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VERSUS - Monday Mayhem! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cunnigham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Szymkowiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunnigham comes to the cage accompanied by Jeremy. Marek Szymkowiak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeremy Cunnigham's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Cunnigham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Szymkowiak!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunnigham misses with a takedown attempt - Szymkowiak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Szymkowiak slaps away a takedown attempt from Cunnigham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Szymkowiak connects with a leg kick. Cunnigham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Szymkowiak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cunnigham is out of range and Szymkowiak settles back down.
Szymkowiak moves out of range of the strikes.
Cunnigham thows a body shot but no joy.
Cunnigham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szymkowiak.
Cunnigham takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szymkowiak.
Cunnigham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Szymkowiak pinned against the cage. Szymkowiak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Cunnigham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunnigham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szymkowiak is fending him off so far but Cunnigham persists. Nope, Szymkowiak circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cunnigham.
Szymkowiak throws a push kick but Cunnigham slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymkowiak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cunnigham.
Szymkowiak throws a nice head kick!
Cunnigham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Szymkowiak.
Szymkowiak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cunnigham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Szymkowiak as he avoids it easily.
Szymkowiak connects with a leg kick. Cunnigham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymkowiak lands a glancing blow to the side of Cunnigham's head.
Cunnigham dives in and scores a takedown into Szymkowiak's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cunnigham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cunnigham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cunnigham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunnigham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cunnigham 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.
Cunnigham drops back looking for a leg! Szymkowiak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Szymkowiak manages to kick Cunnigham off! Cunnigham jumps back into Szymkowiak's guard.
Szymkowiak has momentary wrist control but Cunnigham slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnigham preventing the sweep.
Cunnigham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cunnigham stands and throws Szymkowiak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cunnigham has hold of Szymkowiak's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Szymkowiak seems comfortable defending it but Cunnigham has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Szymkowiak is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Szymkowiak is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cunnigham couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeremy Cunnigham!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannabil Barka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Curik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannabil Barka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miroslav Curik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Curik was covering up waiting for the punch and Barka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barka landing some decent shots from guard.
Curik thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barka chips away with some ground and pound.
Barka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curik is keeping the position for now.
Curik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barka manages to get himself to full guard.
Curik trying to control but Barka is working from the bottom.
Curik distracts Barka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Curik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curik trying to control but Barka is working from the bottom.
Curik trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Curik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barka wants to pass the guard but Curik is keeping the position.
Barka landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Curik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barka has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Curik to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Barka is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Curik pulls down on the head and he's put Barka to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miroslav Curik!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Klemmetsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aracelis has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Fedor Klemmetsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Angel Aracelis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klemmetsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klemmetsen misses with a two punch combination.
Klemmetsen misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to the liver by Klemmetsen. Beautiful body shot.
Aracelis has Klemmetsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Klemmetsen tries to work over Aracelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aracelis breaks the clinch.
Klemmetsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klemmetsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aracelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Klemmetsen circles away.
Klemmetsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aracelis slips a jab and a cross from Klemmetsen.
Klemmetsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aracelis eats them both and turns towards Klemmetsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aracelis cracks Klemmetsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aracelis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klemmetsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klemmetsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis rushes Klemmetsen and presses him up against the cage.
Aracelis lands an elbow inside that Klemmetsen shrugs off.
It looks like Fedor Klemmetsen has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Aracelis.
Aracelis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Klemmetsen is breathing heavily.
Aracelis breaks the clinch.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Klemmetsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aracelis wants to clinch up but Klemmetsen keeps it at a distance.
Aracelis darts in and clinches Klemmetsen up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aracelis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Aracelis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Aracelis tries to clinch up but Klemmetsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Klemmetsen throws a right and a left that Aracelis avoids nicely.
Aracelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aracelis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klemmetsen throws out the jab.
Aracelis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klemmetsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klemmetsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aracelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aracelis tries to clinch up but Klemmetsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Aracelis closes the distance and clinches.
Klemmetsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Klemmetsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klemmetsen tries to circle away but Aracelis has him pinned against the cage.
Klemmetsen is looking to control Aracelis's arms but Aracelis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klemmetsen has his back to the cage.
Aracelis lands with a right to the head.
Aracelis scores with a hook to the body.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klemmetsen tries to keep at a distance but Aracelis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aracelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aracelis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedor Klemmetsen's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klemmetsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aracelis is looking to clinch.
Aracelis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klemmetsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klemmetsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Aracelis off the cage and back into range.
Klemmetsen throws a right and a left that Aracelis avoids nicely.
Klemmetsen throws a looping overhand right but Aracelis ducks down to avoid it.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Klemmetsen moves out of range.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klemmetsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Klemmetsen moves out of range.
No joy there for Klemmetsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aracelis throws the left hand but Klemmetsen avoids the punch easily.
Aracelis pushes Klemmetsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Klemmetsen is trying to push Aracelis away but Aracelis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aracelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aracelis connects with a looping right hand.
Klemmetsen misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aracelis, right into the meat.
Klemmetsen looks to land a combination but Aracelis avoids it well.
Aracelis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klemmetsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klemmetsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aracelis walks away with a smile on his face. Klemmetsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Klemmetsen moves out of range.
Klemmetsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aracelis.
A right-left combo lands from Klemmetsen.
Klemmetsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klemmetsen throws an overhand right that lands on Aracelis's shoulder, as Aracelis tries to avoid the shot.
Klemmetsen lands a slapping body shot.
Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aracelis darts in and clinches Klemmetsen up against the cage.
Aracelis manages to break the clinch.
Aracelis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aracelis dodges the punch combination from Klemmetsen.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Aracelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Klemmetsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Klemmetsen.
Klemmetsen throws a right hand that Aracelis ducks under and follows up with a left that Aracelis also avoids with ease.
Aracelis darts in and clinches Klemmetsen up against the cage.
Aracelis scores with a shot to the side of Klemmetsen's head.
Aracelis lands an elbow inside.
Aracelis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aracelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aracelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedor Klemmetsen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aracelis lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aracelis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aracelis scores with a hook to the body.
Aracelis lands a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Aracelis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Aracelis.
Jeez, Fedor Klemmetsen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Klemmetsen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Angel Aracelis!
Angel Aracelis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead throws a big shot that misses.
Jones slips under a jab from Whitehead.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Whitehead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whitehead bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses.
Jones jabs Whitehead right on the nose. Whitehead blinks but takes it well.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whitehead lands a head shot.
That kick from Jones tenderised Whitehead's leg. Whitehead is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones moves out of range as Whitehead strikes.
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!
Whitehead fails to land the takedown.
Whitehead avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whitehead on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitehead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Whitehead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitehead loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Michael Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones cracks Whitehead with a good jab.
It looks like Craig Whitehead has been cut.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Whitehead throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Whitehead lands a two punch combo.
Whitehead connects with a single shot there.
Whitehead misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Whitehead misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehead is just out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Whitehead moves out of range.
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitehead checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitehead moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Whitehead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitehead walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Whitehead misses with a hook.
Whitehead throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Whitehead was not able to check.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Whitehead is breathing heavily.
Whitehead missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead avoids the body shot from Jones.
Craig Whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Whitehead's ribs.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Whitehead, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones avoids the body shot from Whitehead.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whitehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves out of range as Whitehead strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitehead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Whitehead to the canvas! Jones follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jones!
Michael Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chase & Status feat. Takura-No Problem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael McCready has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael McCready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCready looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hurley wants to sweep but no luck.
McCready keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurley's head.
Hurley looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCready is one step ahead there.
Hurley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCready looking to pass the guard.
Hurley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCready.
Hurley wants to stand and escape but McCready is having none of it.
Hurley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCready's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCready wants to get up but he can't break Hurley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hurley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCready throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurley is looking for a triangle but McCready pushes his legs off easily.
Hurley wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McCready looks for a takedown but Hurley sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCready 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.
McCready won't allow Hurley to sweep him here.
McCready postures up.
Hurley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McCready is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hurley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hurley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCready is looking to improve his position but Hurley isn't that keen on the idea.
McCready tries to lock up and control but Hurley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCready wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hurley.
Hurley unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McCready is desperately trying to improve his position but Hurley has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Hurley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCready tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCready is working hard here to advance position.
Hurley trying to control but McCready is having none of it.
Hurley landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurley with the ground and pound from mount.
McCready is trying to escape the mount.
Hurley working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Hurley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCready shoots in for a takedown but Hurley shows good takedown defense.
Hurley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hurley lands in his opponent's guard.
McCready knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hurley on the ground.
Hurley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCready looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hurley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hurley stopping the sweep attempt from McCready.
McCready controlling Hurley's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCready wants to stand up but Hurley is controlling him.
Hurley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McCready holds on and takes a little breather.
Hurley trying to control the position from guard on top but McCready is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurley wants to pass the guard but McCready is keeping the position.
McCready wants to sweep but no luck.
McCready kicks Hurley off and gets to his feet.
Hurley looks for a takedown but McCready sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCready uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurley.
McCready shoots for a takedown but Hurley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCready lands with a shot to the body.
McCready uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurley.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but McCready pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley shoots in for a takedown but McCready shows good takedown defense.
McCready misses with a wild body shot.
Hurley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael McCready has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hurley.
Nice takedown defense from Hurley. No joy for McCready on that attempt.
McCready shoots for a double leg takedown but Hurley sprawls well. He's pushed McCready's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hurley misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a takedown attempt
and McCready counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
Hurley is in trouble now - McCready has advanced to mount!
McCready looking to control but Hurley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCready raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCready has control of Hurley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hurley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCready landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McCready dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looks like Derek Hurley has been cut.
Hurley stuffs the takedown attempt from McCready. McCready gets slowly back to his feet.
McCready jabs at Hurley's body.
A combination from Hurley does no damage.
Hurley misses with an uppercut
and McCready counters with a straight right hand.
McCready is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hurley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley defending well as McCready loads up on a big left hand.
Hurley gets a takedown into half guard.
Michael McCready overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCready preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hurley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCready blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hurley.
McCready has one foot on Hurley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley shoots and misses
and McCready counters with a left to the body.
Hurley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCready dives in and scores a takedown into Hurley's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCready is aware though and is defending well.
McCready trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCready throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCready pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurley is keeping the position for now.
Hurley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hurley keeping moving, preventing McCready from controlling successfully.
McCready lands a couple of elbows.
Hurley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCready.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hurley can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCready wants to pass the guard but Hurley is keeping the position.
McCready landing with the ground and pound.
McCready gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCready missing with a left hand there. Hurley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from McCready as Hurley shoots in.
McCready shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McCready lands a big elbow.
That has opened up Derek Hurley's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCready putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hurley is rocked!
Derek Hurley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derek Hurley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael McCready!
An out of breath Michael McCready thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Jovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovani comes to the cage accompanied by Ecstasy of Gold. Cesar Jovani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shannon Khoury's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesar Jovani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khoury dives in and scores a takedown into Jovani's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jovani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khoury is controlling him.
Khoury stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice uppercut there from Khoury.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jovani. Khoury shrugs it off though.
Jovani throws an overhand right that lands on Khoury's shoulder, as Khoury tries to avoid the shot.
Jovani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khoury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jovani connects with the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Jovani. No joy for Khoury on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Khoury misses.
Khoury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovani.
Jovani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jovani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jovani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jovani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khoury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shannon Khoury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovani scores with a spinning back kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Jovani as he connects with a hook.
Khoury connects with a looping right hand.
Khoury blocks the body kick.
Jovani keeps Khoury at a distance using the push kick.
Jovani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khoury.
Khoury moves into range and clinches up with Jovani.
Khoury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jovani throws a hook but Khoury avoids it easily.
Jovani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khoury.
Jovani looks to throw the jab but Khoury is out of range.
Good shot there by Jovani.
Jovani moves out of range of the body kick from Khoury.
Jovani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khoury throws a looping overhand right but Jovani ducks down to avoid it.
Jovani tries to clinch there but Khoury circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khoury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovani manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khoury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jovani misses with a straight right.
Khoury misses with a hook. Jovani ducked under it nicely.
Khoury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jovani. That snapped Khoury's head back.
Khoury is rocked!
Jovani misses with an uppercut. Khoury saw that one coming.
Jovani looks to land a right hand but Khoury moved out of range.
Jovani stuffs the takedown.
Cesar Jovani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shannon Khoury.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jovani.
Khoury misses with a low kick.
Jovani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khoury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khoury swats away the attempt to clinch by Jovani.
Khoury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jovani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jovani.
Khoury is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovani finish him?
Khoury misses the body punch
and Jovani counters with a solid body kick.
Khoury looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Jovani.
Jovani darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Khoury's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Jovani before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cesar Jovani!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cesar Jovani made sure he mentioned Revolution Fatigues, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jensen tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Jensen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jensen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jensen.
Adam Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silva.
Jensen misses with a body punch.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Jensen digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jensen tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jensen is working Silva over against the cage.
Jensen has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Jensen can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen slowing the pace effectively.
Jensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jensen is stalling here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Jensen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Jensen is controlling the position.
Silva blocking some punches.
Jensen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jensen is one step ahead there.
Jensen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jensen distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Jensen defends easily.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jensen defends it easily.
Jensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Jensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jensen stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jensen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jensen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Jensen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Jensen to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jensen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jensen has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jensen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Jensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jensen defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen postures up.
Jensen content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jensen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adam Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jensen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to circle away but Jensen has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jensen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jensen.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jensen tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensen postures up.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen landing some decent shots from guard.
Jensen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Jensen defends easily.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jensen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Jensen looking to pass the guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jensen manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jensen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Jensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jensen is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jensen is aware though and is defending well.
Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jensen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jensen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tiago Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jensen.
Jensen throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Jensen clinches up against the cage.
Jensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jensen, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jensen against the cage but Jensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jensen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Jensen tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Jensen misses.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Jensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adam Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jensen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Adam Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jensen.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jensen but Jensen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jensen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jensen dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jensen swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jensen misses.
Jensen instigates a clinch.
Jensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jensen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Jensen scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Jensen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jensen is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jensen as Silva shoots in.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jensen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jensen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jensen lands with some strikes.
Jensen with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jensen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen raining down shots from the mount!
Jensen controlling from mount.
Jensen lands with some strikes.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Jensen connects with a bit shot that sees Silva covering up! More strikes from Jensen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jensen is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Jensen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Van Dam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Van Dam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Vengeance counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Vengeance. Those never looked like landing.
Vengeance misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooh!!! Van Dam has knocked Vengeance down with a huge combo! Van Dam steps away and waves a wobbly Vengeance back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vengeance is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Dam lands with a right and another and another! Vengeance is in big trouble! Van Dam lands again and this time it's lights out for Vengeance! A quality knockout there for Van Dam.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Van Dam!
Kevin Van Dam is the new bantamweight champion!
Kevin Van Dam really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BLKOUT Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin comes to the cage accompanied by Fönt ja en körv. Mayer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Mayer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemmelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemmelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemmelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Lemmelin. Those never looked like landing.
Mayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemmelin.
Lemmelin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayer takes a swing at Lemmelin's ribcage but misses.
Mayer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin lands a body shot.
Lemmelin misses with a jab to the body
and Mayer counters with a three punch combo that has Lemmelin backing up. Lemmelin nods at Mayer to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemmelin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayer connects with a right hand. Lemmelin shakes it off.
Mayer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lemmelin at a distance.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemmelin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eskil Lemmelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemmelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Mayer instigates a clinch.
Mayer trying to land knees to the body.
Mayer misses with a punch to the body.
Lemmelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemmelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is leaning against Mayer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayer.
Lemmelin is breathing heavily.
Lemmelin misses with a body punch.
Mayer lands with a left to the head.
Mayer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemmelin backwards.
Lemmelin misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayer works the jab nicely.
Lemmelin has his takedown stuffed
and Mayer counters with a straight right hand.
Lemmelin walks straight into a right hand from Mayer - that's dropped him! Mayer jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lemmelin from any more punishment! Lemmelin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Mayer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Dusiciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Leeroy Russo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leeroy Russo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leeroy Russo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Dusiciel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusiciel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dusiciel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Russo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dusiciel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dusiciel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dusiciel wants to control for a moment but Russo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Russo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dusiciel is keen to just control but Russo is a slippery customer.
Dusiciel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russo defending well though.
Dusiciel wants to work for an arm triangle but Russo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dusiciel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusiciel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Russo is just riding it out for now. Dusiciel eventually gives up the hold.
Russo is doing well to control the position and prevent Dusiciel from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dusiciel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dusiciel is working for a submission of some sort.
Dusiciel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control but Dusiciel postures up.
Dusiciel seems to be working for a kimura but Russo defends the submission attempt.
Dusiciel is keen to just control but Russo is a slippery customer.
Russo trying to control but Dusiciel postures up.
Dusiciel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dusiciel trying to control from half guard but Russo is working away.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mario Dusiciel wasn't active enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
Russo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dusiciel dodges the punch combination from Russo.
Dusiciel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russo.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Russo.
Dusiciel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Russo as he jumps to the side.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo tries to clinch but Dusiciel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dusiciel manages to avoid it.
Russo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Dusiciel misses.
Dusiciel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dusiciel throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Russo scores with a nice head shot.
Russo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Russo.
Russo takes a swing at Dusiciel's ribcage but misses.
Leeroy Russo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusiciel moves in looking to clinch but Russo pushes him off.
Dusiciel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dusiciel is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
Dusiciel walks into a straight right hand from Russo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dusiciel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo connects with a jab.
Dusiciel tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dusiciel in his tracks.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo moves into the clinch successfully.
Russo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dusiciel avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Dusiciel avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
Russo stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Dusiciel controls the action.
Dusiciel blocking some punches.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Russo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice left hand lands by Russo.
Russo stalling.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Dusiciel stalling in the clinch but Russo improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Dusiciel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Russo can't fight it off and eventually Dusiciel manages to take the fight to the floor. Russo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel looking to pass the guard.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dusiciel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Russo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dusiciel, into his guard.
Dusiciel keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dusiciel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Russo tries to avoid it but Dusiciel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Russo to the ground. Russo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russo gets caught flat footed, as Dusiciel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mario Dusiciel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dusiciel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo working a defensive guard here.
Dusiciel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dusiciel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Russo is pulling down on Dusiciel's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dusiciel looking to pass the guard.
Dusiciel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dusiciel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dusiciel chips away with some ground and pound.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dusiciel postures up in Russo's guard and throws a big left but Russo blocks it.
Dusiciel wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
Dusiciel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Dusiciel from controlling successfully.
Dusiciel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Dusiciel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dusiciel tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Russo controls Dusiciel momentarily but Dusiciel frees himself.
Dusiciel looking to sit in guard and control but Russo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dusiciel, up you get!
Leeroy Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dusiciel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russo looks to land a left hand but Dusiciel moved out of range nicely.
Russo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Russo tries to clinch but Dusiciel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Russo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dusiciel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo lands a body shot.
Russo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dusiciel checks a leg kick.
Russo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dusiciel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Leeroy Russo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Russo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Russo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dusiciel. That did some damage!
Russo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dusiciel moves away.
Dusiciel avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
Russo throws a leg kick but Dusiciel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Russo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusiciel fails with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Russo!
Dusiciel blocks a head kick by Russo.
Russo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Russo throws a head kick but Dusiciel moves out of range.
Dusiciel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russo cracks the inside of Dusiciel's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dusiciel with a poor takedown
and Russo counters with a good low kick that Dusiciel was not able to check.
Russo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Russo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dusiciel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dusiciel misses with a head kick.
Russo lands a head kick. Dusiciel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Russo.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dusiciel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dusiciel's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
Russo throws a leg kick but Dusiciel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russo.
Dusiciel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Russo tries to clinch but Dusiciel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo connects with an inside leg kick.
Russo scores with a punch to the head.
Russo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo misses with a few strikes there.
Russo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dusiciel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice combination there by Russo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dusiciel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Russo throws a series of punches but Dusiciel avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo had his way with Mario Dusiciel in 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. This is the final round!
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dusiciel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dusiciel counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Russo.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dusiciel is looking for a takedown.
Dusiciel takes an elbow to the temple.
Russo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dusiciel blocks it with crossed arms.
Dusiciel jumps guard but Russo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusiciel jumps guard but Russo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leeroy Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Dusiciel.
Russo pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Russo lands a good knee to the midsection. Dusiciel won't want to take too many of those.
Dusiciel slowing the pace effectively.
Dusiciel avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Come on Russo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but Dusiciel blocks with his arms.
Russo lands a good knee to the midsection. Dusiciel won't want to take too many of those.
Russo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dusiciel can do to turn this around?
Dusiciel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dusiciel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dusiciel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dusiciel swings wildly with an uppercut but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a left hand.
Russo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dusiciel's elbow.
Russo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Russo obliges.
Russo scores with a shoulder strike.
Russo is looking to control Dusiciel's arms but Dusiciel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russo has his back to the cage.
Dusiciel prevents a body shot from Russo.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russo connects with a knee to the head.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leeroy Russo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dusiciel avoiding damage as Russo throws knees to the body.
Mario Dusiciel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dusiciel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeroy Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:44
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo retains his heavyweight title!
Leeroy Russo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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