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WFC Midwest Combat Challeng PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Diarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keast Gaard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Diarra!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaard cracks Diarra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaard drops Diarra with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diarra looks back up at him and smiles so Gaard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Diarra is rocked!
It looks like Lionel Diarra has been cut.
Are you kidding me?! Gaard ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Diarra clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keast Gaard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keast Beasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Beasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Reyes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beasty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reyes somewhat.
Reyes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beasty throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Beasty drops Reyes with a left right combo! Beasty follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Jose Reyes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes struggling a bit here.
Reyes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beasty's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes is looking to control Beasty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reyes avoid being mounted?
Reyes tries to roll over but Beasty keeps him under control.
Reyes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beasty is working away from the top position though.
Reyes is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reyes is trying to control but Beasty passes into side control!
Beasty wants to stand but Reyes is controlling his arm.
Reyes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes tries to roll over but Beasty keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beasty manages to move to mount!
Reyes working to try and regain half guard.
Beasty gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Reyes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beasty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasty regains half guard, as Reyes was trying to land strikes.
Reyes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beasty's head.
Beasty regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reyes.
Reyes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keast Beasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Reyes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beasty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beasty defends it nicely.
Beasty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beasty swinging wilding here.
Beasty misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasty tries to clinch up.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beasty, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Jose Reyes's cut even more.
Keast Beasty is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beasty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beasty just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beasty scores with a body shot.
Beasty swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Beasty is looking to wear down Reyes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reyes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reyes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beasty but Beasty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reyes has a takedown stuffed.
Keast Beasty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Reyes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Beasty misses.
Reyes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beasty.
Keast Beasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beasty drops Reyes with a left right combo! Beasty follows him down to the ground into side control.
Reyes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I really don't envy Reyes right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the position but Beasty manages to sink in the hooks.
Beasty has the hooks in. Reyes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Reyes is holding onto Beasty's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
I really don't envy Reyes right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keast Beasty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Reyes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beasty cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
Reyes slips a jab from Beasty.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beasty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beasty jabs Reyes right on the nose. Reyes blinks but takes it well.
The cut above Jose Reyes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beasty throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reyes wants to take a breather but Beasty manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Reyes.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beasty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Beasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reyes throwing strikes from guard but Beasty blocks nicely.
Beasty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reyes tries to free his leg and advance position but Beasty is retaining full guard.
Beasty keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beasty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beasty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Beasty misses.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beasty wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Beasty misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasty just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes needs to keep his hands up - Beasty had a free shot at his head there.
Jose Reyes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Beasty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Beasty lands a nice hook to Reyes's body. Reyes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beasty tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Beasty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beasty, 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 William Gold scores the fight for Keast Beasty!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Keast Beasty!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Keast Beasty!
Keast Beasty wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between les brydon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tiago alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). les brydon had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, 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. tiago alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, les brydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, tiago alves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brydon walks into a straight right hand from alves.
brydon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
brydon gets a clinch.
brydon looking to throw knees to the head but alves is blocking nicely.
brydon avoiding damage.
brydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
brydon tries to clinch but alves moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - brydon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by alves or perhaps it was just good defense by brydon which made him look bad.
alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
alves throws and low kick but brydon moves out of range easily.
alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
brydon tries to move into range but alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for brydon!
alves stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
tiago alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
alves looks gassed!
brydon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
alves tries a head kick but it misses.
brydon tries to clinch but alves moves out of range.
alves missing with a left hand there. brydon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
brydon rushes alves and presses him up against the cage.
brydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
brydon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
brydon tries to clinch but alves is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - brydon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
brydon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brydon looks to throw the jab but alves is out of range.
brydon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
brydon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for brydon.
alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and brydon counters with a thumping low kick.
brydon tries to clinch but alves is having none of it.
alves misses with a straight left.
brydon throws a sloppy head kick and alves moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brydon scores with a one two! alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and brydon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
brydon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
alves misses with a combination
and brydon moves into the clinch.
alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
brydon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
brydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
brydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
alves lands with a nice combination. brydon backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
les brydon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
brydon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
alves tries to bum rush brydon with a series of wild strikes but brydon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
alves tries to land a body kick
and brydon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
brydon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
brydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and brydon counters with a nice leg kick.
brydon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
brydon tries to clinch up but alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brydon misses with a head kick.
brydon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
brydon tries to clinch up.
alves slips under a jab from brydon.
alves misses with a straight left.
alves throws a lazy head kick
and brydon counters with a left and a right that stings alves.
alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
alves misses with a double jab
and brydon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by brydon.
alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but brydon has him pressed against the cage.
alves tries to break free but brydon pushes him back against the cage.
brydon breaks from the clinch.
alves throws a series of punches but brydon moves out of range.
alves with a poor takedown
and brydon counters with a nice low kick that buckles alves's knee momentarily.
brydon tries to clinch but alves is having none of it.
alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
brydon is trying to buck alves off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
brydon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, alves asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
alves stands up.
brydon misses with a body punch
and alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
alves pivots, looking for a leg kick but brydon is out of range and alves settles back down.
alves misses with a takedown attempt
and brydon counters with a stiff right hand.
alves lands with an uppercut that bounces brydon off the cage and back into rage.
les brydon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
alves misses with a double jab
and brydon counters with a body kick that stops alves in his tracks momentarily.
alves with a hook.
A head kick by alves misses
and brydon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps alves thinking.
alves throws a right hand that brydon ducks under and follows up with a left that brydon also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tiago alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
brydon fails with an attempt to clinch.
brydon instigates a clinch.
brydon breaks from the clinch.
alves throws out a leg kick but brydon moves out of range and alves only half commits.
alves lands a lovely overhand right.
brydon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
les brydon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and brydon counters by moving into the clinch.
brydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
brydon misses with a double jab
and alves counters with a series of strikes. brydon will be more careful next time no doubt.
les brydon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from alves does no damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
brydon moves out of range as alves throws a body kick.
brydon moves into the clinch.
brydon breaks the clinch.
alves cracks brydon with a right hand to the side of the head.
alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
alves tried to score with a low kick but brydon checks it.
alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by brydon.
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.
brydon looks to land a combination but alves avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from alves.
alves tries for a takedown but brydon circles away easily
and brydon counters with a solid body kick.
brydon is looking to clinch but alves is avoiding it.
alves fails to land with a series of punches.
alves keeps the fight on the outside.
brydon tries to clinch but alves is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brydon tries to clinch there but alves circles away.
alves misses with a kick to the body
and brydon counters with a solid body kick.
alves misses with a double jab
and brydon counters with a solid body kick.
brydon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from alves.
A combination from alves does no damage.
brydon has managed to clinch.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by alves.
alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but brydon has him pressed against the cage.
alves tries to circle away but brydon has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from brydon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from brydon.
alves has had enough of the clinch but brydon keeps him there for the moment.
brydon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite alves's efforts to push away.
brydon is trying to maintain a safe position but alves gets an underhook and turns brydon into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from brydon.
brydon trying to stall but alves improves his position.
brydon has alves pressed against the cage, preventing alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
alves working aggressively here.
alves is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
alves is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
brydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
brydon throws a left and a right that both miss
and alves counters with a left and a right that stings brydon.
brydon closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to les brydon.
I think brydon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for les brydon!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for les brydon!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for les brydon!
les brydon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Texas Trash!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trash looks to land a left hand but Kann moved out of range nicely.
Trash dips to his left and cracks Kann with an uppercut!
Trash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trash is fending him off so far but Kann persists. Nope, Trash circles away and we're back to standing.
Kann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trash wants it to stay on the feet.
Texas Trash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kann ducks under a wild hook from Trash.
Kann slips under a jab.
Trash lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kann is rocked!
Kann ducks into an uppercut from Trash and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Texas Trash!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dessy Nunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch comes to the cage accompanied by Get Knocked Out. Nunu has chosen AK47 as his entrance music. Ray Punch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dessy Nunu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch misses with a low kick as Nunu jumps back.
Punch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunu's waist but Nunu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Punch off to one side.
Punch throws a head kick but Nunu moves out of range.
Punch stalks Nunu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nunu's face. Nunu staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Dessy Nunu has been cut.
Punch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Punch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nunu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Punch tries to escape but Nunu is in control.
Nunu is chipping away with strikes.
Nunu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nunu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Punch has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nunu throws a strike aimed at the side of Punch's head but Punch avoids it well.
Punch is not content to let Nunu control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Nunu crashes against the mat.
Punch is trying to buck Nunu off.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Punch is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Punch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunu working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Punch tries to clinch but Nunu is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dessy Nunu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dessy Nunu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Punch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunu avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nunu fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Punch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nunu is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punch is trying to improve his position.
Punch throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch moves in looking to clinch but Nunu pushes him off.
Punch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunu's waist but Nunu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Punch off to one side.
Nunu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punch.
Nunu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nunu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch trying to control here.
Nunu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punch defending well though.
Nunu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch is looking to escape.
Nunu is working for a submission of some sort.
Punch is trying to stand up here but Nunu is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Punch is trying to maintain the position but Nunu is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Punch misses with a wild combination.
Punch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Punch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nunu has time to react.
Nunu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nunu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ray Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punch is looking to clinch but Nunu is avoiding it.
Punch lunges at Nunu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nunu's hand.
Punch wants to clinch.
Punch tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Punch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dessy Nunu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A left lands for Punch.
Nunu slips a jab and a cross from Punch.
Punch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nunu swivels and escapes.
Punch misses with a double jab.
Punch connects with a body shot.
Nunu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nunu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Punch throws the kick towards the body but Nunu avoids it.
Nunu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Punch lands a two punch combo.
Punch throws a right and a left that Nunu avoids nicely.
Nunu avoids the head kick by Punch.
Nunu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punch tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punch is looking to escape.
Nunu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Punch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch wants to control but Nunu is having none of it.
Nunu misses with a head shot.
Punch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Punch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nunu wants to control the pace but Punch is squirming around nicely.
Punch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Punch tries to get out of the position.
Nunu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Punch kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to lock up and control but Nunu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nunu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nunu landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Punch wants to hold on but Nunu pushes him away.
Nunu won't let Punch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Punch manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Punch wants to stand back up but Nunu manages to pass into side control.
Nunu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Punch.
I think Punch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ray Punch!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ray Punch!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Ray Punch!
Ray Punch wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between A Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A Striker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, A Striker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Pride!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pride.
Pride swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Striker counters with a three punch combo that has Pride backing up. Pride nods at Striker to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Pride.
Striker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pride can pounce on him.
Pride throws a combination that misses
and Striker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Striker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Pride.
Pride misses with a double jab
and Striker counters with a left and a right that stings Pride.
Pride throws a right and a left that Striker avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Pride coming out on top.
Pride will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pride stalks Striker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Striker's face. Striker staggers backwards, shaken.
Pride lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Striker throws a hook to the side of Pride's head but Pride sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pride throws a combination that misses
and Striker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Striker throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride throws a half hearted mid kick.
Striker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pride counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pride falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
Pride tries to score with a low kick but Striker moves his leg out of the way.
Striker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Striker looks to land a right hand but Pride moved out of range.
Pride swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Striker counters with a left and a right that stings Pride.
Striker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pride.
A Striker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Striker slips a jab and a cross from Pride.
Pride keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Striker.
Pride thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robert Pride seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pride.
Striker looks to throw the jab but Pride is out of range.
Striker missing with a left hand there. Pride was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pride ducks under a wild hook from Striker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pride swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Striker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Striker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Pride misses.
Striker scores with a nice head shot.
Striker misses with a looping left.
Pride misses with a double jab
and Striker counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Striker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Striker misses the jab.
Pride misses with a combination
and Striker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pride scores with a decent looking hook.
Pride throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Striker cracks Pride with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pride throws a hook but Striker blocks it.
Pride misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pride.
Pride misses with a combination
and Striker counters with a stiff right hand.
Pride throws a combination that misses
and Striker counters with a stiff right hand.
Striker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pride throws a left and a right that both miss
and Striker counters with a series of strikes. Pride will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pride is rocked!
Pride throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Striker scores with a counter punch that sends Pride to the canvas! Striker smells blood - he's punishing Pride with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pride has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). A Striker!
A Striker retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Who - Wont get fooled again. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Tree!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Thiago!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree misses with a two punch combination.
Tree misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tree sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thiago somewhat.
Tree lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tree.
It looks like Jorge Thiago has been cut.
Tree lands a left and a right that send Thiago crashing to the mat, dazed. Tree thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tree lands with a hook. Thiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thiago is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago closes the distance and clinches up with Tree, looking for a takedown. Thiago pushes Tree against the cage but Tree circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Tree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago dodges the punch combination from Tree.
Tree throws a series of punches but Thiago avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Tree drops Thiago with a beautiful combination! Thiago stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tree is looking for the KO!
Thiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Tree finish him?
Tree misses with a two punch combination.
Tree moves in close and cracks Thiago with a massive right hand! Thiago, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Tree!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Tree!
The Tree retains his light heavyweight title!
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