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O.R.G. 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Craddock!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Craddock misses with a head kick.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Craddock tries to clinch up
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Craddock slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel is looking to slow Craddock down with leg kicks.
Steel blocks a low kick nicely.
Craddock throws a nice head kick!
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craddock blocks a head kick by Steel.
Steel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Craddock.
Craddock dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel misses with the combination.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Craddock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a right hand that Craddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Craddock also avoids with ease.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Craddock counters with a thumping low kick.
Craddock throws a lazy head kick
and Steel counters with a big head kick but Craddock shrugs it off.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Craddock.
Craddock moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craddock throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Craddock.
Craddock throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craddock slips under a jab from Steel.
Craddock walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craddock misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Craddock.
Craddock looks gassed!
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craddock closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the ropes.
Craddock prevents Steel from breaking the clinch.
Craddock has Steel pressed against the ropes, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock lands with a kick to the temple. Steel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Craddock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Craddock moves into the clinch.
Craddock throws an elbow that misses.
Steel tries to break free but Craddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Craddock dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel misses with a lunging right hand
and Craddock counters with a nice kick to the body.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Craddock counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel avoids the head kick by Craddock.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Craddock tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Steel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Craddock thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Steel misses with a combination
and Craddock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Steel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Craddock.
Steel looks to land a combination but Craddock avoids it well.
Nathan Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Craddock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steel's head.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Albert Craddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nathan Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Craddock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel throws a right hand that Craddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Craddock also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Craddock moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Craddock's shoulder, as Craddock tries to avoid the shot.
Craddock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel misses with a combination
and Craddock counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Craddock.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Craddock tries to land a body kick
and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craddock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Craddock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Craddock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craddock.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Craddock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craddock scores with a head kick. Steel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Craddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Craddock throws a head kick that Steel semi-blocks.
Craddock connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock lands a nice looking body kick.
Craddock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steel throws a head kick but Craddock moves out of range.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Craddock misses with a kick to the body.
Craddock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Craddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Craddock. Craddock obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Steel scores with a four punch combination!
Craddock feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Craddock's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Craddock saw that one coming.
Craddock connects with an inside leg kick.
Craddock misses with a head kick.
Craddock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
Craddock is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craddock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel lands a really nice looking cross but Craddock seems unphased.
Craddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Craddock misses
and Steel counters with a head kick that wobbles Craddock - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Steel sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Steel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sebastien Chabal's chin.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastien Chabal!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a series of punches but Chabal avoids them all with ease.
Williams wants to clinch up but Chabal keeps it at a distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Chabal circles away.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chabal.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chabal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phil Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chabal shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Chabal is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Chabal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chabal works his way into full mount!
Williams is looking to improve his position but Chabal isn't that keen on the idea.
Chabal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams tries to reverse the position but Chabal maintains control.
Chabal controlling the position easily from mount.
Chabal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Chabal controlling from the full mount.
Chabal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Williams because Chabal loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chabal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chabal controlling from mount.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chabal moves to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabal has the hooks in. Williams is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Chabal has managed to slip his arm under Williams's chin. This could be all over... yep, Williams is tapping out! Submission win for Chabal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sebastien Chabal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Lynix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Bonney is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Lynix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney takes one on the button.
Lynix lands a jab to Bonney's midsection.
OH! Bonney has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Lynix smells blood and charges in for the finish! Lynix unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Bonney sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lars Lynix!
After winning the bout, Lars Lynix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rebel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Trzmiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateusz Trzmiel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Rebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Trzmiel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Trzmiel. Those never looked like landing.
Rebel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trzmiel counters with a stiff right hand.
Rebel tries for a takedown but Trzmiel circles away easily
and Trzmiel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trzmiel misses with a double jab.
Rebel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rebel postures up in Trzmiel's guard and throws a big left but Trzmiel blocks it.
Trzmiel wants to stand up but Rebel is controlling him.
Rebel is looking to work some ground and pound but Trzmiel has wrist control.
Rebel landing with the ground and pound.
Trzmiel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rebel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trzmiel wants to get back to his feet but Rebel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzmiel keeping moving, preventing Rebel from controlling successfully.
Rebel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rebel postures up in Trzmiel's guard and throws a big left but Trzmiel blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rebel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rebel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rebel cracks Trzmiel with a solid left hand.
Rebel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rebel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rebel passes Trzmiel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rebel thows a huge punch but Trzmiel dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rebel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trzmiel looks gassed!
Rebel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trzmiel taking some punishment here, with Rebel in his half guard.
Trzmiel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rebel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rebel is nestled in close to Trzmiel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rebel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rebel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trzmiel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rebel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rebel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trzmiel is trying to stand up here but Rebel is controlling him well.
Rebel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rebel lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like Mateusz Trzmiel has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trzmiel's head.
Trzmiel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rebel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rebel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rebel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trzmiel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rebel is nestled in close to Trzmiel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rebel drops an elbow to the side of Trzmiel's head.
Rebel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Rebel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rebel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trzmiel is rocked!
Rebel softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Trzmiel is out cold! Rebel jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Rebel!
Our winner, Mark Rebel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jp Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfredo Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn comes to the ring accompanied by Icarus by Hopesfall. Hunter has chosen wilfredo hunter as his entrance music. Wilfredo Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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163 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jp Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfredo Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter throws a strike but Benn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunter uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Benn coming out on top.
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!
Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benn defends it nicely.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into Benn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn is keeping the position for now.
Hunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter preventing the sweep.
Benn is working hard here to advance position.
Hunter postures up in Benn's guard and throws a big left but Benn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Benn is retaining full guard.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Benn keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benn lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the ropes and back into range.
Benn tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunter.
Benn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunter on the side of the head.
Hunter is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Benn finish him?
Jp Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilfredo Hunter.
Are you kidding me?! Benn ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hunter clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jp Benn!
As Jp Benn got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would just like to thank ORG and my sponsors for this opportunity! Peace!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Leszczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Leszczynski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Leszczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leszczynski has a takedown stuffed.
Kiet Sunan misses with a body shot.
Kiet Sunan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leszczynski avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiet Sunan walks into a stiff left hand from Leszczynski.
Leszczynski moves away from the strike by Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan moves into the clinch.
Leszczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Trevor Leszczynski has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leszczynski.
Kiet Sunan lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kiet Sunan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiet Sunan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiet Sunan obliges.
Kiet Sunan is leaning against Leszczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiet Sunan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leszczynski backwards.
Kiet Sunan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiet Sunan misses with some punches.
Kiet Sunan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kiet Sunan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiet Sunan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan tries to throw a body punch but Leszczynski avoids it by throwing Kiet Sunan back against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leszczynski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiet Sunan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan scores with a knee to the head.
Kiet Sunan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiet Sunan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiet Sunan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kiet Sunan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiet Sunan tries to land a knee to the head but Leszczynski blocks with his arms.
Kiet Sunan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leszczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leszczynski jumps guard but Kiet Sunan stands there with Leszczynski around his waist. Leszczynski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leszczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Kiet Sunan.
Leszczynski fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Leszczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Kiet Sunan.
Leszczynski prevents a body shot from Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kiet Sunan throws a head punch that misses.
Leszczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Kiet Sunan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kiet Sunan.
Leszczynski wants a takedown but no success here.
Leszczynski is working for takedown but Kiet Sunan is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiet Sunan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiet Sunan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leszczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leszczynski avoids the elbow strike from Kiet Sunan, against the ropes.
A short left from Kiet Sunan.
Leszczynski being controlled against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leszczynski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kiet Sunan to keep the fight standing.
Kiet Sunan stalling the fight.
Kiet Sunan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leszczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Leszczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kiet Sunan moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiet Sunan looking to throw knees to the head but Leszczynski is blocking nicely.
Leszczynski blocking some punches.
Leszczynski avoids the elbow strike from Kiet Sunan, against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leszczynski backwards.
Kiet Sunan lands an elbow inside that Leszczynski shrugs off.
Leszczynski tries to pull guard but Kiet Sunan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Leszczynski drops back down to his feet.
Leszczynski is trying to pull guard but Kiet Sunan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kiet Sunan pushes off an throws an elbow but Leszczynski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leszczynski blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leszczynski tries to stall but Kiet Sunan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kiet Sunan stalling against the ropes.
Leszczynski blocks a body shot from Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan throws a punch but it's blocked by Leszczynski.
Kiet Sunan lands an elbow inside that Leszczynski shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiet Sunan works on Leszczynski's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiet Sunan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiet Sunan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan lands with a light punch inside.
Kiet Sunan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leszczynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leszczynski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leszczynski being controlled against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiet Sunan tries to land knees in the clinch but Leszczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kiet Sunan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiet Sunan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiet Sunan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leszczynski.
Kiet Sunan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leszczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kiet Sunan throws an elbow but misses.
Kiet Sunan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leszczynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiet Sunan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leszczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiet Sunan lands with a right to the head.
Kiet Sunan lands an elbow just above Leszczynski 's eye.
Kiet Sunan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiet Sunan is leaning against Leszczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiet Sunan lands with a light punch inside.
Kiet Sunan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiet Sunan throws a punch but it's blocked by Leszczynski.
Kiet Sunan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leszczynski can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Leszczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leszczynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leszczynski blocks an uppercut.
Leszczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leszczynski jumps guard but Kiet Sunan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kiet Sunan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leszczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiet Sunan misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiet Sunan lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leszczynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiet Sunan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevor Leszczynski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kiet Sunan misses with a body shot.
Kiet Sunan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leszczynski circles away.
Kiet Sunan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Leszczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leszczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiet Sunan stuns Leszczynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiet Sunan has managed to clinch.
Kiet Sunan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kiet Sunan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leszczynski's brow.
Kiet Sunan struggles to land a body shot inside as Leszczynski controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan lands a good knee to the midsection. Leszczynski won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leszczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiet Sunan tries to throw a body punch but Leszczynski avoids it by throwing Kiet Sunan back against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leszczynski's defenses.
Kiet Sunan lands an elbow inside.
Kiet Sunan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leszczynski backwards.
Leszczynski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiet Sunan just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kiet Sunan lands a shoulder strike.
Kiet Sunan looking to slow down the pace here.
Kiet Sunan avoiding damage.
Kiet Sunan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan misses with a punch to the body.
Leszczynski jumps guard but Kiet Sunan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Kiet Sunan fails to land.
Leszczynski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiet Sunan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kiet Sunan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leszczynski is trying to break the clinch but Kiet Sunan is controlling him.
Leszczynski tries to pull guard but Kiet Sunan forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Leszczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiet Sunan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leszczynski.
Leszczynski is trying to push Kiet Sunan away but Kiet Sunan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Trevor Leszczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan tries a knee to the head but Leszczynski blocks it.
Leszczynski working aggressively here.
Leszczynski lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiet Sunan 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan!
Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homo Heikki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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202 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Homo Heikki!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Hammer both land. Nice combination.
Heikki shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heikki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Heikki in a clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer lands a body shot.
Hammer has Heikki pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hammer pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Heikki tumbling to the mat - Hammer dives into Heikki's guard.
Hammer advances position into side control!
Hammer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Heikki dodges the ground and pound from Hammer.
Heikki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Heikki regains half guard.
Heikki is refusing to be controlled, as Hammer sits in half guard.
Hammer is thwarting Heikki's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heikki is pulling down on Hammer's head to control his posture.
Heikki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heikki's guard.
Heikki wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Heikki is having none of it.
Heikki is looking to control Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heikki avoid being mounted?
Heikki wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looks to land a strike but Heikki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heikki keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Heikki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Heikki has wrist control.
Heikki wants to improve his position but instead Hammer has moved into half guard.
Hammer seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heikki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Heikki manages to get to full guard.
Heikki is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Heikki is keeping the position.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Heikki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hammer has passed into side control.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Heikki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer scoring with punches and elbows.
Hammer cracks Heikki with a big right hand but Heikki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heikki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammer working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Heikki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heikki is trying to get back to half guard.
Heikki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Heikki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hammer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hammer working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heikki stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer tries to sprawl but Heikki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Heikki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heikki.
Heikki is working for a kimura but Hammer is defending it quite comfortably.
Heikki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Heikki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Heikki from controlling successfully.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Heikki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer working for a triangle but Heikki defends it easily.
Hammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Heikki from controlling successfully.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Heikki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heikki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Heikki landing with the ground and pound.
Heikki landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikki trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Heikki postures up.
Heikki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Hammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heikki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Heikki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki is pushing down on Hammer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hammer is fighting to maintain full guard but Heikki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hammer is not content to let Heikki control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heikki lands a nice short elbow.
Heikki wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Heikki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heikki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Heikki.
Heikki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heikki lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heikki with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Heikki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Heikki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Heikki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hammer is rocked!
Heikki lands a big shot to the head and Hammer winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Homo Heikki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabuza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reign lands a body shot.
Reign closes the distance but Zabuza moves to the side
and Zabuza counters with a series of strikes. Reign will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reign throws a looping overhand right but Zabuza ducks down to avoid it.
Zabuza throws a nice looking combination but Reign bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reign fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zabuza manages to avoid it.
Reign throws a shot from downtown. Zabuza moves away and avoids it.
Reign throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zabuza throws a right and a left that Reign avoids nicely.
Reign avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zabuza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reign's waist but Reign gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zabuza off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign ducks under a wild hook from Zabuza.
Good shot there by Reign.
Reign dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Reign there.
Reign tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Zabuza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zabuza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reign.
Reign misses with a wild combination.
Zabuza with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign misses with a looping right.
Reign tries to clinch but Zabuza moves out of range.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zabuza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reign circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reign. Zabuza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zabuza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Zabuza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabuza dodges the punch combination from Reign.
Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabuza is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off.
Reign ducks under a wild hook from Zabuza.
Reign lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James Reign is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reign. Zabuza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reign lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zabuza at a distance.
Zabuza tries to bum rush Reign with a series of wild strikes but Reign uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reign scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zabuza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reign circles away quickly and effectively.
James Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reign scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reign stuns Zabuza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reign throws a nice looking combination but Zabuza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign thuds a left hand into Zabuza's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reign scores with a jab to the body.
Zabuza takes one to the chin there.
Reign lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabuza circles away quickly and effectively.
Zabuza ducks under a wild hook from Reign.
Reign walks into a stiff left hand from Zabuza.
Reign jabs Zabuza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reign scores with a hook to the body. Zabuza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reign lands a jab to the nose.
Zabuza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Reign dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zabuza cracks Reign with a good jab.
Reign misses with a wild body shot.
Zabuza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reign has Zabuza up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reign jumps guard but Zabuza turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Reign is looking for a takedown.
Zabuza pulls guard effortlessly.
Zabuza wants to sweep but no luck.
Reign looking to sit in guard and control but Zabuza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zabuza trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
Zabuza preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign has his foot on Zabuza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zabuza works his way back into a safe position though.
Zabuza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reign is keeping the position for now.
Reign is looking for a triangle but Zabuza pushes his legs off easily.
Zabuza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reign works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zabuza working some strikes from top position.
Zabuza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zabuza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reign's head.
Reign is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reign working a defensive guard here.
Zabuza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zabuza is pushing down on Reign's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reign is fighting to maintain full guard but Zabuza has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reign keeps working.
Zabuza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reign tries to get to full guard but Zabuza has control of the leg.
Zabuza is nestled in close to Reign, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reign trying to control but Zabuza postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reign is trying to get back to full guard.
Zabuza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reign is looking to control Zabuza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reign avoid being mounted?
Zabuza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign is trying to get back to full guard.
Reign pushes Zabuza off looking to stand but Zabuza dives back in and keeps control.
Zabuza is looking for a kimura but Reign is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zabuza to get the leverage.
Reign trying to control from the bottom.
Reign looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zabuza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zabuza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reign is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zabuza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reign slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reign escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zabuza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign looking for a sweep. Not yet Reign, not yet.
Zabuza forces his way into half guard.
Ricky Zabuza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reign is looking to improve his position.
Zabuza slips a nice elbow through Reign's hands, connecting with Reign's forehead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabuza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zabuza winds up and cracks Reign with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reign is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zabuza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zabuza is keen to just control but Reign is a slippery customer.
Reign tries to get to full guard but Zabuza has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zabuza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zabuza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zabuza avoids the body shot from Reign.
Zabuza throws an off balance right hand
and Reign counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reign doesn't manage to clinch there - Zabuza circles away.
Reign swings for the body but Zabuza moves out of range.
Reign throws a nice looking combination but Zabuza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zabuza shoots for a double leg takedown but Reign sprawls well. He's pushed Zabuza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reign misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza misses with a hook. Reign ducked under it nicely.
Zabuza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reign tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James Reign is winning the standup battle so far.
Zabuza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reign keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zabuza.
Zabuza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloppy strikes from Reign. Those never looked like landing.
Zabuza avoids the body shot from Reign.
Reign slips under a jab from Zabuza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabuza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reign cracks Zabuza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reign lands a slapping body shot.
Reign tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zabuza was well out of range. Poor timing from Reign.
Reign jabs at Zabuza's body.
Zabuza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice cross by Reign.
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!
Zabuza ducks under a wild hook from Reign.
Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabuza is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza defending well as Reign loads up on a big left hand.
Zabuza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reign looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zabuza shoots in for a double leg but Reign sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James Reign has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Reign misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reign misses the shot to the body.
Reign wants to clinch up but Zabuza keeps it at a distance.
Zabuza shoots in and bounces Reign off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Zabuza scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign is trying to control the position but Zabuza postures up.
Reign has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zabuza is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reign.
Zabuza is looking to take a break and control but Reign is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zabuza working the ground and pound from side control.
Zabuza working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabuza lands some shots froms side control.
Zabuza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zabuza working the head and body with strikes.
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 James Reign.
I think Reign 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Reign!
During a confident post fight interview, James Reign thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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