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UKMMA 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ace of Spades. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Shango!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas misses with a takedown
and Shango counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Shango - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dallas throws a head punch that misses.
Shango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shango lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shango working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dallas tries to circle away but Shango has him pinned against the cage.
Dallas lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Shango.
Dallas is trying to break the clinch but Shango has him pressed against the cage.
Dallas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dallas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dallas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shango stands and steps away. Dallas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Shango scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dan Dallas has been cut.
Shango lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dallas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Shango scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Shango has knocked Dallas down with a huge combo! Shango steps away and waves a wobbly Dallas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dallas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shango drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dallas right on the button. Dallas goes down! Shango follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Shango gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Shango!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sgt Parrotface (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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184 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Ley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sgt Parrotface!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parrotface throws a looping overhand right but Ley ducks down to avoid it.
Ley slaps away a takedown attempt from Parrotface, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ley tries to clinch up
and Parrotface counters with a shoot takedown. Ley fights it but they end up in guard.
Ley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parrotface.
Parrotface has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ley wants to sweep but no luck.
Parrotface drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parrotface jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Parrotface drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parrotface jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ley keeping moving, preventing Parrotface from controlling successfully.
Parrotface with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parrotface thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parrotface not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parrotface advances to half guard.
Ley wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parrotface is looking for a kimura but Ley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parrotface to get the leverage.
Ley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parrotface on the ground.
Parrotface has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ley defend it? Parrotface steps over the head and cranks it - Ley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Parrotface!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sgt Parrotface!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Augustine (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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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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272 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Artois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rui Augustine!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artois.
It looks like Rui Augustine has been cut.
Artois closes the distance and clinches.
Artois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Augustine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artois closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Augustine quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Augustine looking for submissions off his back.
Augustine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Artois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Augustine's head.
Augustine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Artois 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.
Augustine is looking for a sweep. Artois is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Artois is keen to just control but Augustine is a slippery customer.
Augustine wants to control but Artois is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Augustine is refusing to be controlled, as Artois sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Augustine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Artois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Augustine is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Artois rolls with it to try and escape but Augustine cranks on the arm and Artois is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rui Augustine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mendez Papillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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235 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mendez Papillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Papillion moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Papillion misses the target.
Papillion wants to slow Simpson down by chopping away at his legs.
Simpson looks to land a body kick but Papillion moved away.
Simpson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simpson misses with a hook. Papillion ducked under it nicely.
Papillion works the jab nicely.
Simpson has Papillion up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson throws an elbow but it misses.
Papillion goes for a takedown attempt but Simpson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simpson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Papillion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papillion misses with a low kick.
Papillion throws a lazy head kick
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papillion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good shot there by Papillion.
Simpson tries to clinch but Papillion moves out of range.
Simpson cracks Papillion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Papillion misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simpson lands a really nice looking cross but Papillion seems unphased.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papillion manages to avoid it.
Papillion misses with a looping right.
Papillion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papillion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papillion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papillion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papillion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simpson scoring well with a low kick there.
Simpson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simpson!
A big left from Simpson misses.
Papillion misses with an uppercut.
Papillion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simpson dodges the punch combination from Papillion.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papillion was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papillion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simpson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Papillion misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simpson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
Simpson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Simpson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big head kick from Papillion and Simpson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Simpson is rocked!
It looks like Edward Simpson has been cut.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Papillion pushes down on Simpson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Simpson is still in real trouble! Can Papillion finish him?
Papillion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Papillion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simpson defending well though.
Papillion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Papillion there.
Papillion lands a big elbow - Simpson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Papillion!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mendez Papillion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawkins Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehab's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, saturday nights alright for fighting. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dawkins Sanchez enters the cage!
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24
177 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rab Rehab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dawkins Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehab scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dawkins Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rehab to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rehab.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez takes a swing at Rehab's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Rehab uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rehab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez moves out of range as Rehab strikes.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Rehab scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Rehab with a nice cross.
Rehab falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rehab.
Rehab escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Rehab acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rehab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rehab lands a head shot.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rehab is just out of range.
Rab Rehab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rehab scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Rehab.
Rehab connects with a 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!
That kick from Rehab tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehab missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rehab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rehab.
Rehab throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Rehab, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rehab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rehab lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Rehab scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rehab is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Rehab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehab walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Rehab fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez slips a jab from Rehab.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rehab sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rehab wants to get back to full guard.
Rehab gets full guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Rehab is keeping the position.
Sanchez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sanchez seems to have locked his on tight now - Rehab screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sanchez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dawkins Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparka Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawthorn's entrance music is Sam & Dave - Soul Man. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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155 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcus Hawthorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sparka Man!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Man manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hawthorn prevents Man from getting back to his feet.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawthorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawthorn with a nice head shot there.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawthorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to keep Hawthorn in close.
Hawthorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Man dives on top into guard.
Hawthorn keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man tries to stand but Hawthorn is controlling from the bottom.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawthorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawthorn is trying to get back to full guard.
Man is trying to control. Hawthorn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hawthorn is holding on to half guard well.
Man trying to control from Hawthorn's half guard. Hawthorn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawthorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawthorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawthorn looking to control.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sparka Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawthorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawthorn blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hawthorn.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man avoiding damage as Hawthorn throws knees to the body.
Hawthorn has hold of one of Man's legs. Man is fighting the takedown attempt but Hawthorn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hawthorn trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Hawthorn throws a big elbow that misses.
Man is looking to stand up but Hawthorn isn't so interested in that idea.
Hawthorn is pushing down on Man's leg trying to pass to half guard. Man is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawthorn has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorn throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is controlling Hawthorn's trapped leg to prevent Hawthorn from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hawthorn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawthorn misses with a takedown attempt
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawthorn is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawthorn slips a jab from Man.
Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawthorns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hawthorn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hawthorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawthorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Hawthorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Man moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hawthorn controls the action.
Hawthorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hawthorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawthorn is rocked!
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Hawthorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawthorn backwards.
Man slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hawthorn! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Man is unloading with more strikes now! Hawthorn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparka Man! Sparka Man retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maroon comes to the cage accompanied by yes. 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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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Maroon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deveraux throws a head kick but Maroon moves out of range.
Deveraux misses with a low kick as Maroon jumps back.
Deveraux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maroon checks a leg kick.
Deveraux gets caught flat footed, as Maroon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maroon throwing strikes from guard but Deveraux blocks nicely.
Maroon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maroon connects with a couple of short punches.
Maroon throwing strikes from guard but Deveraux blocks nicely.
Maroon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maroon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maroon postures up in Deveraux's guard and throws a big left but Deveraux blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maroon trying to control the position from guard on top but Deveraux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maroon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maroon wants to pass the guard but Deveraux is keeping the position.
Maroon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maroon trying to control the position from guard on top but Deveraux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maroon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maroon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maroon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maroon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maroon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maroon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maroon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maroon throws a big right hand that misses.
Maroon stands up over Deveraux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maroon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maroon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maroon passes Deveraux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maroon passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maroon lands a big shot there that rocks Deveraux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Luc Deveraux has been cut.
Maroon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Deveraux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maroon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Deveraux is in a horrible position here. Maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Deveraux is rocked!
Maroon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Deveraux badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Maroon around the waist but Maroon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Maroon is the winner by TKO! Maroon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Maroon!
Mr Maroon retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garelli comes into the arena with Patriarch on a Vespa blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Garelli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Hard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Garelli.
Hard misses with a straight left.
Garelli lands a high kick!
It looks like Dai Hard has been cut.
Hard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hard throws a poor cross that misses
and Garelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garelli moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Garelli.
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!
A shot in the inside from Garelli.
Hard is trying to pull guard but Garelli has him pressed against the cage.
Hard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Garelli regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hard stopping the sweep attempt from Garelli.
Hard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garelli keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.
Garelli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard postures up.
Hard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hard trying to control but Garelli is working from the bottom.
Hard is looking to advance position but Garelli has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Garelli scoring with strikes but Hard is staying in there.
Garelli lands with some strikes.
Garelli wants to finish this one by submission but Hard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garelli.
Hard working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard is in a horrible position here. Garelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hard is trying desperately to improve position.
Garelli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garelli trying to control but Hard is having none of it.
Garelli lands a big shot there that rocks Hard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garelli working Hard over with strikes here.
Garelli controlling from mount.
Hard is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garelli working Hard over with strikes here.
Hard is rocked!
Garelli looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hard 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 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Garelli!
Joe Garelli is the new middleweight champion!
Joe Garelli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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