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MMAL 52: Iron Fist PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabachoy Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabachoy Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Harris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Harris! Paneda is out on his feet! Harris rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Paneda is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Paneda is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Harris!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Bellica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lito Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Bellica could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lito Balboa's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Bellica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lito Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bellica counters with a crisp right hand that drops Balboa! Bellica lets Balboa back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Balboa is rocked!
It looks like Lito Balboa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellica fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellica finish him?
Balboa looks gassed!
Bellica cracks Balboa's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Balboa slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Bellica can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Bellica!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Hickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Waters looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Hickey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waters but Waters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waters looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hickey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hickey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dave Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Hickey.
Hickey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waters circles away.
Hickey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hickey has a takedown stuffed.
Hickey shoots in looking for a takedown but Waters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hickey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Waters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waters stalls.
Waters wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickey won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Waters's efforts to push away.
Hickey has Waters pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Waters manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Waters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waters is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Waters misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters is pressed up against the cage. Hickey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Waters down to the mat. Waters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Waters as he jumps to the side.
Jake Hickey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hickey fails with a takedown attempt.
Waters lands a jab-cross combination.
Hickey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hickey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hickey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickey seems to be looking for submissions.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Hickey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hickey maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Waters could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hickey has cracked it and Waters is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hickey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Hickey!
After the fight, Jake Hickey was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dondi Daga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daga has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Dondi Daga is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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270 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donatello Crizanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dondi Daga!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crizanto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crizanto punishes Daga's body with a nice straight punch.
Daga looks gassed!
Daga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Crizanto lands a head kick. Daga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Dondi Daga has been cut.
Daga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Crizanto throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Daga is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donatello Crizanto!
Donatello Crizanto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Alexandru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen comes into the arena with M.O.P. - Ante Up blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Alexandru!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandru throws a head kick that Owen semi-blocks.
It looks like Patrick Owen has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Alexandru or perhaps it was just good defense by Owen which made him look bad.
Alexandru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Owen avoids it really well and circles away.
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Owen tries to break the clinch but Alexandru is controlling the position.
Alexandru looking for a takedown.
Patrick Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Alexandru.
Owen missing with knees to the body.
Alexandru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Owen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Owen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Owen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alexandru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Owen tries to clinch up.
Alexandru shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexandru moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexandru looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandru will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Owen up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandru blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandru fails to land.
Alexandru decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexandru trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandru might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Owen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Owen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexandru throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Alexandru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owen is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexandru has wrist control.
Alexandru keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully.
Owen is looking to stand up but Alexandru won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owen postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Owen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexandru wriggles free and stands up.
Owen is breathing heavily.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexandru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Owen tries to avoid it but Alexandru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Owen to the ground. Owen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Owen.
Alexandru misses with a hook. Owen ducked under it nicely.
Alexandru shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alexandru was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alexandru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alexandru controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Alexandru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Owen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Owen avoids the body shot from Alexandru.
Patrick Owen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandru fails to land the takedown.
Alexandru drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexandru looking to sit in guard and control but Owen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alexandru has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alexandru working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexandru has wrist control.
Alexandru looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alexandru wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Andrei Alexandru has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Owen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alexandru's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Owen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexandru with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen is keen to just control but Alexandru is a slippery customer.
Alexandru is holding on to half guard well.
Owen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alexandru wants to improve his position but Owen is controlling well.
Owen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alexandru controls his leg.
Alexandru wants to control but Owen is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alexandru.
Owen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Owen looking to pass the guard.
Alexandru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alexandru wants to stand up but Owen is controlling him.
Owen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexandru's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Owen defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandru seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Owen distracts Alexandru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Owen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandru working a defensive guard here.
Alexandru managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Alexandru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Owen's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alexandru clinches.
Owen stops a takedown attempt from Alexandru.
Owen is trying to push Alexandru away but Alexandru has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Owen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alexandru is trying to force a seperation but Owen has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexandru jumps into guard, dragging Owen to the mat.
Owen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alexandru, up you get!
Owen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexandru, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexandru is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Owen to keep the fight standing.
Patrick Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Alexandru.
Owen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexandru has him pressed against the cage.
Owen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexandru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexandru misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandru wants the takedown. Owen is fighting it off but Alexandru persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Owen's guard against the cage.
Alexandru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Owen is keeping the position for now.
Owen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alexandru trying to control but Owen is working from the bottom.
Owen looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Owen just wasn't active enough.
Alexandru swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Alexandru has managed to clinch.
Owen scores with a knee to the head.
Owen is trying to push Alexandru away but Alexandru has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Alexandru.
Alexandru jumps guard.
Alexandru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandru pulls Owen in to control the position.
Owen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alexandru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Owen defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Owen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexandru's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandru keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandru wants to get back to his feet but Owen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Patrick Owen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Alexandru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexandru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Owen manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Alexandru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alexandru 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Alexandru!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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300 lbs
1 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pump's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brasi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pump scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
Pump throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brasi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pump's knee momentarily.
Brasi lands a big head kick that sends Pump tumbling to the mat! Brasi takes a step backwards and waves Pump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pump is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasi moves into range and clinches up with Pump.
Pump is still on wobbly legs! Can Brasi finish him?
Pump tries to score a body lock takedown but Brasi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pump seems to have recovered his senses.
Pump is trying to pull guard but Brasi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brasi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pump looks gassed!
Brasi is stalling here.
A short left from Brasi.
Brasi is working Pump over against the cage.
Brasi landing knees to the body.
Brasi lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Big Pump's cut even more.
Brasi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pump up against the cage.
Brasi scores with a shot to the side of Pump's head.
Brasi cracks Pump with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Brasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi dips a shoulder and cracks Pump with a mighty uppercut! Pump falls back against the cage and Brasi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pump is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brasi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Brasi!
Luca Brasi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gesta throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Ismael Gesta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gesta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gesta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gesta moves into range and clinches up with Young.
A hook to the body from Gesta.
Gesta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gesta has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gesta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young is trying to push Gesta away but Gesta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gesta gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gesta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gesta presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gesta misses with a body punch.
Gesta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Gesta has double underhooks.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Gesta keeps him there for the moment.
Gesta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
Young blocks a body shot from Gesta.
Gesta misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gesta.
A nice left hand lands by Gesta.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Gesta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gesta digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gesta.
Gesta lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gesta.
Young looks gassed!
A short left from Gesta.
Gesta struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Gesta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Gesta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gesta lands a nice shot to the body.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gesta is working Young over against the cage.
Gesta pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gesta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gesta lands a left hand.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike.
Gesta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesta lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gesta lands a right hand.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gesta lands with a light punch inside.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young misses with the head strike.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Gesta has the dominant position.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gesta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gesta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismael Gesta dominated that round.
That's time! Gesta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gesta lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Gesta cracks Young with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gesta.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gesta backs up against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Gesta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gesta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gesta pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gesta.
Gesta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Gesta.
Ismael Gesta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Gesta.
Gesta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Young up against the cage.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young blocks a body shot from Gesta.
Gesta gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Young tries to break free but Gesta pushes him back against the cage.
Gesta blocks an uppercut.
Gesta is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gesta taking a breather.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Gesta is controlling him.
Young tries to break the clinch but Gesta is controlling the position.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
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!
Gesta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gesta can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Gesta keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gesta as the two fighters clinch.
Gesta misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a light punch inside.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gesta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gesta.
Young is breathing heavily.
Gesta presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Gesta.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gesta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gesta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gesta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Gesta.
A short uppercut from Gesta.
Gesta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gesta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Nice body punch from Gesta - that landed with a thud.
Gesta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gesta stalling in the clinch.
Gesta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gesta.
A short body shot lands from Gesta as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismael Gesta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gesta lands a jab to Young's midsection.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
Gesta moves into the clinch.
Gesta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gesta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gesta scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Gesta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gesta scores with a shoulder strike.
Young is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands a nice uppercut.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Gesta finish him?
Gesta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike.
Gesta slowing the pace effectively.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Gesta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Gesta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gesta.
Gesta creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Young's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Young drops to his knees and Gesta pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismael Gesta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Olivarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Olivarez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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162 lbs
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27
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Jack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Olivarez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olivarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
Olivarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack.
Jack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jack is in close to Olivarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jack looking to pass the guard.
Jack is working hard here to advance position.
Jack won't allow Olivarez to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Olivarez has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack prevents Olivarez from getting back to his feet.
Jack works over Olivarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Jack works over Olivarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Olivarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
Jack scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivarez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jack off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Olivarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jack.
Olivarez is trying to stand back up but Jack is controlling him
Jack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olivarez's head.
Olivarez wants to get back to his feet.
Jack wants to work for an arm triangle but Olivarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olivarez is looking to escape.
Jack working the head and body with strikes.
Jack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olivarez taking some punishment here, with Jack in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack prevents Olivarez from standing back up.
Jack working Olivarez over with strikes.
Jack throwing shots but Olivarez is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jack connects with a nice short shot to Olivarez's temple.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and gets back to his feet.
Dwayne Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Olivarez is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack landing with the ground and pound.
Jack with a nice head shot there.
Jack with a nice head shot there.
Olivarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jack's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a big right hand that misses.
Olivarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olivarez wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack is working Olivarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olivarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olivarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jack. No joy for Olivarez on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olivarez is trying to stand up here but Jack is controlling him well.
Jack lands strikes from half guard.
Olivarez is trying to stand.
Jack throwing shots but Olivarez is blocking nicely.
Jack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Olivarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jack.
Jack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Olivarez tries to kick Jack off but Jack keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Jack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jack throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olivarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Jack finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Olivarez wants to stand up but Jack is controlling him.
Jack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jack throwing strikes but missing.
Jack stops Olivarez from standing up.
Olivarez has his feet on Jack's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Olivarez is pushing Jack's head away, looking to escape. Jack manages to hold on to the position though.
Jack tries for a kimura but Olivarez is defending well.
Jack scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Olivarez to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivarez throws Jack to one side and escapes!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jack.
Olivarez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jack looks up at the clock and then as Olivarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jack smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Olivarez pushes Jack away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jack gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Jack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Olivarez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Olivarez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Olivarez is breathing heavily.
Jack working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olivarez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jack in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jack in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Olivarez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jack asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Olivarez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jack working the ground and pound but Olivarez is defending the strikes.
Olivarez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jack working the head and body with strikes.
Olivarez is pushing Jack's head away, looking to escape. Jack manages to hold on to the position though.
Jack working the head with strikes.
Jack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jack scores with punches from side control.
Jack lands an elbow.
Olivarez is pushing Jack's head away, looking to escape. Jack manages to hold on to the position though.
Olivarez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivarez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jack has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jack working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Jack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Olivarez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jack asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Olivarez sneaks out the side door and pushes Jack away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jack gets a takedown into half guard.
Jack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Olivarez wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jack lands a nice short elbow.
Olivarez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jack slips a nice elbow through Olivarez's hands, connecting with Olivarez's forehead.
Olivarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jack connects with a nice short shot to Olivarez's temple.
Jack working Olivarez over with strikes.
Jack working Olivarez over with strikes.
Olivarez has one foot on Jack's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Olivarez misses with a body shot.
Jack bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jack in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jack cracks Olivarez with a big elbow.
Dwayne Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivarez throws Jack to one side and escapes!
Jack feints and as Olivarez raises his hands in defense, Jack changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Jack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jack shoots in and bounces Olivarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Olivarez wants to get back to his feet but Jack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Olivarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jack is controlling him.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Olivarez has wrist control.
Olivarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olivarez wants to get back to his feet but Jack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jack throwing strikes but missing.
Jack throws a big right hand that misses.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and scrambles back to his feet.
Olivarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jack tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Olivarez is in Jack's guard.
Olivarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivarez wanted to stand there but Jack had control of the position.
Jack is working an open guard so Olivarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from Olivarez does no damage.
Jack looking to score a takedown here. Olivarez is defending well but Jack drives through and ends up in Olivarez's guard.
Olivarez wants to stand and escape but Jack is having none of it.
Jack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivarez wants to stand and escape but Jack is having none of it.
Jack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olivarez is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olivarez's head.
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!
Olivarez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Olivarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olivarez blocks an uppercut.
Jack blocks a body shot from Olivarez.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack tries a body shot but Olivarez blocks it.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olivarez manages to break the clinch.
Jack fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Olivarez to the ground. Jack is now in Olivarez's guard.
Olivarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack.
Olivarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olivarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olivarez wants to stand and escape but Jack is having none of it.
Olivarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olivarez wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack postures up and lands a big shot to Olivarez's brow.
Olivarez is looking to stand up but Jack isn't so interested in that idea.
Olivarez pushes Jack off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jack is fending him off so far but Olivarez persists. Nope, Jack circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Jack clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olivarez tries to sprawl but Jack drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jack stops Olivarez from getting back to his feet.
Olivarez is defending against the submission attempts here by Jack.
Olivarez is trying to stand.
Jack thows a huge punch but Olivarez dodges it nicely.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and gets back to his feet.
Jack fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Olivarez to the ground. Jack is now in Olivarez's guard.
Olivarez wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack dives in and scores a takedown into Olivarez's guard.
Jack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olivarez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Olivarez blocks nicely.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jack shoots in and bounces Olivarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jack prevents Olivarez from getting back to his feet.
Olivarez kicks Jack off and gets to his feet.
Jack closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Olivarez did well to prevent Jack getting side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jack lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olivarez is trying to stand.
Jack is nestled in close to Olivarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivarez is trying to stand.
Jack is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olivarez kicks Jack off and gets back to his feet.
Jack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Olivarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Olivarez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Olivarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jack pinned against the cage. Jack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Olivarez pushes Jack off looking to stand but Jack dives back in and keeps control.
Jack working over Olivarez with some ground and pound. Olivarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olivarez pushes Jack off looking to stand but Jack dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jack lands a nice short elbow.
Jack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jack throwing shots but Olivarez is blocking nicely.
Olivarez is trying to stand.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olivarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack thows a huge punch but Olivarez dodges it nicely.
Jack wants to work for an arm triangle but Olivarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olivarez is looking to escape.
Jack wants to work for an arm triangle but Olivarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jack throwing shots but Olivarez is blocking nicely.
Jack prevents Olivarez from standing back up.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jack is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Jack had his way with Rico Olivarez in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Olivarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jack won't allow Olivarez to get back to his feet.
Olivarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack.
Olivarez pushes Jack off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Olivarez enables Jack to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Olivarez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jack is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Olivarez has his feet on Jack's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jack closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jack lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivarez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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.
Jack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Olivarez is trying to defend but Jack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jack throwing shots but Olivarez is blocking nicely.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and gets back to his feet.
Olivarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jack to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Olivarez wants to stand and escape but Jack is having none of it.
Olivarez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olivarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rico Olivarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivarez pushes Jack off and scrambles back to his feet.
Olivarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Olivarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Olivarez tries to stand and escape but Jack is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jack tries to get out of the position.
Jack is looking to improve his position.
Olivarez wants to stand up but Jack is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olivarez stands up and beckons Jack to join him on the feet.
Jack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack postures up in Olivarez's guard and throws a big left but Olivarez blocks it.
Jack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jack prevents Olivarez from getting back to his feet.
Dwayne Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olivarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack stands up over Olivarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Dwayne Jack.
Well Jack 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Jack!
Dwayne Jack retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Padilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Ricardo Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartolome looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Bartolome looks to land a combination but Padilla avoids it well.
Padilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Bartolome sprawls well. He's pushed Padilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Padilla scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padilla landing a few strikes.
Padilla creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bartolome sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla trying to control the action but Bartolome is working from the bottom.
Bartolome managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Padilla.
Bartolome avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Padilla.
Padilla moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bartolome?
Padilla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Padilla unloads with some shots from mount but Bartolome bucks and avoids them well.
Padilla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bartolome can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Ricardo Bartolome has been cut.
Padilla putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bartolome is rocked!
Ricardo Bartolome's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Bartolome is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ricardo Bartolome's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Padilla has control of Bartolome's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bartolome regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Padilla lands a big shot there that rocks Bartolome but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bartolome covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Padilla!
Robin Padilla took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Mindy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mindy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'M T.N.T kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Gus Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mega Mindy !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mindy .
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Mindy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone slips under a jab.
Corleone punishes Mindy 's body with a nice straight punch.
Mindy connects with a body shot that sends Corleone's belly button to the back.
Mindy avoids the body shot from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Mindy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone misses with a looping right.
Corleone misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone looks to land a right hand but Mindy moved out of range.
Mindy moves away from the strike by Corleone.
Decent striking displayed by Mindy there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Mega Mindy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Corleone - just one landing.
Mindy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleone throws a jab when Mindy was well out of range.
Corleone misses with a hook. Mindy ducked under it nicely.
Mindy misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Corleone is predictable there
and Mindy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mindy scores with a jab.
Mindy scores with a hook to the body. Corleone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corleone throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Mindy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mindy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corleone looks for the body kick but Mindy saw that one coming.
Mindy slips a jab from Corleone.
Corleone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mindy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mindy checks a leg kick.
Mindy swinging wildly here.
Mindy throws the left hand but Corleone avoids the punch easily.
Mindy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mindy moves away.
Gus Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Mindy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mindy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mindy lands a leg kick that knocks Corleone off balance momentarily.
Corleone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mindy .
Corleone throws a body punch but Mindy moves out of range.
Mindy misses the jab.
Mindy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleone is looking to wear down Mindy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corleone looks to score with a jab to the body but Mindy is just out of range.
Corleone scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a jab to the body
and Mindy counters with a three punch combo that has Corleone backing up. Corleone nods at Mindy to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Mindy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mindy was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
Corleone lunges at Mindy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mindy 's hand.
Mindy misses with a double jab.
Corleone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Mindy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone throws a poor cross that misses
and Mindy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Corleone finds it's way through Mindy 's defenses.
Corleone fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Corleone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mega Mindy 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mindy was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
Corleone takes a swing at Mindy 's ribcage but misses.
Corleone connects with a looping right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Mindy .
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Mindy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Mindy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mindy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corleone. Corleone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mindy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corleone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mindy stuns Corleone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corleone lands a slapping body shot.
Mindy is breathing heavily.
Corleone throws a body punch but Mindy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mindy defending well as Corleone loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Mindy . Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Corleone does it's job there.
Corleone throws a jab when Mindy was well out of range.
A jab from Corleone misses.
Corleone lands an overhand right.
Corleone misses the jab.
Corleone throws a looping overhand right but Mindy ducks down to avoid it.
Corleone misses with a lunging right hand
and Mindy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mindy moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone missing with a left hand there. Mindy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mindy misses with the combination.
A jab from Corleone misses.
A nice combination there by Mindy .
Gus Corleone is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone lands with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mindy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Corleone has got the better of the exchanges.
Mindy connects with the punch.
Corleone misses with a body shot
and Mindy counters with a straight right hand.
Mindy slips a straight right by Corleone.
Mega Mindy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corleone tries to land a body kick
and Corleone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corleone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mindy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone misses with a straight right.
Corleone misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Corleone misses
and Mindy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corleone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mindy counters with a three punch combo that has Corleone backing up. Corleone nods at Mindy to acknowledge the strikes.
Mindy connects with a single shot there.
Corleone throws a leg kick
and Mindy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Corleone throws a looping overhand right but Mindy ducks down to avoid it.
Corleone looks to land a combination but Mindy avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mindy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mindy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone throws a looping overhand right but Mindy ducks down to avoid it.
Mindy lands with an uppercut that bounces Corleone off the cage and back into range.
Mindy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mindy scores with a sloppy right hand. Corleone should have avoided that one.
Mindy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corleone lands a jab to Mindy 's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mindy staying out of range there.
Corleone throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mindy counters with a nice leg kick.
Corleone throws a right hand that misses
and Mindy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mega Mindy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mega Mindy 's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Corleone throws a body punch but Mindy moves out of range.
Mindy clinches up with Corleone and pushes him back against the cage.
Mindy breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mindy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mindy scores with a leg kick.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Mindy moves out of range easily.
Corleone throws a right hand that misses
and Mindy counters with a three punch combo that has Corleone backing up. Corleone nods at Mindy to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mindy . That snapped Corleone's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mindy .
Mindy slips a jab from Corleone.
Mindy scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mindy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corleone on the side of the head.
A head kick by Corleone misses
and Mindy counters with a straight right hand.
Corleone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corleone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corleone thows a body shot but no joy.
Corleone takes a swing at Mindy 's ribcage but misses.
Mindy slips a jab and a cross from Corleone.
Mindy closes the distance and clinches.
Mindy gets through Corleone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mindy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mindy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mindy counters with a three punch combo that has Corleone backing up. Corleone nods at Mindy to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mindy has managed to clinch.
Mindy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mindy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corleone.
Mindy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mindy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corleone throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mindy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mindy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mindy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corleone on the side of the head.
Corleone is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mindy ! Corleone is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mega Mindy !
In his post fight interview, Mega Mindy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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