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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Li!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly digs a good hook to Li's body.
Kelly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Kelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Li gets back to full guard.
Li throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kelly is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li is not content to let Kelly control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Li tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Kelly.
Li trying to get back to full guard but Kelly takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kelly with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Brian Li has been cut.
Li takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Brian Li's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Li's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Kelly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Spants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Spants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spants shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear shoots in and bounces Spants off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Spants is retaining full guard.
Spants working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bear doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bear manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spants is looking to stand back up but Bear counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Spants.
Bear gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bear looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bear trying to control but Spants is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spants can't keep his opponent in guard - Bear advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spants has one foot on Bear's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Spants shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bear manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spants.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Spants from controlling successfully.
Bear has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Spants doesn't defend quickly enough and Bear has managed to lock this one up! Can Spants escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bear on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Max Bear!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Watson Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Handelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Handelman's choice of entrance music: Red Red Wine. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Watson Carrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Handelman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Handelman.
Handelman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson Carrera.
Nice takedown defense from Handelman. No joy for Watson Carrera on that attempt.
Handelman is looking to clinch.
Watson Carrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson Carrera swinging wildly here.
Watson Carrera misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson Carrera. Handelman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handelman looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson Carrera is just out of range.
Handelman misses the body punch
so Watson Carrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watson Carrera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson Carrera controlling from the top position.
Watson Carrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watson Carrera in particular looking to stall.
Watson Carrera trying to mount his opponent but Handelman defends it.
Watson Carrera wants to advance to full mount but Handelman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Watson Carrera pushes down on Handelman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Handelman is trying to stand up here but Watson Carrera is controlling him well.
Watson Carrera wants to control but Handelman is keeping him busy.
Watson Carrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handelman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson Carrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handelman is staying active underneath Watson Carrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Handelman pushes Watson Carrera off looking to stand but Watson Carrera dives back in and keeps control.
Watson Carrera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Handelman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson Carrera.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watson Carrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handelman was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson Carrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handelman throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson Carrera.
Watson Carrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handelman looks to land a left hand but Watson Carrera moved out of range nicely.
Watson Carrera staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Watson Carrera.
Watson Carrera misses with a jab to the body
and Handelman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson Carrera takes one to the chin there.
Handelman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson Carrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handelman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson Carrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Handelman has Watson Carrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Handelman dodges an elbow strike from Watson Carrera.
A head punch on the inside from Handelman fails to land.
Handelman pushes Watson Carrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handelman throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson Carrera.
A short body shot lands from Handelman as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watson Carrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handelman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson Carrera takes a shot to the head.
Handelman pushes Watson Carrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handelman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Handelman pushes Watson Carrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watson Carrera is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Handelman.
Handelman lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Handelman.
Handelman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Handelman pushes Watson Carrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Handelman lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handelman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson Carrera has him pressed against the cage.
Handelman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson Carrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Handelman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Handelman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Handelman digs a good hook to Watson Carrera's body.
Watson Carrera misses the body punch
and Handelman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Handelman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kevin Handelman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handelman clinches up with Watson Carrera and pushes him back against the cage.
Handelman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson Carrera backwards.
Handelman lands a right hand.
Watson Carrera takes a shot to the head.
Watson Carrera is rocked!
Handelman lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Watson Carrera to his knees! Handelman keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Handelman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stinkfist has chosen People Are Strange by The Doors as his entrance music. Sam Bisping had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Stinkfist avoids a kick to the body.
Stinkfist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stinkfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping shoots in and drives through. Stinkfist sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Bisping there.
Bisping drops his hands momentarily and Stinkfist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stinkfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Stinkfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping tries to clinch but Stinkfist is having none of it.
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Stinkfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Stinkfist circles away.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Stinkfist pushes him off.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Bisping throws a combination that misses
letting Stinkfist counter with a right hand.
Bisping throws a hook to the side of Stinkfist's head but Stinkfist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Bisping misses.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Stinkfist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist throws a head kick but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stinkfist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bisping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stinkfist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bisping.
Bisping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stinkfist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stinkfist connects with a jab.
Stinkfist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bisping is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Stinkfist has cracked Bisping with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Stinkfist lands another huge swinging hook and Bisping tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Bisping, before Stinkfist can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobcat Stinkfist!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitv Poko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poko comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitv Poko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poko misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Poko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Poko from controlling successfully.
Poko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poko postures up.
Poko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Woods looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Woods looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Woods!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poko struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods takes a little break here. Poko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Poko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woods throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Poko wants to control but Woods postures up.
Poko tries to improve position but can't.
Poko prevents Woods from moving into mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Woods.
Woods slaps away a takedown attempt from Poko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woods throws a body punch but Poko moves out of range.
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.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woods sprawls well. Woods wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitv Poko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Poko throws a series of punches but Woods avoids them all with ease.
Poko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Poko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Woods did well to prevent Poko getting side control.
Poko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Woods really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poko is breathing heavily.
Poko controlling the action here.
Woods tries to kick Poko off but Poko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Woods is looking to improve his position.
Poko wants to control but Woods is keeping him busy.
Poko seems to be working for a kimura but Woods defends the submission attempt.
Woods trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Woods sprawls well initially but Poko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Poko is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Woods reverses the position - he's now on top in Poko's guard.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Poko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods stays in close to Poko's body and controls the position.
Poko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poko keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vitv Poko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Poko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woods lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Poko is just out of range.
Woods explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Poko should have avoided that one.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods gets caught flat footed, as Poko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Poko trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Woods looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Woods looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Woods!
Woods wants to control but Poko is keeping him busy.
Poko is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Poko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Woods slows the pace down.
Poko is looking for a sweep.
Woods tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Poko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Poko gets full guard.
Woods showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Poko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poko is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Woods has his hands clasped together but Poko extends an breaks Woods's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Poko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitv Poko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Thiele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiele kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why can´t we be friends. Henson has chosen Hit the Lights by Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Thiele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiele closes the distance and clinches up with Henson, looking for a takedown. Thiele pushes Henson against the cage but Henson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson misses with a straight right.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Thiele slips a straight right by Henson.
Thiele swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Thiele takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Thiele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thiele misses with a two punch combination.
Thiele connects with a nice looking jab.
Thiele digs a good body shot into Henson's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horrible takedown by Thiele or perhaps it was just good defense by Henson which made him look bad.
Thiele swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Thiele as he connects with a hook.
Thiele shoots in and bounces Henson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thiele postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thiele works over Henson with some ground and pound from guard.
Henson wants to sweep here but Thiele controlling him for the moment.
Thiele throwing strikes but missing.
Thiele trying to control the position from guard on top but Henson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thiele scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thiele wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
Henson is controlling Thiele's posture.
Thiele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thiele is aware though and is defending well.
Thiele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henson keeping moving, preventing Thiele from controlling successfully.
Thiele postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thiele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thiele has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thiele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thiele wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
Thiele wants to pass the guard but Henson is keeping the position.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Henson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thiele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Thiele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henson shoots for a double leg takedown but Thiele sprawls well. He's pushed Henson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christian Thiele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiele misses with a takedown attempt - Henson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thiele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiele bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thiele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thiele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henson keeps working.
Henson keeping his opponent close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Thiele dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thiele stuffs the takedown attempt from Henson. Henson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henson is defended easily by Thiele.
Thiele throws a right hand that Henson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henson also avoids with ease.
Henson misses with a straight left.
Thiele thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Thiele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thiele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henson cracks Thiele with a nice body shot.
Thiele avoids the elbow strike from Henson, against the cage.
Thiele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henson wants to stall.
Thiele throws a head punch that misses.
Thiele lands a body shot.
Henson digs a right hand underneath Thiele's ribcage. Thiele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henson working some strikes from top position.
Henson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thiele is keeping the position for now.
Thiele keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
Thiele is trying to keep Henson in close.
Henson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thiele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson wants to control from the top but Thiele keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thiele just misses with a punch to the body.
Henson rushes Thiele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thiele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thiele fails to pull guard.
Henson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thiele blocks an elbow strike from Henson.
Henson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thiele.
Thiele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Thiele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thiele is trying to trip Henson. He has hold of a leg but Henson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thiele persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Henson is trying to keep Thiele in close.
Thiele content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thiele wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
Thiele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thiele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thiele throwing strikes but missing.
Thiele got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thiele has managed to get both his arms back between Henson's legs - danger averted.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henson tries to clinch up but Thiele circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henson.
Christian Thiele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Henson.
Thiele blocks a head kick by Henson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henson, as that shot connected.
Henson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thiele is looking to wear down Henson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thiele throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
Thiele dives in and grabs Henson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henson pushes down on Thiele's head and hops out.
Thiele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thiele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henson on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henson counters with a nice body kick.
Thiele throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
Henson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thiele did well to prevent Henson getting side control.
Henson trying to control from half guard but Thiele is working away.
Henson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thiele is just riding it out for now. Henson eventually gives up the hold.
Thiele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiele looking for submissions off his back.
Henson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Henson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henson passes into half guard.
Thiele wants to control but Henson is keeping busy.
Henson seems to be looking for submissions.
Thiele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thiele working for submissions but it's allowed Henson to get to half guard.
Thiele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thiele trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson lands with a punch from half guard.
Henson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mickey Henson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henson lands a nice short elbow.
Henson throwing shots but Thiele is blocking nicely.
Thiele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henson passes Thiele's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henson uses his free foot to push down on Thiele's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thiele.
Henson controlling his opponent.
Henson landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henson lands a heavy elbow.
Thiele sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thiele manages to get to full guard.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thiele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thiele has his foot on Henson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thiele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henson is nestled in close to Thiele, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thiele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thiele is bucking up trying to escape but Henson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thiele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henson breaks from Thiele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Henson landing strikes from the mount.
Thiele manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson slips a nice elbow through Thiele's hands, connecting with Thiele's forehead.
Thiele has hold of Henson's hands but Henson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thiele wants to improve his position but Henson is controlling well.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Thiele is defending well.
Thiele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henson slips a nice elbow through Thiele's hands, connecting with Thiele's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Henson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzattrounewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzattrounewis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ject does no damage.
Ject shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ject lands with a shot to the body.
Ject is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calzattrounewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ject doesn't seem bothered though.
Calzattrounewis throws a series of punches but Ject avoids them all with ease.
Calzattrounewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ject.
Calzattrounewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ject throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calzattrounewis throws a right and a left that Ject avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calzattrounewis checks a leg kick.
Calzattrounewis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calzattrounewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calzattrounewis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calzattrounewis slips under a jab from Ject.
Ject ducks under a wild hook from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis scores with a nice strike.
Calzattrounewis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Calzattrounewis - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Calzattrounewis there.
Calzattrounewis blocks a jab.
No joy there for Calzattrounewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calzattrounewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ject fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calzattrounewis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Calzattrounewis misses.
Ject with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calzattrounewis to score with a decent uppercut.
Calzattrounewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzattrounewis misses with a straight right.
Calzattrounewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calzattrounewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ject uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis lands a right hook to the body.
Calzattrounewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ject on the side of the head.
Ject shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Calzattrounewis lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ject avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calzattrounewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ject swings for the body but Calzattrounewis moves out of range.
Ject takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Calzattrounewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ject counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ject takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis throws a right hand that Ject ducks under and follows up with a left that Ject also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ject misses.
Calzattrounewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ject had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Calzattrounewis tries to bum rush Ject with a series of wild strikes but Ject uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ject lands with a good body shot.
Calzattrounewis looks to land a left hand but Ject moved out of range nicely.
Calzattrounewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ject uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzattrounewis.
Ject misses with a low kick.
A jab from Calzattrounewis does it's job there.
Ject takes one on the button.
Calzattrounewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ject circles away quickly and effectively.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab to Ject's midsection.
Calzattrounewis punishes Ject's body with a nice straight punch.
Ject tries to move into range but Calzattrounewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Calzattrounewis misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ject misses the target.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ject backs up against the cage.
Calzattrounewis lands with an overhand left.
Calzattrounewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ject throws a leg kick which misses Calzattrounewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Calzattrounewis tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis moves out of range of the leg kick from Ject.
Ject throws the left hand but Calzattrounewis avoids the punch easily.
Calzattrounewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ject moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calzattrounewis throws out a powerful jab.
Calzattrounewis throws a series of punches but Ject avoids them all with ease.
Calzattrounewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Calzattrounewis. Beautiful body shot.
Calzattrounewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ject misses the target.
Calzattrounewis lands a right hook to the body.
Ject is breathing heavily.
Calzattrounewis cracks Ject with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joe Calzattrounewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ject looks to land a left hand but Calzattrounewis moved out of range nicely.
Calzattrounewis misses the shot to the body.
Calzattrounewis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ject in his tracks.
Calzattrounewis with a jab.
Ject looks to throw the jab but Calzattrounewis is out of range.
Calzattrounewis lands with a nice combination. Ject backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ject takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calzattrounewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ject.
Calzattrounewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ject jabs at Calzattrounewis's body.
Calzattrounewis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calzattrounewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calzattrounewis stalks Ject and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ject's face. Ject staggers backwards, shaken.
Ject takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ject misses with a wild body shot.
Ject dodges the punch combination from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis slips a jab from Ject.
Calzattrounewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calzattrounewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ject's hands.
Calzattrounewis swinging wildly here.
Calzattrounewis scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ject jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calzattrounewis loads up on a big right hand but Ject slips the punch.
Calzattrounewis misses with a double jab.
Calzattrounewis scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzattrounewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calzattrounewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ject.
No joy there for Calzattrounewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calzattrounewis misses with a double jab
and Ject counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ject on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Calzattrounewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ject.
Ject avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calzattrounewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Calzattrounewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ject counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ject moves into range and connects with a jab.
Calzattrounewis lands with a good body shot.
Ject takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ject throws a jab but it's blocked by Calzattrounewis.
Ject takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ject throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ject keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calzattrounewis throws a body punch but Ject moves out of range.
Calzattrounewis throws a series of punches but Ject avoids them all with ease.
Ject looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Ject 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ject thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject cracks Calzattrounewis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Calzattrounewis.
Ject stalks Calzattrounewis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calzattrounewis's face. Calzattrounewis staggers backwards, shaken.
Ject misses with an uppercut.
Calzattrounewis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Calzattrounewis.
Ject throws an overhand right that lands on Calzattrounewis's shoulder, as Calzattrounewis tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Calzattrounewis.
Danga de danga de dang - Calzattrounewis scores with a four punch combination!
Calzattrounewis shoots in and bounces Ject off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ject wants to get back to his feet but Calzattrounewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ject scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calzattrounewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calzattrounewis throws a shot to the body.
Ject fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calzattrounewis is out of range.
Ject takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Calzattrounewis scores with a three punch combo!
Ject thumps Calzattrounewis with a low kick.
Ject misses with a hook. Calzattrounewis ducked under it nicely.
Ject walks into a stiff left hand from Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Calzattrounewis both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Ject misses.
Calzattrounewis lands a body shot.
Calzattrounewis throws a series of strikes that have Ject backpedaling.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Calzattrounewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzattrounewis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ject stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis thuds a left hand into Ject's body.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calzattrounewis misses with a combination
and Ject counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Joe Calzattrounewis has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calzattrounewis!
Calzattrounewis scores with a punch to the head.
Calzattrounewis lands with a nice body punch.
Ject takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Calzattrounewis.
A cross from Calzattrounewis lands.
Calzattrounewis scores with a sloppy right hand. Ject should have avoided that one.
Calzattrounewis looks to land a combination but Ject avoids it well.
Calzattrounewis misses with the combination.
Ject throws out a leg kick but Calzattrounewis moves out of range and Ject only half commits.
Calzattrounewis lunges at Ject with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ject's hand.
Calzattrounewis scores with a body shot.
Calzattrounewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calzattrounewis!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calzattrounewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ject fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Calzattrounewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzattrounewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ject - that will leave a mark!
Calzattrounewis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ject.
Ject takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calzattrounewis jabs Ject right on the nose. Ject blinks but takes it well.
Calzattrounewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ject.
Calzattrounewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ject at a distance.
Calzattrounewis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Calzattrounewis clobbers Ject with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Calzattrounewis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzattrounewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calzattrounewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ject doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ject avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzattrounewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzattrounewis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Calzattrounewis slips a jab and a cross from Ject.
Calzattrounewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calzattrounewis swings for the body but Ject moves out of range.
Calzattrounewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ject momentarily.
Joe Calzattrounewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Calzattrounewis.
Decent striking displayed by Calzattrounewis there.
Calzattrounewis thuds his right hand into Ject's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Calzattrounewis swinging wildly here.
Ject slips under a jab.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ject backs up against the cage.
Ject throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Calzattrounewis cracks Ject with an open hand slap.
Calzattrounewis scores with a jab to the body.
Calzattrounewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calzattrounewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ject has time to react.
Calzattrounewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ject.
Calzattrounewis lands a really nice looking cross but Ject seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject misses with a leg kick.
Calzattrounewis with a hook.
Calzattrounewis jabs at Ject's body.
Calzattrounewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzattrounewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calzattrounewis lands with a hook. Ject tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ject throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calzattrounewis scores with a nice head shot.
Ject on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calzattrounewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calzattrounewis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ject takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzattrounewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calzattrounewis lands a lovely overhand right.
Calzattrounewis lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ject is rocked!
A left lands for Calzattrounewis.
Oh Ject is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ject takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calzattrounewis lands with a hook. Ject tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pro Ject has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis with a hook.
BOOM! Calzattrounewis lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ject. Ject tries to recover but Calzattrounewis is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ject lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzattrounewis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktors Bricis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Bricis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bricis lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bricis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bricis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valquez. Valquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Bricis misses.
Bricis misses with a two punch combination.
Valquez throws a head kick that misses.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Bricis circles away.
Valquez swings for the body but Bricis moves out of range.
Bricis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valquez is looking to clinch.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bricis misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bricis.
Valquez throws a head kick but Bricis moves out of range.
Estoban Valquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valquez tries to clinch but Bricis moves out of range.
Bricis throws the left hand but Valquez avoids the punch easily.
Bricis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bricis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valquez takes one to the chin there.
Bricis thows a body shot but no joy.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Bricis circles away.
Valquez moves away from the strike by Bricis.
Valquez is looking to clinch but Bricis is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Bricis.
Valquez looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez tries to clinch there but Bricis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bricis.
Bricis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valquez is out of range and Bricis settles back down.
Valquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bricis throws a solid leg kick but Valquez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bricis.
Valquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bricis.
Valquez is looking to clinch.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Bricis circles away.
Bricis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valquez loses concentration momentarily and Bricis pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Valquez crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Bricis finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Viktors Bricis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastian Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Domingo comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Doze - Agitala. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Sebastian Domingo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastian Domingo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zoidberg did well to prevent Sebastian Domingo getting side control.
Sebastian Domingo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zoidberg tries to kick Sebastian Domingo off but Sebastian Domingo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zoidberg is staying active underneath Sebastian Domingo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zoidberg is positioning himself well to prevent Sebastian Domingo advancing to mount.
Sebastian Domingo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg is trying to stand up here but Sebastian Domingo is controlling him well.
Sebastian Domingo stalling.
Sebastian Domingo wants to control but Zoidberg is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Sebastian Domingo.
Zoidberg throws a sloppy head kick and Sebastian Domingo moves out of range easily.
Zoidberg tries to clinch there but Sebastian Domingo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sebastian Domingo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoidberg scores with a leg kick.
John Zoidberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sebastian Domingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sebastian Domingo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zoidberg swivels and escapes.
Sebastian Domingo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zoidberg pushes Sebastian Domingo off looking to stand but Sebastian Domingo dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg has one foot on Sebastian Domingo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sebastian Domingo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zoidberg as he avoids it easily.
Zoidberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoidberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoidberg throws the kick towards the body but Sebastian Domingo avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zoidberg.
Sebastian Domingo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastian Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo checks a leg kick nicely.
Zoidberg feints and then cracks Sebastian Domingo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sebastian Domingo down.
Zoidberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoidberg slips a straight right by Sebastian Domingo.
Sebastian Domingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zoidberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zoidberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sebastian Domingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Zoidberg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sebastian Domingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoidberg.
Sebastian Domingo blocks a head kick by Zoidberg.
Sebastian Domingo lands the left hand.
Sebastian Domingo shoots for a takedown but Zoidberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sebastian Domingo dives in and grabs Zoidberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zoidberg pushes down on Sebastian Domingo's head and hops out.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sebastian Domingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoidberg clinches with his opponent.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Juan Sebastian Domingo has been cut.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Sebastian Domingo taking a breather.
Zoidberg prevents Sebastian Domingo from breaking the clinch.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Juan Sebastian Domingo's cut is getting worse.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Sebastian Domingo in his tracks for a moment.
Sebastian Domingo jumps guard but Zoidberg stands there with Sebastian Domingo around his waist. Sebastian Domingo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastian Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoidberg working Sebastian Domingo over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Juan Sebastian Domingo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sebastian Domingo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sebastian Domingo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Juan Sebastian Domingo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sebastian Domingo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sebastian Domingo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Sebastian Domingo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Zoidberg! John Zoidberg retains his light heavyweight title!
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