looking for Krueger's leg but Krueger calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Strickland, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strickland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krueger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strickland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krueger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krueger is looking to counter the offense by Strickland and move into the clinch.
Krueger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Strickland is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Strickland! Krueger dives in looking to finish! Strickland is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Krueger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard O Brien (ranked 4407 p4p, 4778 weight class) and Joe Sharp (ranked 214 p4p, 223 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Forcefield. Joe Sharp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
O Brien gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sharp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sharp throws a strike but O Brien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sharp 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.
Sharp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sharp can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Brien won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Sharp wants to control but O Brien passes easily into half guard.
O Brien controlling the pace.
Sharp controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien prevents Sharp from improving his position.
Sharp trying to hold on to O Brien's head to control him but O Brien postures up.
Sharp preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sharp wants to control but O Brien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sharp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Brien haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Brien lands a jab.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp misses with a takedown
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
Sharp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like O Brien has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Richard O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - O Brien finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
O Brien dips to his left and cracks Sharp with an uppercut!
O Brien lands a jab to the nose.
Sharp fails with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sharp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sharp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Sharp has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharp momentarily.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a head kick. That will keep Sharp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses. O Brien uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharp's guard. Nice move by O Brien!
O Brien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
O Brien postures up.
O Brien will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sharp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but O Brien puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sharp tries to regain full guard. Instead though, O Brien has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sharp working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Brien thuds his right hand into Sharp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Brien is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sharp shoots and misses
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Joe Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp misses with a takedown
and O Brien counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sharp looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Brien!
Sharp throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and O Brien works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sharp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Brien is trying to maintain the position but Sharp is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a head shot. O Brien uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses.
Sharp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sharp landing with the ground and pound.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Brien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looking to pass the guard.
O Brien is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sharp looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
O Brien continues to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Richard O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sharp.
Sharp fails with the takedown
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp shoots and misses
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Brien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sharp.
Sharp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Brien to score with a decent uppercut.
O Brien scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharp on the side of the head.
Sharp walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sharp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien scores with a head kick.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard O Brien dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
O Brien lands a head kick. Sharp smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Brien thuds his right hand into Sharp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Brien lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp fails with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Richard O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sharp.
Sharp misses with a takedown
and O Brien counters with a big head kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Sharp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Brien.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp with a poor takedown
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for O Brien.
Sharp with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a big head kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien connects with a looping right hand.
O Brien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Brien is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Brien lands a front kick.
Sharp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sharp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a thumping low kick.
O Brien jabs Sharp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Sharp has his takedown stuffed
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Brien counters with a head kick. That will keep Sharp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Brien with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from O Brien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sharp shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sharp showed some decent athleticism there.
Sharp misses with a head shot. O Brien uses the momentum to regain guard.
O Brien 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.
Sharp throws a strike but O Brien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sharp looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Brien is one step ahead there.
Richard O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pulls O Brien in close to prevent any damage.
Sharp wants to improve his position but instead O Brien has moved into half guard.
Sharp is looking for a sweep. O Brien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Brien passes into side control, despite Sharp's attempt to control the position.
That's four 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.
Sharp is looking to reverse the position.
O Brien happy to just control the position for now.
O Brien gets to mount! Sharp was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Joe Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp tries to reverse the position but O Brien maintains control.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard O Brien!
An out of breath Richard O Brien thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Bremner (ranked 2648 p4p, 5012 weight class) and Daisy Fresh (ranked 239 p4p, 372 weight class). Jax Bremner 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisy Fresh!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner throws a sloppy head kick and Fresh moves out of range easily.
Fresh shoots in looking for a takedown. Bremner tries to sprawl out of it but Fresh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bremner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Fresh misses.
As Fresh looks to move away, Bremner throws a big counter combo but Fresh just gets out of the way.
Bremner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fresh tries for a takedown but Bremner manages to get underhooks.
Bremner scores with a shot to the side of Fresh's head.
Bremner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Bremner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bremner is working Fresh over against the cage.
Bremner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Nice body punch from Bremner.
Fresh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jax Bremner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisy Fresh.
Bremner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bremner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Bremner lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bremner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Bremner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bremner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fresh tries for a takedown but Bremner manages to get underhooks.
Bremner presses Fresh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fresh looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Bremner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bremner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Bremner.
A hook to the body from Bremner.
Good body shot from Bremner.
Bremner lands a body shot.
Bremner successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bremner is adopting a defensive guard.
Bremner looking for a sweep. Not yet Bremner, not yet.
Fresh trying to control the position from guard on top but Bremner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fresh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bremner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bremner has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is fighting to break Fresh's control of his arms but Fresh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fresh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fresh is looking for a triangle but Bremner pushes his legs off easily.
Bremner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner looking to pass the guard.
Bremner slips nicely into half guard.
Fresh gets full guard.
Fresh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fresh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bremner controls the pace.
Bremner wants to control from the top but Fresh keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fresh trying to keep a closed guard but Bremner is proving a slippery customer.
Fresh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fresh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bremner controls the pace.
Fresh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bremner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fresh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bremner is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Bremner dominated that round.
That's time! Bremner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Bremner.
Fresh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fresh shoots in and drives through. Bremner sprawls well.
Bremner drives through and clinches with Fresh against the cage.
Bremner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bremner gets underhooks to prevent Fresh's takedown attempt.
Jax Bremner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisy Fresh.
A right handed body shot lands from Bremner.
Bremner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fresh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bremner pushes Fresh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bremner pushes Fresh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bremner lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Bremner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Bremner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fresh can do to turn this around?
Bremner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freshs head.
Fresh is rocked!
Bremner pulls Fresh into guard.
Fresh is still in real trouble! Can Bremner finish him?
Fresh is breathing heavily.
Bremner controlling Fresh's posture.
Fresh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fresh seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Bremner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fresh is looking to take a break and control but Bremner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fresh tries to move to mount but Bremner blocks the move with his legs.
Fresh trying to control the position but Bremner is working away.
Fresh wants to take a breather but Bremner manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fresh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh looking to pass the guard.
Fresh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fresh has gone for a leg lock! Bremner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fresh's guard.
Fresh looking for a sweep. Not yet Fresh, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fresh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bremner defends well.
Fresh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bremner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bremner postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bremner tries to free his leg and advance position but Fresh is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Bremner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bremner.
Daisy Fresh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fresh drops his hands momentarily and Bremner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bremner delivers a nice body kick.
Bremner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bremner with a hook.
Bremner scores with a leg kick.
Jax Bremner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bremner was well out of range. Poor timing from Fresh.
Bremner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jax Bremner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bremner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bremner lands with a shot to the body.
Fresh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bremner.
Fresh throws the left hand but Bremner avoids the punch easily.
Bremner misses with a low kick as Fresh jumps back.
Bremner throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bremner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bremner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fresh is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Bremner on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bremner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fresh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bremner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bremner works on Fresh's body with a couple of short punches.
Bremner lands a right hand.
Fresh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bremner to keep the fight standing.
Jax Bremner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisy Fresh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bremner.
Jax Bremner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fresh tries for a takedown but Bremner manages to get underhooks.
Bremner lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bremner.
Bremner gets through Fresh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bremner lands a nice shot to the body.
Bremner lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Bremner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bremner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresh backwards.
Bremner creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fresh's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fresh drops to his knees and Bremner pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Bremner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nobita Baki (ranked 2399 p4p, 3241 weight class) and Curtis Landry (ranked 270 p4p, 348 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nobita Baki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Landry!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baki shoots in for a takedown but Landry shows good takedown defense.
Baki throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry lands with a straight right. Baki didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Nobita Baki has been cut.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Landry misses with a straight left.
Landry scores with the left hand. Baki knows he should have avoided that one.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landry throws a series of punches but Baki moves out of range.
Curtis Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry with a jab.
Baki moves away from the strike by Landry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baki slips under a jab.
Landry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry swings for the body but Baki moves out of range.
Landry cracks Baki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baki drops his hands momentarily and Landry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baki ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Curtis Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Landry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Landry works over Baki's head and body with a nice combination.
Baki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Landry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baki somewhat.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Baki moved out of range nicely.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baki.
Landry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Landry misses with a double jab
and Baki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baki throws a lazy head kick
and Landry counters with a series of strikes. Baki will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Baki is rocked!
Baki darts in and clinches Landry up against the cage.
Oh Baki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landry manages to break the clinch.
Baki seems to have got his legs back now.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Landry enables Baki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Landry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Landry wants to stand and escape but Baki is having none of it.
Baki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baki is in close to Landry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baki with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baki won't allow Landry to get back to his feet.
Baki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Landry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Landry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Baki misses with a looping right.
Landry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baki tries to clinch up but Landry circles away and keeps his distance.
Baki loads up on a big right hand but Landry slips the punch.
Baki tries to close the distance and clinch but Landry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Landry throws a right and a left that Baki avoids nicely.
Landry scores with a jab to the head.
Landry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a jab but it's blocked by Baki.
Landry throws a right hand that Baki ducks under and follows up with a left that Baki also avoids with ease.
Landry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baki throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Baki misses with a lunging right hand
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry throws a nice looking combination but Baki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baki is looking to clinch.
Baki takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Baki loads up on a big right hand but Landry slips the punch.
Landry scores with a nice right hand.
Landry misses with a wild combination.
Landry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baki misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Landry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nobita Baki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Landry slips under a jab from Baki.
Baki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Landry catches Baki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baki misses with a looping right.
Landry unleashes a big counter combination but Baki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Landry is trying to defend but Baki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry is staying active underneath Baki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baki in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Landry tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Baki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nobita Baki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hamilton (ranked 2605 p4p, 4447 weight class) and Damien Edwards (ranked 151 p4p, 216 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Synthesizer. Ben Hamilton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damien Edwards's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwards under the eye.
Hamilton takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Hamilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
It looked like Hamilton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hamilton throws a series of strikes that have Edwards backpedaling.
Hamilton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards unleashes a big counter combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hamilton throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Hamilton works Edwards's body with a nice hook.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
Edwards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hamilton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamilton is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Hamilton has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Hamilton is trying to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling him.
Hamilton blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamilton.
Hamilton has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
Hamilton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamilton.
Edwards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edwards has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards working aggressively here.
Hamilton is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamilton breaks the clinch.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Hamilton ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damien Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Edwards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards rushes Hamilton and presses him up against the cage.
Edwards misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton can't break the clinch.
Edwards misses with the head strike.
A short left from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamilton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Hamilton wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hamilton's efforts to push away.
Edwards throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Edwards misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Hamilton wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Hamilton blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Edwards prevents Hamilton from breaking the clinch.
Hamilton wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Hamilton blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Edwards.
Edwards prevents Hamilton from breaking the clinch.
Edwards misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Hamilton blocks an uppercut.
Hamilton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Edwards dominated that round.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Hamilton is avoiding it.
Hamilton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Edwards scores with a nice head shot.
Edwards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamilton counters with a straight right hand.
Hamilton throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Edwards colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hamilton as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Edwards is left battered and dazed whilst Hamilton and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hamilton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Basile De Rabat (ranked 3746 p4p, 4485 weight class) and Momofuku Ando (ranked 293 p4p, 326 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Basile De Rabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rabat swings widly with a right hand
and Ando counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Rabat.
Ando throws a hook to the side of De Rabat's head but De Rabat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Rabat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ando.
Ando wants to slow De Rabat down by chopping away at his legs.
De Rabat was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ando lands a body shot.
Ando connects with a body shot.
Ando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ando throws a jab when De Rabat was well out of range.
Ando cracks De Rabat with an open hand slap.
De Rabat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ando was well out of range. Poor timing from De Rabat.
Ando looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ando cracks De Rabat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ando throws a leg kick
and De Rabat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Momofuku Ando has been cut.
We've been told by De Rabat's head coaches at Savate Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ando throws a head kick but De Rabat moves out of range.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Rabat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ando misses with a looping left.
De Rabat is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rabat misses with a looping right.
Ando lands a high kick!
Ando with the inside leg kick.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Rabat.
De Rabat sizes up Ando with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ando scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ando throws a hook but De Rabat avoids it easily.
De Rabat throws out a loose jab but Ando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Rabat blocks a head kick by Ando.
De Rabat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ando.
Ando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Rabat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ando pushes De Rabat away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ando!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat throws a right hand that misses
and De Rabat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ando throws a lazy head kick
and De Rabat counters with a stiff right hand.
Ando throws out a loose jab but De Rabat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Momofuku Ando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ando moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Rabat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ando manages to avoid it.
Ando connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from De Rabat misses its intended target.
Ando misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - De Rabat coming out on top.
Ando misses with a hook. De Rabat ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Ando 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ando.
Ando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Rabat throws a jab when Ando was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Rabat.
Ando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rabat.
Ando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ando is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Rabat misses with a straight left.
De Rabat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando needs to keep his hands up - De Rabat had a free shot at his head there.
De Rabat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Rabat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ando throws a poor cross that misses
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ando ducks under a wild hook from De Rabat.
It seemed like Ando was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Rabat misses with a lunging right hand
and Ando counters with a good low kick that De Rabat was not able to check.
Ando tries a low kick but De Rabat avoids it.
Ando lands a nice hook to De Rabat's body. De Rabat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Rabat throws a poor cross that misses
and Ando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ando thuds his right hand into De Rabat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Rabat scores with a hook to the body. Ando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ando getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Rabat throws a body shot but no joy.
De Rabat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ando misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Rabat lands a jab to the nose.
De Rabat scores with a nice head shot.
De Rabat scores with a jab to the body.
Ando looks to land a left hand but De Rabat moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from De Rabat misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Rabat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Momofuku Ando will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ando moves forwards but De Rabat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ando lands with a kick to the temple. De Rabat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ando swings widly with a right hand
and De Rabat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ando loads up on a big right hand but De Rabat slips the punch.
A big left from De Rabat misses.
De Rabat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Rabat throws out the jab.
Ando's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Rabat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ando scrambles back to his feet.
De Rabat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Rabat misses with a wild body shot.
Ando takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ando throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Rabat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ando missing with a left hand there. De Rabat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rabat misses with a wild body shot.
Ando misses with an uppercut. De Rabat saw that one coming.
De Rabat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Rabat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ando throws the kick towards the body but De Rabat avoids it.
The fighters circling - De Rabat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Rabat lands a lovely overhand right.
De Rabat looks to land a right hand but Ando moved out of range.
De Rabat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ando misses with a looping left.
De Rabat throws a jab but it's blocked by Ando.
De Rabat misses with a wild body shot.
De Rabat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando connects with a single shot there.
Ando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rabat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ando throws a big counter head kick but De Rabat avoids it with no problem.
De Rabat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rabat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Rabat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Rabat checks a leg kick nicely.
Ando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Rabat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Ando misses its intended target.
Ando stuns De Rabat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ando. De Rabat does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Rabat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ando darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Rabat missing with a left hand there. Ando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ando throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Rabat.
Ando misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a hook but De Rabat avoids it easily.
Ando throws a jab when De Rabat was well out of range.
De Rabat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Momofuku Ando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ando on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ando throws a lazy head kick
and De Rabat counters with a nice uppercut.
De Rabat swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.
Jab by De Rabat.
Ando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Rabat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Rabat moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from De Rabat misses the target.
De Rabat throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.
De Rabat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ando.
De Rabat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ando avoids the body shot from De Rabat.
De Rabat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Rabat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ando moves away.
Ando doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ando moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ando throws a head kick but De Rabat moves out of range.
De Rabat throws a looping overhand right but Ando ducks down to avoid it.
De Rabat scores with a jab.
De Rabat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Ando was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ando lands with a nice combination. De Rabat backs away looking to recover.
Ando fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Rabat throws a big shot that misses.
De Rabat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando throws a fast counter high kick but De Rabat manages to duck under it in time.
Ando connects with a high kick.
Ando pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Rabat is out of range and Ando settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Momofuku Ando will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Rabat throws an off balance right hand
and De Rabat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ando takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Rabat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando misses with a right hand
and De Rabat counters with a nice body shot.
Ando takes a swing at De Rabat's ribcage but misses.
Ando lands with a slapping head kick.
Ando avoids the body shot from De Rabat.
Ando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rabat.
De Rabat misses the shot to the body.
Ando misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat throws a body shot but no joy.
De Rabat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ando tries a low kick but De Rabat avoids it.
De Rabat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Rabat slips a straight right by Ando.
A head kick misses from Ando.
De Rabat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando moves out of range as De Rabat strikes.
De Rabat checks a low kick from Ando.
De Rabat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando throws a head kick that misses.
Ando throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - De Rabat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ando is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Rabat with a body shot.
De Rabat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ando's head.
De Rabat punishes Ando's body with a nice straight punch.
De Rabat scores with a jab to the body.
De Rabat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ando finds it's way round the side to connect with De Rabat's head.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Rabat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from De Rabat finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando tries a head kick but it misses.
Ando has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Ando misses
enabling De Rabat to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rabat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ando at a distance.
Ando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ando moves out of range of the strikes.
De Rabat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ando.
De Rabat swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.
De Rabat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ando manages to avoid it.
De Rabat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ando misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from De Rabat.
De Rabat misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Ando.
Ando pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Rabat is out of range and Ando settles back down.
It looked like De Rabat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ando.
Basile De Rabat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a head kick but De Rabat moves out of range.
Ando misses with an uppercut
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ando is rocked!
Ando thuds his right hand into De Rabat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Rabat misses with a looping right.
Ando raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ando moves out of range as De Rabat strikes.
Ando cracks De Rabat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Ando finds it's way through De Rabat's defenses.
Momofuku Ando is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slow jab from Ando misses its intended target.
Ando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rabat manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rabat misses the target.
De Rabat misses with a looping left.
De Rabat cracks Ando with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Rabat has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ando to stand back up!
Ando is still on wobbly legs! Can De Rabat finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rabat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ando tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando lands with a shot to the body.
De Rabat swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.
De Rabat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ando staying out of range there.
De Rabat lands with a shot to the body.
Ando seems to have recovered his senses.
De Rabat flashes Ando a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ando's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ando crumples to the floor! He's out cold! De Rabat punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Basile De Rabat!
After the big win, Basile De Rabat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Wrestler Wayfare and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Okada (ranked 3076 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Cayden Caldwell (ranked 272 p4p, 281 weight class). Yuki Okada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cayden Caldwell's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuki Okada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell clinches up with Okada and pushes him back against the cage.
Caldwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okada fails to pull guard.
Caldwell lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Caldwell.
Nice body punch from Caldwell - that landed with a thud.
Okada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Okada jumps guard but Caldwell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Okada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caldwell with a hook.
Caldwell scores with a nice strike.
Okada is rocked!
Okada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Okada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caldwell cracks Okada with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Okada looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Caldwell finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caldwell fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Okada to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Okada looks to clinch but Caldwell throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Okada taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cayden Caldwell!
Cayden Caldwell gave a mention to Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Germanicus (ranked 1487 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 32 p4p, 80 weight class). Germanicus comes to the cage accompanied by Pray For Me. 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romulus Germanicus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas ducks under a wild hook from Germanicus .
Germanicus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Germanicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicholas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A punch combination from Nicholas misses.
Germanicus with a jab.
Nicholas connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Germanicus .
Nicholas moves out of range as Germanicus strikes.
Germanicus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicholas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Germanicus sprawling to the canvas! Germanicus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nicholas finish him?!
It looks like Romulus Germanicus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicholas cracks Germanicus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nicholas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Germanicus to stand back up!
Germanicus is rocked!
Germanicus misses with an uppercut
and Nicholas counters with a huge right that knocks Germanicus out cold! Nicholas is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franz Nicholas!
Romulus Germanicus was interviewed post fight and said 'I gave my all, it's just that my opponent outbox me. I'll reflect with this.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Heredia (ranked 1308 p4p, 1876 weight class) and Luke Bowen (ranked 27 p4p, 91 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Heredia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Bowen !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heredia moves out of range as Bowen throws a body kick.
Bowen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heredia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Luke Bowen has been cut.
Bowen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowen . Heredia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heredia.
Bowen misses the shot to the body.
Roberto Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen lands a slapping body shot.
Bowen tests Heredia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heredia tries to clinch but Bowen moves out of range.
Heredia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heredia throws a looping overhand right but Bowen ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Bowen 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowen 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heredia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bowen scrambles back to his feet.
Bowen misses with a straight right.
Heredia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bowen looks to land a body kick but Heredia moved away.
Heredia lands a left and a right that send Bowen crashing to the mat, dazed. Heredia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Heredia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bowen sprawling to the canvas! Bowen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Heredia finish him?!
Bowen is rocked!
That has opened up Luke Bowen 's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Heredia. Beautiful body shot.
Bowen is still on wobbly legs! Can Heredia finish him?
Bowen looks winded!
Heredia drops Bowen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Heredia 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 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Heredia!
An intense looking Roberto Heredia took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Bueno pues ya emos ganao, aora viene lo bueno, BOOM. Fiesta, asta el domingo! BOOM Y voi a cojer un par de requetonas, y las voi a partir las bragas. BOOM'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Stroganov (ranked 1989 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 177 p4p, 254 weight class). Cuervo has chosen The Green Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Stroganov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuervo.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuervo misses the target.
Stroganov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cuervo!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stroganov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cuervo is trying to improve his position.
Stroganov lands a few punches from side control.
Stroganov working the ground and pound.
Stroganov lands a nice forearm strike.
Cuervo 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.
Cuervo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuervo wants to control but Stroganov postures up.
Cuervo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Stroganov is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuervo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stroganov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cuervo on the ground.
Stroganov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cuervo some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cuervo is rocked!
Stroganov is working Cuervo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cuervo is still in real trouble! Can Stroganov finish him?
A big shot lands for Stroganov! That's hurt Cuervo! Will he recover? Stroganov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Stroganov!
Viktor Stroganov is the new featherweight champion!
Viktor Stroganov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Jose Cuervo was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't think i would be as happy as him knowing everyone thought i was gay. I would love a rematch so nobody thinks I just lost to a faggot. Dana white paid me off so he would win. Forgive me, I just don't make enough as a fighter and my moms rent keeps going up.'.
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