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Bloodsport 73: Victory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guinness's guard.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace is pushing down on Guinness's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guinness is fighting to maintain full guard but Wallace has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wallace winds up and cracks Guinness with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guinness is trying to stand.
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guinness with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Wallace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wallace prevents Guinness from standing back up.
Wallace controlling the action here.
Guinness is trying to stand up here but Wallace is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wallace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wallace lands strikes from half guard.
Wallace working the head and body with strikes.
Guinness is rocked!
Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Guinness is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wallace lands a big elbow - Guinness is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Wallace!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Parada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hes Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hubert Parada!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good misses with a head kick.
Good looks to clinch
and Parada counters with a takedown into side control.
Good on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Good tries to get out of the position.
Parada wants to control but Good is keeping him busy.
Parada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Good has escaped the position, nice work there.
Good is not content to let Parada control the position.
Parada is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Parada controls the position.
Parada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Good holding on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parada wants to control but Good is keeping him busy.
Parada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Good knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Good is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parada working away.
Good is not content to let Parada control the position.
Good is pushing Parada's head away, looking to escape. Parada manages to hold on to the position though.
Parada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Parada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Good keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parada tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Parada is trying to get an arm triangle but Good is defending well.
Good misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Good is not content to let Parada control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parada takes a little break here. Good wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Good is trying to improve his position.
Good can't do much from the bottom here.
Parada has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Good is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Parada yanks on the arm and Good is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Parada.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hubert Parada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tysoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Textmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysoon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flipsyde - Someday. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tysoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Textmark!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tysoon.
Textmark gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tysoon postures up.
Tysoon looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Textmark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Textmark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tysoon won't allow Textmark to sweep him here.
Tysoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Textmark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tysoon trying to move into half guard but instead Textmark has managed to sweep!
Tysoon looking for a guillotine here but Textmark defends easily.
Textmark wants to get up but he can't break Tysoon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tysoon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Textmark has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysoon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Textmark wants to work for an arm triangle but Tysoon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Textmark wants to get back to his feet.
Tysoon looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Textmark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tysoon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tysoon actively working from the bottom here.
Tysoon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Textmark on the ground.
Textmark wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Tysoon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tysoon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Textmark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tysoon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tysoon is breathing heavily.
Tysoon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Textmark is trying to control. Tysoon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Textmark gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Textmark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tysoon misses with the combination.
Textmark fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysoon fails with the takedown
so Textmark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tysoon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Textmark is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tysoon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Textmark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Textmark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Textmark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tysoon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Textmark decides to stand back up.
Tysoon moves away from the strike by Textmark.
Tysoon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tysoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Textmark shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Textmark was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Textmark stands up from mount. Strange move.
Textmark fails with the takedown.
Tysoon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tysoon throws a nice looking combination but Textmark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike Tysoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Textmark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tysoon defending well as Textmark loads up on a big left hand.
Tysoon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Textmark misses with a straight left.
Textmark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tysoon throws a right and a left that Textmark avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tysoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Textmark pushes Tysoon off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Textmark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tysoon throws a combination that misses
and Textmark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tysoon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tysoon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Textmark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Textmark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Textmark drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Textmark as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tysoon screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Textmark! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Justin Textmark!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willie Wynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragna Renstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wynn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flower Of Scotland - Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good elbows
Enjoys gardening |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Wynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragna Renstrom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynn sends Renstrom crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wynn is motioning to the referee to let Renstrom up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Renstrom is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Wynn moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Renstrom! Wynn continues to tee off on Renstrom, landing with a left and a right! Wynn connects with a right hand that leaves Renstrom sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Wynn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willie Wynn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jally Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes into the arena with SEX U UP blaring out of the sound system. Dengel has chosen I Just Had Sex as his entrance music. 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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141 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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138 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jally Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph sizes up Dengel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dengel doesn't manage to clinch there - Joseph circles away.
Joseph throws a right hand that misses
and Dengel moves into the clinch.
Dengel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jally Joseph has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dengel.
Dengel lands a nice elbow.
Dengel lands an elbow just above Joseph 's eye.
Joseph blocks an elbow strike from Dengel.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that Joseph shrugs off.
Dengel prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Dengel lands an elbow inside.
Joseph takes an elbow to the temple.
Joseph is trying to drag Dengel to the mat but Dengel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jally Joseph's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joseph's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dengel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
Dengel pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joseph's defenses.
Dengel lands an elbow inside.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dengel lands a right hand.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Joseph takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jally Joseph's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dengel pulls guard successfully.
Dengel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dengel keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jally Joseph.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dengel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dengel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Dengel.
Dengel throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dengel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dengel.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Dengel off balance momentarily.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph dives in and grabs Dengel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dengel pushes down on Joseph's head and hops out.
Dengel lands the left hand.
Dengel cracks Joseph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joseph lands a jab to the head.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dengel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph clobbers Dengel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but Dengel shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jally Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph throws a hook but Dengel blocks it.
Dengel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Dengel avoids nicely.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Dengel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dengel clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dengel misses with an elbow over the top.
Dengel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Dengel successfully pulls guard.
Joseph makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Dengel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jally Joseph's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dengel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dengel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joseph is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dengel is controlling him.
Dengel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph wants to stand and escape but Dengel is having none of it.
Dengel chips away with some ground and pound.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Dengel from controlling successfully.
Joseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Joseph, not yet.
Dengel prevents Joseph from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dengel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dengel throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
Dengel is working Joseph over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dengel is working Joseph over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dengel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dengel landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Dengel from controlling successfully.
Dengel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joseph knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dengel on the ground.
Dengel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dengel won't allow Joseph to get back to his feet.
Dengel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dengel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dengel stands and throws Joseph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joseph wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dengel landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel working the head with strikes.
Dengel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Joseph to see if he's OK.
Dengel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dengel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dengel lands a nice forearm strike.
Dengel landing strikes.
Dengel is putting a hurting on Joseph here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dengel cracks Joseph with a big right hand but Joseph just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dengel scoring with punches from side control.
Dengel is looking to take a break and control but Joseph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dengel working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dengel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dengel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dengel is working Joseph over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dengel trying to control the action but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Joseph taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joseph is rocked!
Dengel working the head with strikes.
Dengel is working Joseph over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Joseph is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joseph wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Joseph seems to have got his legs back now.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face as Dengel controls the position.
Joseph is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy.
Joseph is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dengel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joseph takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dengel lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dengel cracks Joseph with a big right hand but Joseph just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joseph is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dengel connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dengel in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Joseph looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dengel turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Dengel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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29
257 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder cracks Fox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thunder quickly recovers to half guard.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fox seems to be looking for submissions.
Fox is keen to just control but Thunder is a slippery customer.
Thunder is trying to get back to full guard.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fox pulls his head out easily.
Fox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thunder is just riding it out for now. Fox eventually gives up the hold.
Thunder is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is thwarting Thunder's attempts to control the position.
Fox wants to work for an arm triangle but Thunder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fox blocks the strikes from Thunder.
Fox is keen to just control but Thunder is a slippery customer.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
Fox decides to stand up.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Fox there.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thunder trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
Fox tries to buck Thunder off but Thunder is having none of it.
Fox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thunder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thunder seems to be looking for submissions.
Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thunder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Thunder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thunder has managed to get both his arms back between Fox's legs - danger averted.
Fox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thunder defends it easily.
Fox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thunder is controlling him.
Fox keeping full guard, as Thunder tries to pass.
Thunder scoring with some ground and pound.
Thunder preventing the sweep.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Fox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thunder is aware though and is defending well.
Thunder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thunder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thunder wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Thunder is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
Fox wants to stand and escape but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Fox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thunder scores with a jab.
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
Fox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Johnny Thunder has been cut.
Fox throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunder.
Thunder lands a jab-cross combination.
Thunder cracks Fox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt.
Paddy Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Thunder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fox is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thunder asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fox can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thunder is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thunder is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
Thunder is trying to get an arm triangle but Fox is defending well.
Thunder avoids the strikes from the bottom by Fox.
Fox is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thunder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fox is looking to regain half guard here but Thunder keeps moving and retains side control.
Thunder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fox has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Thunder stalls from top position.
Fox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fox sneaks out the side door and pushes Thunder away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Thunder has his takedown stuffed
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Thunder backing up. Thunder nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Thunder misses its intended target.
Thunder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Thunder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to stand and escape but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Fox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thunder is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnny Thunder has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Fox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thunder has a takedown stuffed.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Fox tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Fox.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Fox.
Thunder throws a body kick the misses
and Fox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thunder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fox has managed to get both his arms back between Thunder's legs - danger averted.
Fox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thunder looking for a guillotine here but Fox defends easily.
Fox won't allow Thunder to sweep him here.
Fox wants to stand but Thunder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thunder looking for a guillotine here but Fox defends easily.
Thunder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Johnny Thunder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fox wants to stand but Thunder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fox trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Thunder looking to control.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fox has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thunder to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fox is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thunder pulls down on the head and he's put Fox to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Thunder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shirley Crabtree Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shirley Crabtree Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
270 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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24
272 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez clinches up with Crabtree Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Crabtree Jr improves position.
Crabtree Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramirez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
Crabtree Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crabtree Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Crabtree Jr's ribcage. Crabtree Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crabtree Jr looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
Ramirez works on Crabtree Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramirez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez pushes Crabtree Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez gets through Crabtree Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
Ramirez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
A bit of stalling here from Ramirez.
Crabtree Jr misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crabtree Jr up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Crabtree Jr's head.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez gets through Crabtree Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez stalls.
Crabtree Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crabtree Jr.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Crabtree Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crabtree Jr fails to pull guard.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez works on Crabtree Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Crabtree Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Ramirez.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crabtree Jr.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
Crabtree Jr is trying to stall.
Ramirez has Crabtree Jr pushed against the cage.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Crabtree Jr's head.
Ramirez gets through Crabtree Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crabtree Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramirez smiles and moves away.
Crabtree Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez cracks Crabtree Jr with an open hand slap.
Jorge Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crabtree Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
Jorge Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crabtree Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramirez lands with a cross.
Crabtree Jr takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Crabtree Jr in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crabtree Jr is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crabtree Jr has his back to the cage.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crabtree Jr is keeping busy.
Maybe Ramirez would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Ramirez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crabtree Jr eats them both and turns towards Ramirez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ramirez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crabtree Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crabtree Jr tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Crabtree Jr drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crabtree Jr is breathing heavily.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jorge Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crabtree Jr takes a shot to the head.
Ramirez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crabtree Jr is stalling here.
Ramirez presses Crabtree Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crabtree Jr can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramirez has Crabtree Jr pushed against the cage.
Ramirez works on Crabtree Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez has Crabtree Jr pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks Crabtree Jr with a nice body shot.
Ramirez is leaning against Crabtree Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
Crabtree Jr tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
Ramirez pushes Crabtree Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ramirez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crabtree Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Crabtree Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Crabtree Jr tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
Crabtree Jr tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Crabtree Jr being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabtree Jr backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Crabtree Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crabtree Jr.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stalling against the cage.
A short left from Ramirez.
Crabtree Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crabtree Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Crabtree Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crabtree Jr's gas tank.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crabtree Jr.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabtree Jrs head.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez gets through Crabtree Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
Ramirez avoiding damage.
Crabtree Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
Crabtree Jr takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramirez as Crabtree Jr tries to tie him up.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Crabtree Jr's ribcage. Crabtree Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crabtree Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Ramirez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crabtree Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Crabtree Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks with his arms.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crabtree Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramirez smiles and moves away.
Jorge Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shirley Crabtree Jr.
Ramirez scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Ramirez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crabtree Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crabtree Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crabtree Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramirez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jorge Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Crabtree Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crabtree Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crabtree Jr at a distance.
Crabtree Jr walks into a left hand.
It looks like Shirley Crabtree Jr has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crabtree Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Crabtree Jr's belly button to the back.
Ramirez works over Crabtree Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Ramirez drops Crabtree Jr with a beautiful combination! Crabtree Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ramirez is looking for the KO!
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jorge Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Crabtree Jr in a clinch.
Ramirez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crabtree Jr up against the cage.
Crabtree Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramirez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez trying to stall but Crabtree Jr improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabtree Jrs head.
Ramirez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crabtree Jr up against the cage.
Crabtree Jr pulls guard.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crabtree Jr looking for subs off his back but Ramirez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ramirez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crabtree Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Ramirez sits in half guard.
Ramirez working Crabtree Jr over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crabtree Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramirez is nestled in close to Crabtree Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shirley Crabtree Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramirez winds up and cracks Crabtree Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jorge Ramirez!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jorge Ramirez!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jorge Ramirez!
Jorge Ramirez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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144 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chor Thanasukarn throws a head kick that misses
and Raptor counters with a single leg into guard. Chor Thanasukarn didn't expect that.
Raptor throwing strikes from guard but Chor Thanasukarn blocks nicely.
Chor Thanasukarn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chor Thanasukarn has an active guard here but Raptor has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raptor working the head and body with strikes.
Raptor lands with a punch from half guard.
Raptor moves nicely into side control.
Raptor scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chor Thanasukarn is not content to let Raptor control the position.
Raptor has hold of Chor Thanasukarn's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Chor Thanasukarn tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Raptor cranks the arm and Chor Thanasukarn screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Chor Thanasukarn, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). danny Raptor!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabeatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabeatu has chosen Era - Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Igor Nabeatu enters the cage!
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240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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252 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Nabeatu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Nabeatu counters with a shoot takedown. Hall fights it but they end up in guard.
Nabeatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control the position.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nabeatu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nabeatu preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Nabeatu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hall's guard now.
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!
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nabeatu drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Nabeatu off! Nabeatu jumps back into Hall's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabeatu trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Nabeatu stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Nabeatu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Nabeatu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hall is working an open guard so Nabeatu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nabeatu in his tracks.
Nabeatu scores with a hook.
It looks like Albert Hall has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into Nabeatu's guard.
Hall trying to control but Nabeatu is working from the bottom.
Nabeatu pushes Hall off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nabeatu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Nabeatu wants to clinch
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Nabeatu looks gassed!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hall! Nabeatu is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Hall!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Vessel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL Cool J - Mama' Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vessel's choice of entrance music: Graveyard Symphony. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hazan Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Vessel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Vessel circles away.
Vessel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ali lands a head kick. Vessel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Buster Vessel has been cut.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Vessel counters with a straight right hand.
Ali tries to bum rush Vessel with a series of wild strikes but Vessel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazan Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vessel gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vessel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ali has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ali gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vessel wants to stand and escape but instead Ali has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ali is working Vessel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vessel has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ali lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vessel is looking for a triangle here but Ali uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ali in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vessel taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali working the ground and pound.
Vessel is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali landing a few strikes.
Vessel is rocked!
That has opened up Buster Vessel's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Ali! That's hurt Vessel! Will he recover? Ali fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hazan Ali!
Hazan Ali retains his welterweight title!
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