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JF 35 - Killing Fu Li PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Mcdonald (ranked 25060 p4p, 25424 weight class) and Ed Swirly (ranked 540 p4p, 523 weight class). Swirly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The sound of goats screaming kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Swirly!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swirly. Swirly obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcdonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like Timothy Mcdonald has been cut.
Swirly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Swirly just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcdonald checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swirly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcdonald.
Swirly lands with a hook. Mcdonald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swirly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcdonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Swirly finds it's way through Mcdonald's defenses.
Swirly connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcdonald is looking to clinch.
Swirly throws a big shot that misses.
Mcdonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mcdonald slips a jab from Swirly.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt - Swirly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swirly lands the left hand.
Swirly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Swirly stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swirly scores with a leg kick.
Mcdonald shoots in and drives through. Swirly sprawls well.
Swirly stuns Mcdonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Swirly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swirly lands a big uppercut and Mcdonald crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mcdonald looks OK. Swirly waves Mcdonald back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swirly throws an uppercut from hell that sends Mcdonald clean off his feet! He's out cold! Swirly stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Swirly!
Ed Swirly bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Matthews (ranked 3517 p4p, 4973 weight class) and Mini Peka (ranked 308 p4p, 391 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thaddeus Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mini Peka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Peka. That's going to slow Matthews down.
Peka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Peka moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
Peka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matthews is concentrating on defense, preventing Peka from advancing position.
Matthews lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Matthews is doing well to control the position and prevent Peka from advancing to side control.
Matthews moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matthews wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peka has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Matthews to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Peka is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Matthews pulls down on the head and he's put Peka to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thaddeus Matthews!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordyn Conley (ranked 3502 p4p, 4692 weight class) and Mateo Delgado (ranked 352 p4p, 414 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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordyn Conley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateo Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delgado somewhat.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delgado has his takedown stuffed
and Delgado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delgado shoots for a double leg takedown but Conley sprawls well. He's pushed Delgado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordyn Conley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Delgado.
Delgado fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Conley to the ground. Delgado is now in Conley's guard.
Delgado trying to control but Conley is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delgado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delgado is fighting to break Conley's control of his arms but Conley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conley has a closed guard, preventing Delgado from standing up.
Conley wants to sweep here but Delgado controlling him for the moment.
Conley keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Conley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delgado on the ground.
Delgado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Conley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Conley tries to get out of the position.
Delgado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delgado trying to control the position from guard on top but Conley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Delgado closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Delgado lands in his opponent's guard.
Delgado trying to control but Conley is working from the bottom.
Delgado is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Delgado stops Conley from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delgado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conley drops Delgado with a beautiful combination! Delgado stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Conley is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Mateo Delgado has been cut.
Delgado dives in and grabs Conley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Conley pushes down on Delgado's head and hops out.
Delgado shoots and misses
and Conley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Delgado! Conley lets Delgado back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Delgado is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delgado.
Conley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Delgado is still on wobbly legs! Can Conley finish him?
Delgado looks winded!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delgado checks a leg kick.
Delgado tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Delgado seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conley throws a leg kick
and Delgado counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Conley!
Conley struggling a bit here.
Conley looking for a sweep but Delgado has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Delgado dominating with strikes here.
Delgado has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Conley is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateo Delgado!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Walker (ranked 2999 p4p, 5014 weight class) and Dubba Sub (ranked 343 p4p, 497 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sub's choice of entrance music: Live It Up!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dubba Sub!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker with a jab.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Sub counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sub showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sub wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker wants to hit a sweep here but Sub passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Walker there!
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Sub moves to take his opponent's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker prevents Sub from getting a body triangle.
I really don't envy Walker right now.
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.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Sub is in full control for now.
Walker is in bad spot here.
Sub controlling from the back.
Walker tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Sub has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Walker is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dubba Sub!
Dubba Sub took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Holmes (ranked 5050 p4p, 3221 weight class) and Matthew Hudson (ranked 437 p4p, 331 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Holmes slips a jab from Hudson.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Hudson slips under a jab from Holmes.
Thomas Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hudson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hudson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hudson throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hudson instigates a clinch.
Hudson lands with a left to the head.
Hudson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hudson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hudson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hudson.
Hudson works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Hudson has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hudson.
A short body shot lands from Hudson as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hudson.
Hudson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hudson keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Hudson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hudson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Holmes wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Hudson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hudson lands a nice uppercut.
Hudson presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hudson.
Holmes is trying to push Hudson away but Hudson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hudson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hudson won't allow it.
Hudson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Hudson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
 Holmes is rocked!
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hudson cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hudson cracks Holmes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hudson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Holmes to stand back up!
Hudson thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Hudson sends Holmes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hudson is motioning to the referee to let Holmes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
and Hudson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Holmes! He's just covering up as Hudson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Hudson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Padrilo (ranked 3098 p4p, 3640 weight class) and Gerry Watched (ranked 351 p4p, 391 weight class). Watched has chosen Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus as his entrance music. Alessandro Padrilo 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Padrilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Watched!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padrilo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watched throws the left hand but Padrilo avoids the punch easily.
As Watched looks to move away, Padrilo throws a big counter combo but Watched just gets out of the way.
Watched throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watched gets tackled into the cage by Padrilo. Padrilo maintains the clinch.
Watched presses Padrilo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Watched - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Watched.
Padrilo gets control of Watched's arms and successfully pulls guard. Padrilo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Watched got a little sloppy there for a moment and Padrilo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watched has managed to get both his arms back between Padrilo's legs - danger averted.
Padrilo pulls Watched in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watched trying to stand up but can't free himself from Padrilo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padrilo being controlled here, momentarily.
Padrilo is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Padrilo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Watched scores with a nice head shot.
Padrilo has Watched up against the cage in a clinch.
Watched lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Padrilo backwards.
Watched struggles to land a body shot inside as Padrilo controls his hands.
Padrilo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Watched sitting in guard here, content to control.
Padrilo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watched controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Padrilo 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.
Padrilo pulls Watched in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watched won't allow Padrilo to sweep him here.
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.
Padrilo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Padrilo tries to clinch up.
Padrilo moves into the clinch.
Watched has Padrilo pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Padrilo as Watched tries to tie him up.
Watched is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watched lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Padrilo jumps into guard, dragging Watched to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Padrilo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watched defends it easily.
Padrilo is trying to control the position but Watched postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerry Watched will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Padrilo throws a series of punches but Watched moves out of range.
Watched throws a leg kick that misses.
Padrilo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watched as he jumps to the side.
Padrilo moves out of range of the leg kick from Watched.
Watched does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Padrilo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Padrilo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watched to score with a decent uppercut.
Watched circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watched lands a stunning uppercut that sends Padrilo to the mat!
Padrilo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Padrilo trying to control from the bottom.
Oh Padrilo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watched looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Padrilo wants to improve his position but Watched is controlling well.
Watched content to control rather than advance.
Padrilo seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padrilo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watched is working away from the top position though.
Watched is just content to waste time from the top position. Padrilo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Watched is sitting in close to Padrilo's body. Padrilo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Watched is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Watched is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Padrilo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alessandro Padrilo!
A victorious Alessandro Padrilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Gerry Watched was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry, Jimmy Ray Watcher's wife will help me get over this minor setback.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frederico Mora (ranked 3247 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Brenden Hickman (ranked 266 p4p, 236 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederico Mora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brenden Hickman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hickman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mora connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hickman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mora throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hickman postures up.
Hickman passes Mora's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hickman 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.
Hickman trying to control from half guard but Mora is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickman prevents Mora from improving his position.
Hickman wants to control but Mora is keeping him busy.
Hickman wants to pass the guard but Mora is defending well.
Hickman seems to be looking for submissions.
Mora looking for submissions off his back.
Hickman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mora defends it well.
Mora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hickman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mora has a hand on Hickman's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hickman takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Hickman.
Mora manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hickman is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hickman pulls his head out easily.
Hickman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mora defends it well.
Mora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hickman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mora regains half guard.
Mora regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hickman has passed into half guard!
Hickman is working for a kimura but Mora is defending it quite comfortably.
Hickman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hickman wants to take Mora's back but he can't do it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hickman prevents Mora from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Hickman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mora misses the shot to the body.
Mora throws a jab when Hickman was well out of range.
Mora misses with a body punch
enabling Hickman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hickman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mora finds it's way round the side to connect with Hickman's head.
Mora stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickman tries for a takedown but Mora circles away easily
and Mora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hickman has his takedown stuffed
letting Mora counter with a right hand.
Frederico Mora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Hickman.
Mora cracks Hickman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hickman avoids the body shot from Mora.
Hickman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mora was covering up waiting for the punch and Hickman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hickman stacks Mora on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hickman!
Mora is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mora's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hickman has an Americana. Mora didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hickman is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hickman hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brenden Hickman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jose (ranked 3660 p4p, 2639 weight class) and Yuchung Li (ranked 397 p4p, 307 weight class). The key to victory for Fred Jose has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuchung Li!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li dives in for a single leg takedown but Jose sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jose tries to counter by clinching up but Li breaks away and moves out of range.
Li walks into a left hand.
Li with a poor takedown
and Jose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li tries for a takedown but Jose circles away easily
and Jose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuchung Li.
Jose throws a combination that misses
and Li decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jose's guard.
Jose keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jose's guard.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jose keeps working.
Jose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jose tries to get out of the position.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li winds up and cracks Jose with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Li seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li wants to control but Jose is keeping him busy.
Li throwing shots but Jose is blocking nicely.
Li works his foot free and advances to mount.
Li cracks Jose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jose looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Li cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Jose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Jose is in a horrible position here. Li smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Li! Jose is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuchung Li!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuchung Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Killer (ranked 1839 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Fu Li (ranked 225 p4p, 268 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Killer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fu Li!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Killer - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Killer.
Killer misses with a hook.
Li feints the counter takedown.
Li on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Killer wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Killer misses with a kick to the body
and Li counters with a nice double leg into side control. Killer won't be happy with that.
Killer struggling a bit here.
Li is working Killer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Li postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Li.
Killer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Killer tries to control but Li manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Killer is keeping busy.
Li connects with a big shot to the side of Killer's head.
Li scores with strikes from the back.
Killer looking very determined here, making life difficult for Li.
Killer has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Li.
Li missing with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Li manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Killer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Killer trying to control the position but Li manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li struggling to land strikes to the head as Killer covers up.
Killer tries to break free.
Killer has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Li.
Li is landing with strikes from the back.
Li gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li cracks Killer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Killer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer is breathing heavily.
Li misses with punches from the back.
Li lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Killer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Killer to escape the position.
Killer is rocked!
Li struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Oh Killer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Killer is in real trouble here! Li lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Li is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fu Li!
Fu Li is the new light heavyweight champion!
Fu Li decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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