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BKC 50 : Henderson Vs Sai Yuk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T Dawg had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, T Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl The Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dawg misses its intended target.
The Crusher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawg tries to avoid it but The Crusher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawg to the ground. Dawg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
T Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawg takes a swing at The Crusher's ribcage but misses.
Dawg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Crusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crusher manages to avoid it.
The Crusher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg cracks The Crusher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dawg misses with a double jab
and The Crusher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Crusher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Crusher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Crusher.
The Crusher thows a huge punch but Dawg dodges it nicely.
Dawg is breathing heavily.
The Crusher throws a strike but Dawg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Crusher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dawg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawg has momentary wrist control but The Crusher slips an elbow through the middle.
The Crusher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawg's guard.
The Crusher seems to be working for a kimura but Dawg defends the submission attempt.
Dawg is defending against the submission attempts here by The Crusher.
The Crusher throwing shots but Dawg is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Crusher controlling the action here.
The Crusher thows a huge punch but Dawg dodges it nicely.
The Crusher controlling the action here.
The Crusher wants to pass the guard but Dawg is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Crusher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl The Crusher hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Crusher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Crusher works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dawg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dawg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dawg is being controlled here.
The Crusher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dawg is letting The Crusher control him for a moment.
The Crusher working the head and body with strikes.
The Crusher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl The Crusher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Crusher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Crusher lands in his opponent's guard.
The Crusher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Crusher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dawg!
The Crusher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crusher thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher is landing with some decent strikes but Dawg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Crusher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dawg because The Crusher loaded up on that one.
The Crusher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carl The Crusher has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Crusher looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawg is looking to escape.
Dawg is bucking up trying to escape but The Crusher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Crusher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The Crusher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dawg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The Crusher looking to control but Dawg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Crusher lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher working for a guillotine from mount but Dawg is in no mood to give up.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawg is looking to escape.
The Crusher cracks Dawg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawg is looking to escape.
The Crusher looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Crusher misses with a head shot.
The Crusher misses with a head shot.
Dawg taking shots to the head.
The Crusher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Crusher breaks from Dawg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl The Crusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dawg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Crusher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dawg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Crusher gets a clinch.
The Crusher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawg's efforts to push away.
The Crusher lands a nice elbow.
The Crusher breaks from the clinch.
Dawg misses with a hook. The Crusher ducked under it nicely.
Dawg throws a combination that misses
and The Crusher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawg thinking.
The Crusher lands with a shot to the body.
The Crusher lands a lovely overhand right.
The Crusher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Crusher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Crusher lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawg keeping moving, preventing The Crusher from controlling successfully.
The Crusher controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Crusher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl The Crusher.
Dawg stuffs the takedown attempt from The Crusher. The Crusher gets slowly back to his feet.
The Crusher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Crusher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dawg some visible discomfort.
The Crusher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Crusher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Crusher is looking to take a break and control but Dawg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher works to advance to full mount. Dawg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The Crusher unloads with some shots from mount but Dawg bucks and avoids them well.
The Crusher controlling his opponent.
The Crusher wants to finish this one by submission but Dawg is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Crusher.
The Crusher looking to control but Dawg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four 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.
The Crusher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Crusher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Crusher cracks Dawg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Crusher throws some wild stikes that Dawg manages to avoid easily.
The Crusher controlling the pace for now.
The Crusher scoring with strikes but Dawg is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl The Crusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crusher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl The Crusher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cornish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornish comes to the cage accompanied by Ready For War - 50 Cent (Instrumental). Kobayashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HBO Boxing 24/7 Original Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Cornish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi throws out a loose jab but Cornish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobayashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kobayashi tries to clinch there but Cornish circles away.
Kobayashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cornish finds it's way round the side to connect with Kobayashi's head.
It looks like Hiro Kobayashi has been cut.
Cornish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobayashi manages to avoid it.
Cornish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobayashi.
Cornish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cornish misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornish looks for a takedown but Kobayashi sprawls well.
Kobayashi misses with a hook to the body
letting Cornish counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Kobayashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cornish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cornish avoids the body shot from Kobayashi.
Hiro Kobayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cornish shoots in looking for a takedown but Kobayashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cornish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Cornish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornish ducks under a wild hook from Kobayashi.
Cornish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kobayashi lands the left hand.
Cornish misses with a hook.
Cornish shoots in but no luck this time.
Cornish looks to land a right hand but Kobayashi moved 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.
Cornish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kobayashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cornish somewhat.
Kobayashi wants to clinch up but Cornish keeps it at a distance.
Cornish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kobayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cornish circles away.
Cornish shoots in for a takedown but Kobayashi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kobayashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kobayashi on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish ducks under a wild hook from Kobayashi.
Cornish throws a hook but Kobayashi blocks it.
Kobayashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cornish throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Kobayashi scores with the left hand. Cornish knows he should have avoided that one.
Cornish fails with a takedown attempt.
Cornish thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Kobayashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cornish.
Nice jab there from Cornish.
Cornish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kobayashi wants to clinch.
Kobayashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kobayashi thuds his right hand into Cornish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cornish shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kobayashi defends it nicely.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Kobayashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kobayashi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cornish lands a leg kick that knocks Kobayashi off balance momentarily.
Cornish shoots in for a takedown but Kobayashi shows good takedown defense.
Kobayashi pushes Cornish up against the cage in a clinch.
Kobayashi lands an uppercut.
Kobayashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobayashi working aggressively here.
Kobayashi misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobayashi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kobayashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobayashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornish.
Kobayashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cornish has had enough of the clinch but Kobayashi keeps him there for the moment.
Kobayashi has a couple of punches blocked by Cornish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish blocking some punches.
Kobayashi works on Cornish's body with a couple of short punches.
Kobayashi has Cornish pushed against the cage.
Kobayashi lands with a light punch inside.
Kobayashi misses with the head strike.
Kobayashi lands a left hand.
Kobayashi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cornish up against the cage.
Cornish trying to stall but Kobayashi improves his position.
Kobayashi controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobayashi.
Cornish takes a shot to the head.
Kobayashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobayashi lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobayashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobayashi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kobayashi on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kobayashi.
Cornish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kobayashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kobayashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobayashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobayashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobayashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kobayashi misses with the head strike.
Kobayashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornish looking to stall.
Kobayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cornish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeremy Cornish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobayashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cornish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kobayashi tries to avoid it but Cornish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kobayashi to the ground. Kobayashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cornish misses with a looping right.
Cornish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cornish throws a lazy right hand but Kobayashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kobayashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Cornish misses the target.
Cornish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobayashi.
That's four 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.
Cornish throws a hook but Kobayashi blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobayashi. Cornish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobayashi ducks under a wild hook from Cornish.
Cornish throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Kobayashi lands a body shot.
Jeremy Cornish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornish slips a jab and a cross from Kobayashi.
Cornish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornish misses with a shot to the body
and Kobayashi counters with a right hand to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Kobayashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kobayashi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cornish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kobayashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Cornish missing with a left hand there. Kobayashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kobayashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cornish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobayashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cornish misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornish tries for a takedown but Kobayashi circles away easily
and Kobayashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cornish missing with a left hand there. Kobayashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kobayashi. Those never looked like landing.
Cornish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kobayashi.
Cornish misses with a shot to the body
and Kobayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kobayashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cornish was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobayashi.
Cornish swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kobayashi counters with a nice body shot.
Kobayashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornish is just out of range.
Kobayashi tries to clinch up.
Cornish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kobayashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kobayashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornish staying out of range there.
Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kobayashi fails to land.
Kobayashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cornish backwards.
Cornish blocks an uppercut.
Kobayashi is struggling to control the position.
Kobayashi gets underhooks to prevent Cornish's takedown attempt.
Kobayashi leaning against his opponent.
Kobayashi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Cornish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kobayashi's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornish.
Kobayashi stalling against the cage.
Cornish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cornish misses with the head strike.
Cornish is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kobayashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Cornish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish is trying to force a seperation but Kobayashi has the dominant position.
Kobayashi misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kobayashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobayashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cornish.
Kobayashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cornish can't get the takedown.
Cornish is trying to maintain a safe position but Kobayashi gets an underhook and turns Cornish into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cornish fails to land.
Cornish wants to get back to striking at distance but Kobayashi won't allow it.
Cornish misses with the head strike.
Kobayashi scores with a shot to the side of Cornish's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cornish blocks an uppercut.
Kobayashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobayashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kobayashi misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cornish takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cornish.
Kobayashi has Cornish pushed against the cage.
Cornish can't get the takedown.
Kobayashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cornish backwards.
Cornish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobayashi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cornish.
Kobayashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kobayashi blocking some punches.
Jeremy Cornish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobayashi breaks from the clinch.
Cornish misses with a double jab
and Kobayashi counters with an outside leg kick.
Cornish throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Kobayashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Kobayashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobayashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Kobayashi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olbrzymi Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olbrzymi Vlad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Roland's chin.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Olbrzymi Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Roland!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch but Roland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vlad moves in looking to clinch but Roland pushes him off.
Roland throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vlad was covering up waiting for the punch and Roland finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roland throws and elbow that misses. Vlad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roland's guard. Nice move by Vlad!
Roland is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vlad is looking to work some ground and pound but Roland has wrist control.
Vlad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vlad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vlad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vlad throwing strikes from guard but Roland blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vlad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vlad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vlad is one step ahead there.
Vlad throwing strikes from guard but Roland blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vlad wants to pass the guard but Roland is keeping the position.
Vlad postures up in Roland's guard and throws a big left but Roland blocks it.
Vlad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vlad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad won't allow Roland to get back to his feet.
Vlad with a nice head shot there.
Vlad gets to his feet - Roland follows without any prompting.
Vlad throws a right and a left that Roland avoids nicely.
Vlad tries to clinch but Roland moves out of range.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vlad tries to clinch but Roland moves out of range.
Roland avoids the head kick by Vlad.
Vlad wants to clinch.
Vlad tries to clinch up but Roland circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vlad misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vlad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roland as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vlad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vlad is looking to slow Roland down with leg kicks.
Vlad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roland.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roland cracks Vlad with an open hand slap.
It looks like Olbrzymi Vlad has been cut.
Roland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vlad manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vlad.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch but Roland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roland throws a hook to the side of Vlad's head but Vlad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vlad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vlad is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vlad doesn't manage to clinch there - Roland circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roland lands a jab to the head.
Roland lunges at Vlad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vlad's hand.
Roland cracks a nice hook into Vlad's ribs.
Roland pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vlad back to the cage. Roland follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roland scores with a jab. Vlad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roland cracks Vlad with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vlad looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Roland finish him?
Vlad switches off momentarily and Roland cracks him with a monster right hand! Vlad topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Roland dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Roland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Roland!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Zodiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweinsteiger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Son Kite - On Air. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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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, Jordan Zodiac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zodiac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schweinsteiger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zodiac somewhat.
Schweinsteiger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zodiac counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zodiac misses with a head shot. Schweinsteiger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zodiac throws a strike but Schweinsteiger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zodiac wants to stand and escape but Schweinsteiger is having none of it.
Schweinsteiger has gone for a leg lock! Zodiac slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schweinsteiger's guard.
Zodiac trying to control but Schweinsteiger is working from the bottom.
Zodiac postures up in Schweinsteiger's guard and throws a big left but Schweinsteiger blocks it.
Zodiac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schweinsteiger's head.
Schweinsteiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zodiac trying to control but Schweinsteiger is working from the bottom.
Zodiac drops back looking for a leg! Schweinsteiger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schweinsteiger manages to kick Zodiac off! Zodiac jumps back into Schweinsteiger's guard.
Zodiac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zodiac looking to pass the guard.
Zodiac trying to control the position from guard on top but Schweinsteiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zodiac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schweinsteiger on the ground.
Zodiac postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zodiac scoring with some ground and pound.
Schweinsteiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zodiac.
Zodiac postures up.
Schweinsteiger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schweinsteiger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zodiac throws a big right hand that misses.
Schweinsteiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zodiac is one step ahead there.
Zodiac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zodiac postures up in Schweinsteiger's guard and throws a big left but Schweinsteiger blocks it.
Schweinsteiger has control of Zodiac's left arm, preventing Zodiac from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zodiac is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schweinsteiger trying to keep a closed guard but Zodiac is proving a slippery customer.
Zodiac throwing strikes from guard but Schweinsteiger blocks nicely.
Schweinsteiger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zodiac!
Schweinsteiger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zodiac is surviving well by controlling Schweinsteiger's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Schweinsteiger has hold of Zodiac's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zodiac manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Schweinsteiger wants to control the pace but Zodiac is squirming around nicely.
Zodiac reaches up to try and control the position but Schweinsteiger seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Zodiac rolls and tries to escape and now Schweinsteiger has his back!
Zodiac is in a bad position with Schweinsteiger working for a choke. Zodiac manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schweinsteiger seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Zodiac is holding on tight.
Zodiac is working to get back to half guard.
Schweinsteiger goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Zodiac turns into him and now he's in Schweinsteiger's guard.
Zodiac stands up over Schweinsteiger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schweinsteiger looking to control.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Zodiac will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zodiac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schweinsteiger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schweinsteiger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zodiac doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schweinsteiger.
Zodiac is not content to let Schweinsteiger control the position.
Schweinsteiger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zodiac kicks Schweinsteiger off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schweinsteiger shoots and misses
and Zodiac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schweinsteiger's guard.
Zodiac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zodiac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zodiac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zodiac preventing the sweep.
Zodiac lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zodiac postures up and lands a big shot to Schweinsteiger's brow.
Zodiac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schweinsteiger dives on top into guard.
Zodiac has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Schweinsteiger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Schweinsteiger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zodiac sprawls well initially but Schweinsteiger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schweinsteiger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zodiac is looking to improve his position.
Zodiac is in trouble now - Schweinsteiger has advanced to mount!
Schweinsteiger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zodiac has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zodiac is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Schweinsteiger has taken his back!
Schweinsteiger is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Zodiac with him. Zodiac is trying to defend but Schweinsteiger has an arm under the chin now! Zodiac grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bastian Schweinsteiger!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Saliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bang Your Head. Bill Hicks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saliva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saliva loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Saliva saw that one coming.
Saliva throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saliva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saliva tries to avoid it but Hicks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saliva to the ground. Saliva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hicks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saliva pinned against the cage. Saliva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks takes a swing at Saliva's ribcage but misses.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Hicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saliva checks a leg kick.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saliva sprawls well. Saliva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saliva walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks shoots for a double leg takedown but Saliva sprawls well. He's pushed Hicks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saliva misses with a low kick.
Hicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saliva looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks shoots in but Saliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks throws a hook but Saliva avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
A big left from Saliva misses.
Saliva misses with a hook. Hicks ducked under it nicely.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saliva.
Saliva checks a low kick from Hicks.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saliva.
Nice jab there from Saliva.
A big left from Hicks misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jim Saliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saliva stuffs the takedown.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicks wants to land a leg kick but Saliva is out of range.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Saliva avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hicks scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Hicks with that takedown attempt.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saliva scores with a jab.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Saliva.
Saliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks defending well as Saliva loads up on a big left hand.
Saliva throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Bill Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saliva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hicks. Hicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saliva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Saliva.
Saliva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saliva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saliva avoids the body shot from Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saliva avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saliva's head backwards.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Saliva counters with a straight right hand.
Saliva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saliva duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Saliva.
Hicks slips a jab from Saliva.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva looks to land a combination but Hicks avoids it well.
Saliva throws a looping overhand right but Hicks ducks down to avoid it.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Saliva.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Saliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saliva works over Hicks's head and body with a nice combination.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saliva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Saliva.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Saliva.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Saliva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saliva wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hicks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Saliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Saliva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hicks momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks throws a right hand that Saliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Saliva also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks misses with a combination
and Saliva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Hicks misses with a hook. Saliva ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Saliva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saliva duly obliges.
Saliva lands a jab-cross combination.
Hicks throws a solid leg kick but Saliva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hicks.
Hicks shoots in and bounces Saliva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Saliva keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hicks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hicks 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.
Saliva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saliva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicks is controlling him.
Hicks postures up in Saliva's guard and throws a big left but Saliva blocks it.
Hicks slips nicely into half guard.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saliva's head.
Hicks throws a strike but Saliva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saliva keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hicks thows a big elbow that misses.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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.
Hicks distracts Saliva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hicks connects with a couple of short punches.
Saliva wriggles free and stands up.
Hicks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hicks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bill Hicks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobba Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp comes to the cage accompanied by SHAFT- Isaac hayes. Conlin has chosen Eminem The Way I Am as his entrance music. Bobba Sapp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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293 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobba Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Conlin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Conlins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Kevin Conlin has been cut.
Conlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sapp moves away.
Conlin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sapp is trying to defend but Conlin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conlin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conlin wants to free his trapped foot but Sapp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Conlin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sapp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sapp wants to improve his position but Conlin is controlling well.
Conlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Conlin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sapp staying out of range there.
Sapp throws a hook to the side of Conlin's head but Conlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Sapp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conlin doesn't seem phased though.
Sapp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sapp cracks Conlin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sapp has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Conlin to stand back up!
Conlin is rocked!
Sapp throws a shot from downtown. Conlin moves away and avoids it.
Conlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sapp.
Sapp misses with an uppercut. Conlin saw that one coming.
Sapp with a jab.
A slow jab from Sapp misses its intended target.
A jab from Sapp misses.
A big left from Sapp misses.
Sapp throws a jab when Conlin was well out of range.
Bobba Sapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Conlin.
It looks like Bobba Sapp has been cut.
Conlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sapp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws out a loose jab but Conlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sapp is just out of range.
Sapp feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Conlin sprawling to the canvas! Conlin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sapp finish him?!
Sapp throws out a loose jab but Conlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sapp tried to score with a low kick but Conlin checks it.
Conlin staying out of range there.
Conlin jabs Sapp right on the nose. Sapp blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sapp moves away.
Conlin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sapp takes one on the button.
Sapp connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conlin momentarily.
Conlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Conlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conlin misses with a hook. Sapp ducked under it nicely.
Sapp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Conlin misses with a looping left.
Conlin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sapp on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlin misses with a looping right.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conlin looks to land a right hand but Sapp moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sapp.
Sapp walks into a straight right hand from Conlin.
Bobba Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sapp misses the target.
Sapp looks to land a right hand but Conlin moved out of range.
Sapp misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Sapp.
Sloppy strikes from Sapp. Those never looked like landing.
Conlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sapp is breathing heavily.
Conlin scores with a jab. Sapp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bobba Sapp's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sapp throws a looping overhand right but Conlin ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Conlin misses.
Conlin drops Sapp with a big left hand and mounts him. Sapp is in big trouble!
Sapp is rocked!
Conlin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobba Sapp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Conlin.
Sapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Conlin. Those never looked like landing.
Conlin misses with a body shot.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Conlin.
Sapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conlin.
Sapp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conlin takes a swing at Sapp's ribcage but misses.
Sapp throws a head kick but Conlin moves out of range.
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
Conlin throws a shot from downtown. Sapp moves away and avoids it.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Sapp throws a hook but Conlin blocks it.
Conlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Sapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conlin.
Sapp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin throws an overhand right that lands on Sapp's shoulder, as Sapp tries to avoid the shot.
Sapp looks to land a left hand but Conlin moved out of range nicely.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conlin, as that shot connected.
Conlin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Conlin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Conlin trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Conlin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Conlin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sapp drops Conlin with a beautiful combination! Conlin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sapp is looking for the KO!
Conlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sapp finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Sapp misses.
Conlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sapp throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp missing with a left hand there. Conlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conlin seems to have recovered his senses.
Conlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sapp.
Conlin slips a straight right by Sapp.
Conlin misses with an uppercut. Sapp saw that one coming.
Sapp throws a big shot that misses.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Sapp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conlin defending well as Sapp loads up on a big left hand.
Sapp lands a nice hook to Conlin's body. Conlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Sapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sapp scores with the left hand. Conlin knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapp connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Conlin to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Sapp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobba Sapp!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by St. Elmo's Fire. Minanda Passmoor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corey Johnson's chin.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passmoor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Passmoor with an uppercut!
Passmoor looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Passmoor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Johnson misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Passmoor wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Passmoor is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson is keen to just control but Passmoor is a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to advance position but Passmoor counters by regaining guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Passmoor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Passmoor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Passmoor tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Passmoor won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Passmoor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Johnson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Passmoor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson turns into Passmoor and is now in his guard.
Passmoor pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Passmoor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Passmoor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Passmoor gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A punch lands to the side of Passmoor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Passmoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Passmoor in his tracks.
Passmoor misses with a looping right.
Passmoor lands a nice looking body shot.
Passmoor has a takedown stuffed.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Corey Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Passmoor finds it's target.
Passmoor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Passmoor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Passmoor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Passmoor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Passmoor misses with a shot to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Passmoor.
A shot to the body from Passmoor misses
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Passmoor didn't expect that.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is working Passmoor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Passmoor keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Passmoor with a solid left hand.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Passmoor is keeping the position for now.
Passmoor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Passmoor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson tries to bench press Passmoor off him but Passmoor keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Johnson tries to control but Passmoor manages to take his back.
Johnson trying to control the action but Passmoor just sinks the hooks in.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Passmoor.
Passmoor gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Passmoor is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Passmoor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Passmoor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to control. Passmoor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Passmoor tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson trying to control the action but Passmoor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Passmoor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Passmoor pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Passmoor misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson punishes Passmoor's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Passmoor's ribcage but misses.
Passmoor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Passmoor.
Passmoor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minanda Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passmoor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Passmoor. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson dominated that second 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.
Passmoor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Passmoor takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Passmoor walks into a left hand.
Passmoor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Passmoor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson 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.
Passmoor parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Passmoor to escape.
Corey Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Passmoor denies him.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Passmoor is keeping him busy.
Johnson cracks Passmoor with a big right hand but Passmoor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson trying to control the position but Passmoor is working away.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson staying calm.
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.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Passmoor tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson throws an elbow but Passmoor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Passmoor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Passmoor!
Passmoor stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Passmoor moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Passmoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Passmoor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Passmoor catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Passmoor looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Passmoor tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Passmoor fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Passmoor misses the jab.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson swings for the body but Passmoor moves out of range.
Passmoor with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Passmoor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Passmoor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Passmoor misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Passmoor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Minanda Passmoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Passmoor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Passmoor misses
and Passmoor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Passmoor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Passmoor's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson passes into half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Passmoor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Passmoor throws a good cross that connects.
Passmoor wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Passmoor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Passmoor's head.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Passmoor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Passmoor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Passmoor wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Passmoor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor looking for submissions off his back.
Passmoor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Passmoor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson trying to control from Passmoor's half guard. Passmoor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Passmoor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Passmoor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Passmoor!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Passmoor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Johnson moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls Passmoor momentarily but Passmoor frees himself.
Passmoor stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's four 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Corey Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Passmoor lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Corey Johnson has been cut.
Passmoor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Passmoor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corey Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Passmoor lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson had his way with Minanda Passmoor in that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Passmoor swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Passmoor's legs.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Passmoor should have avoided that one.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson winds up and cracks Passmoor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Passmoor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Passmoor keeps working.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Passmoor tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Passmoor is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson winds up and cracks Passmoor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Passmoor is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Passmoor to regain full guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Passmoor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corey Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Passmoor keeps moving.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Minanda Passmoor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Passmoor keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Passmoor blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson trying to control but Passmoor is working 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Corey Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Passmoor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson with a jab.
Passmoor leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Passmoor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Passmoor's guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Passmoor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Johnson!
Corey Johnson retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). white comes to the cage accompanied by yes. The crowd seem to be enjoying O Toole's choice of entrance music: Remember my NAME!. timmy O Toole has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mr white's chin.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, mr white!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Toole throws the kick towards the body but white avoids it.
white throws a shot from downtown. O Toole moves away and avoids it.
O Toole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. white sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by white.
O Toole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
white misses with a looping left.
white misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by O Toole. Beautiful body shot.
O Toole misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Toole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
white changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
white throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Toole.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole moves in looking to clinch but white pushes him off.
O Toole throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
white pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Toole lands a head kick!
O Toole moves out of range as white throws a body kick.
white throws a head kick that misses
and O Toole counters with a left right combination that sends white crashing to the mat - O Toole wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding white out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). timmy O Toole!
timmy O Toole is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Im Shipping Up To Boston. Dark has chosen The Stranger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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312 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jebidiah Dark!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dark misses with a hook.
Dark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parka doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dark, right into the meat.
Dark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parka manages to avoid it.
Parka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dark.
Parka gets a takedown into half guard.
Parka winds up and cracks Dark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parka.
Dark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parka.
Parka slips a nice elbow through Dark's hands, connecting with Dark's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dark moves into full guard.
Dark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka looking to pass the guard.
Parka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jebidiah Dark has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parka lands a couple of elbows.
Parka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parka 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.
Parka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Parka throwing strikes but missing.
Parka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parka wants to control from the top but Dark keeps moving.
Dark keeping full guard, as Parka tries to pass.
Parka trying to control but Dark is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dark keeping moving, preventing Parka from controlling successfully.
Dark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parka throwing strikes from guard but Dark blocks nicely.
Parka wants to pass the guard but Dark is keeping the position.
Parka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice body punch from Dark.
Parka with a hook.
Dark drops his hands momentarily and Parka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Jebidiah Dark's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dark.
Parka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parka shoots in looking for a takedown. Dark tries to sprawl out of it but Parka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dark to score with a decent uppercut.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Piru Parka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Dark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dark.
Dark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parka.
Dark feints a jab promting Parka to slip. Dark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Parka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Dark misses.
Dark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parka.
Parka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dark takes one to the chin there.
Dark throws a lazy right hand but Parka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Dark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Dark misses.
Dark lands with a good body shot.
Dark throws a right hand that Parka ducks under and follows up with a left that Parka also avoids with ease.
Parka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parka lands a right hook to the body.
Dark avoids the body shot from Parka.
Parka misses with a leg kick.
Dark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jebidiah Dark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Dark finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka is looking to land body kicks.
Dark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parka connects with a body shot.
Parka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dark misses with a body punch
and Parka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Dark misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Parka.
Parka checks a leg kick nicely.
Parka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Parka fakes the leg kick and cracks Dark in the body.
Dark is breathing heavily.
Parka scores with a hook to the body. Dark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parka scores with a jab. Dark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Parka not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka throwing shots but Dark is blocking nicely.
Parka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dark defending well though.
Dark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parka thows a huge punch but Dark dodges it nicely.
Parka content to control rather than advance.
Parka trying to control the action but Dark is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka throwing shots but Dark is blocking nicely.
Dark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parka.
Parka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piru Parka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parka lands strikes from half guard.
Parka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jebidiah Dark's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jebidiah Dark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piru Parka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fong Sai Yuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fong Sai Yuk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Sai Yuk slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson works Sai Yuk's body with a nice hook.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sai Yuk moves away.
Sai Yuk staying out of range there.
Sai Yuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Sai Yuk misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fong Sai Yuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sai Yuk manages to avoid it.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sai Yuk should have avoided that one.
It looks like Fong Sai Yuk has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a hook but Sai Yuk blocks it.
A cross from Henderson lands.
That has opened up Fong Sai Yuk's cut even more.
Sai Yuk missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Sai Yuk catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Sai Yuk ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Sai Yuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The cut above Fong Sai Yuk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sai Yuk walks into a jab.
Sai Yuk slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sai Yuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson throws a hook but Sai Yuk avoids it easily.
Sai Yuk throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Sai Yuk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sai Yuk somewhat.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fong Sai Yuk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fong Sai Yuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Henderson!
Harry Henderson retains his super heavyweight title!
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