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DFC 13 - Correia vs Aoki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Gergo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gergo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lamb of God, Walk the faded line kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonas Gergo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonas Gergo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gergo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gergo wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gergo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gergo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Gergo's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gergo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson is fighting to break Gergo's control of his arms but Gergo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gergo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gergo looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gergo has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gergo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Gergo blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gergo trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gergo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gergo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thompson cracks Gergo with a solid left hand.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Gergo's brow.
Thompson postures up in Gergo's guard and throws a big left but Gergo blocks it.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gergo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gergo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gergo has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson throws a strike but Gergo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gergo is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Gergo wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gergo is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Gergo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Gergo from controlling successfully.
Jonas Gergo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thompson looking to score a takedown here. Gergo is defending well but Thompson drives through and ends up in Gergo's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson distracts Gergo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Thompson 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.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gergo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gergo wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson working Gergo over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gergo wants to get back to full guard.
Gergo is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gergo is breathing heavily.
Thompson working Gergo over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working over Gergo with some ground and pound. Gergo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson is thwarting Gergo's attempts to control the position.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gergo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Gergo's head.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson 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.
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!
Thompson stands up from half guard.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stephan Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Gergo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gergo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson throws a combination. Gergo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Jonas Gergo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gergo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gergo wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Gergo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Gergo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gergo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gergo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gergo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gergo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gergo closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Gergo pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stephan Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gergo.
Gergo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Gergo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Gergo.
Gergo stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gergo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Gergo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gergo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gergo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Gergo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gergo moves into the clinch.
Gergo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gergo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stephan Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gergo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gergo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Gergo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gergo eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gergo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Gergo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gergo's head.
Thompson wants to stand but Gergo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gergo pushes Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Gergo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gergo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gergo but Gergo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson drives through with a takedown into Gergo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson postures up in Gergo's guard and throws a big left but Gergo blocks it.
Thompson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gergo, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gergo shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gergo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gergo shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gergo!
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gergo can't escape the position.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gergo looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Gergo is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Thompson cracks Gergo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gergo wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gergo is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Gergo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Gergo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson landing punches.
Gergo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jonas Gergo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephan Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Thompson!
Stephan Thompson 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cockle Boffle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Parsons (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cockle Boffle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demian Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parsons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boffle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Demian Parsons has been cut.
Parsons fails with the takedown
and Boffle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parsons tries to clinch up
and Boffle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parsons looks to clinch
and Boffle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boffle lands a left and a right that send Parsons crashing to the mat, dazed. Boffle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Parsons is rocked!
Parsons tries to clinch
and Boffle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parsons is still on wobbly legs! Can Boffle finish him?
Parsons looks gassed!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Boffle! Parsons is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cockle Boffle!
A victorious Cockle Boffle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxer John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boxer John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McFadden!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a hook but McFadden blocks it.
McFadden misses with a two punch combination.
McFadden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts John as he jumps to the side.
John missing with a left hand there. McFadden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John throws a hook but McFadden avoids it easily.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
McFadden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
McFadden blocks a jab.
McFadden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFadden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McFadden lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Boxer John has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by McFadden.
Boxer John's cut is getting worse.
The referee warns John that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boxer John's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boxer John's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel McFadden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Perosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Perosh!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spizer fails with the takedown.
Spizer tries to keep at a distance but Perosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spizer decides to pull guard.
Spizer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perosh defends it easily.
Spizer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perosh defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perosh gets to his feet. Spizer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Perosh. No joy for Spizer on that attempt.
Spizer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spizer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perosh defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spizer wants to get back to his feet.
Perosh trying to control from the bottom.
Perosh moves into full guard.
Spizer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Perosh has a closed guard, preventing Spizer from standing up.
Spizer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perosh on the ground.
Perosh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spizer!
Perosh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spizer working to try and regain half guard.
Spizer is squirming around, avoiding Perosh's attempts to control the action.
Spizer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perosh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perosh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perosh get's back to his feet.
Perosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spizer is fending him off so far but Perosh persists. Nope, Spizer circles away and we're back to standing.
Perosh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Perosh leaves Spizer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Spizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spizer is breathing heavily.
Perosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Spizer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perosh's waist but Perosh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spizer off to one side.
Perosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spizer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perosh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spizer manages to break the clinch.
Spizer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perosh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Spizer misses.
Perosh moves into the clinch successfully.
Spizer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Perosh throws the kick towards the body but Spizer avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perosh stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Perosh.
It looks like Mark Spizer has been cut.
Perosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Perosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spizer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spizer slaps away a takedown attempt from Perosh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spizer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perosh shoots in but Spizer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Perosh wants to clinch
and Spizer counters with a nice body kick.
Spizer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Perosh to the ground. Spizer is now in Perosh's guard.
Perosh managing to control the position.
Spizer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spizer looking to pass the guard.
Spizer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Perosh controls Spizer momentarily but Spizer frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Spizer just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Perosh. No joy for Spizer on that attempt.
Perosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spizer is fending him off so far but Perosh persists. Nope, Spizer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Spizer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Perosh.
Spizer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perosh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spizer somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spizer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Perosh is predictable there
so Spizer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mark Spizer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perosh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Spizer trying to control the position from guard on top but Perosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perosh has his feet on Spizer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perosh misses with a head kick.
Perosh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spizer.
Spizer scores with a takedown into Perosh's guard.
Spizer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perosh keeping moving, preventing Spizer from controlling successfully.
Spizer wants to pass the guard but Perosh is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perosh controls Spizer momentarily but Spizer frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spizer has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Perosh to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Spizer is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Perosh pulls down on the head and he's put Spizer to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Perosh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Gallo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Gallo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom White!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gallo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gallo slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Gallo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gallo finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gallo lands with an overhand left.
Gallo lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Gallo throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
White is rocked!
It looks like Tom White has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Gallo.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallo finish him?
White walks straight into a right hand from Gallo - that's dropped him! Gallo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save White from any more punishment! White 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 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Gallo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nick Gallo made sure he mentioned Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Edgerton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Edgerton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Edgerton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgerton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Edgerton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edgerton shoots in for a double leg but Armstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edgerton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armstrong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Armstrong seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Edgerton looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong prevents Edgerton from improving his position.
Armstrong is keen to just control but Edgerton is a slippery customer.
Armstrong is really struggling to control Edgerton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgerton moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Armstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edgerton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armstrong has managed to get both his arms back between Edgerton's legs - danger averted.
Edgerton managing to control the position.
Edgerton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Armstrong is defending well. Edgerton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Armstrong has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Edgerton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Edgerton!
Joel Edgerton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalvin Abrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Wieluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrum comes to the cage accompanied by Leave Home. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Abrum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Wieluk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieluk shoots in and drives through. Abrum sprawls well.
Wieluk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abrum counters with a shoot takedown. Wieluk fights it but they end up in guard.
Abrum is working Wieluk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wieluk wants to stand and escape but Abrum is having none of it.
Wieluk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wieluk pulls Abrum in to control the position.
Abrum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abrum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wieluk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wieluk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abrum's guard.
Wieluk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abrum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wieluk is controlling him.
Wieluk trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maciej Wieluk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abrum enables Wieluk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abrum manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wieluk wants to control from the top but Abrum keeps moving.
Abrum wants to stand but Wieluk is controlling the position.
Wieluk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wieluk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Abrum is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wieluk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abrum keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk content to control rather than advance.
Wieluk seems to be working for a kimura but Abrum defends the submission attempt.
Wieluk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maciej Wieluk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wieluk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalvin Abrum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Wieluk.
Wieluk stuffs the takedown.
Abrum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wieluk shoots in for a takedown but Abrum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wieluk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abrum counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Wieluk down! Abrum is looking to finish but Wieluk is intelligently defending himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalvin Abrum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abrum fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wieluk sprawls well initially but Abrum persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Abrum throwing shots but Wieluk is blocking nicely.
Wieluk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wieluk trying to control here.
Abrum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abrum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wieluk's head.
Abrum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wieluk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abrum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wieluk's head.
Abrum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wieluk defending well though.
Wieluk is trying to get back to full guard.
Abrum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieluk looking for submissions off his back.
Abrum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abrum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wieluk on the ground.
Abrum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wieluk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abrum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abrum lands a nice short elbow.
Abrum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wieluk trying to control but Abrum postures up.
Wieluk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Abrum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wieluk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wieluk is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wieluk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk is looking to take a break and control but Abrum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wieluk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maciej Wieluk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wieluk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wieluk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abrum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wieluk's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wieluk's head.
Abrum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abrum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wieluk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abrum lands a couple of digs.
Abrum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abrum landing with the ground and pound.
Abrum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abrum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wieluk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieluk has his feet on Abrum's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wieluk is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrum finish him?
Abrum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wieluk.
Wieluk seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalvin Abrum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Wieluk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrum shoots in looking for a takedown. Wieluk tries to sprawl out of it but Abrum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wieluk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wieluk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abrum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalvin Abrum dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wieluk tries for a takedown but Abrum circles away easily
so Abrum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Abrum landing with the ground and pound.
Wieluk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abrum.
Abrum with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wieluk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Abrum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wieluk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abrum has managed to get both his arms back between Wieluk's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieluk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wieluk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abrum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abrum postures up.
Wieluk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abrum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abrum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalvin Abrum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abrum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abrum postures up in Wieluk's guard and throws a big left but Wieluk blocks it.
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abrum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wieluk has momentary wrist control but Abrum slips an elbow through the middle.
Wieluk wants to get back to his feet but Abrum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wieluk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abrum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abrum postures up.
Abrum is working Wieluk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abrum distracts Wieluk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wieluk kicks Abrum off and gets to his feet.
Kalvin Abrum is winning the standup battle so far.
Wieluk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abrum but Abrum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abrum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wieluk can do to turn this around?
Abrum pounces like a tiger and cracks Wieluk with a vicious hook! Wieluk is down but not out! Abrum follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalvin Abrum!
Kalvin Abrum took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Far (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Far has chosen Slayed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Far!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Far pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice combination there by Far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Far darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baxter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Far is able to avoid easily.
Far throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Far keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baxter throws a big shot that misses.
Far tries a head kick but it misses.
Far looks to land a right hand but Baxter moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Baxter.
Far throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxter takes a swing at Far's ribcage but misses.
Far showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter connects with a high kick.
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baxter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baxter avoids the body shot from Far.
Baxter throws a hook but Far blocks it.
Far throws a jab when Baxter was well out of range.
Baxter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Far.
Baxter tests Far's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Far throws a push kick but Baxter slaps the foot to one side.
Far throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baxter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baxter, right into the meat.
Far throws the kick towards the body but Baxter avoids it.
Far thows a body shot but no joy.
Far on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Baxter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Far misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Far misses.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Far.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Far swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Far misses its intended target.
Far moves forwards but Baxter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baxter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Far tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Far looks gassed!
Far takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter scores with a push kick.
Far doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baxter is looking to slow Far down with leg kicks.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Baxter scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter scores with a kick to the body.
Baxter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Far takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Baxter tenderised Far's leg. Far is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baxter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Baxter tenderised Far's leg. Far is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baxter.
Baxter thumps Far with a low kick.
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Far off balance momentarily.
Far has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Far there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baxter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baxter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baxter.
Baxter is looking to slow Far down with leg kicks.
Far on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Far on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Baxter.
Ryan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter scores with a jab to the head.
Baxter thuds his shin into the meat of Far's side.
Baxter scores with a punch to the head.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Far on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Far takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Far's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baxter moves into the clinch successfully.
Baxter lands with a short shot to the head.
Baxter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baxter connects with a body shot that sends Far's belly button to the back.
Far tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baxter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baxter scores with a push kick.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Far can do to turn this around?
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baxter lands with a shot 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!
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Baxter scores with a leg kick.
Far tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baxter connects with a high kick.
Ryan Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. Far looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Far takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baxter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Far is breathing heavily.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Far pushes him off.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter moves into the clinch.
Baxter working Far over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baxter.
Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Far dodges an elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Far takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baxter lands a right hand.
Far misses with a punch to the body.
Far working hard to break the clinch.
Far has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baxter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Far avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Baxter lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter presses Far against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baxter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short left from Baxter.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Far misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baxter.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Baxter.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baxter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baxter with a knee to the head.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Far's head.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Far controls the action.
Baxter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Baxter.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Baxter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan Baxter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baxter lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
Baxter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baxter breaks the clinch.
Baxter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Far tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Far off balance momentarily.
Far has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baxter.
Far takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baxter throws the kick towards the body but Far avoids it.
Jason Far is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Baxter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Far is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baxter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Far is still on wobbly legs! Can Baxter finish him?
Baxter connects with a body shot that sends Far's belly button to the back.
Far seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to land a leg kick but Far is out of range.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Far is just out of range.
Far swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Far misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Baxter punishes Far's body with a nice straight punch.
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baxter throws a head kick but Far moves out of range.
Baxter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Far's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Baxter forces Far back against the cage and clinches.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter is leaning against Far and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Baxter.
Baxter wants to slow Far down by chopping away at his legs.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body. Far takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Far looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Far's calf.
Baxter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baxter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Far fails to land with a series of punches.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Baxter.
Baxter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Far takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baxter jabs Far to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Far on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baxter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Far. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baxter!
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Baxter scores with a nice strike.
Baxter thumps Far with a low kick.
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Far takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baxter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Far takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baxter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter lands a right hook to the body.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Far on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baxter scores with a leg kick.
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baxter pushes Far away with a front kick.
Baxter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baxter scores with a body shot.
Baxter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baxter tries to clinch but Far moves out of range.
Baxter throws a leg kick which misses Far's front leg but catches the back leg as Far tries to avoid it.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body. Far takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baxter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Far crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baxter - the referee stops the clock and Far gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baxter. Far manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Baxter scores with a sloppy right hand. Far should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Far. Far circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baxter is looking to wear down Far with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baxter throws a leg kick which misses Far's front leg but catches the back leg as Far tries to avoid it.
Far throws a jab when Baxter was well out of range.
Far looks to land a body kick but Baxter moved away.
Far misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baxter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baxter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Far. That did some damage!
Baxter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Baxter lands a nice hook to Far's body. Far takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baxter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Far's sensitive parts.
Far takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Baxter.
Baxter throws a front kick that sends Far stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Baxter does no damage.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Far.
Baxter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baxter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Far tries to land knees in the clinch but Baxter avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Far scores with a jab.
Far throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Far shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Far swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter blocks the body kick.
Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Far off balance momentarily.
Far's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baxter under the eye.
Baxter missing with a left hand there. Far was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baxter throws a front kick aimed at Far's knee but Far avoids it well.
Baxter thows a body shot but no joy.
Baxter connects with a jab.
Far takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Baxter misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baxter.
Far moves out of range of the body kick.
Far blocks a head kick by Baxter.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baxter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick from Baxter lands but Far takes it in his stride.
Far throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baxter looks to throw the jab but Far is out of range.
Far throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Far throws a jab but it's blocked by Baxter.
Far throws a body kick that misses.
Far darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Far gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Baxter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Far.
Baxter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Baxter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Far's head.
Crunch! Baxter slams his shin into Far's torso.
Far waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
Baxter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baxter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Far.
A left lands for Far.
Far throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Far tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baxter is able to avoid easily.
Baxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Far has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baxter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Far moves out of range easily.
Baxter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baxter lands a jab to the nose.
Baxter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Far circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Far.
Baxter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Far will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Far scores with a nice strike.
Baxter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Far.
A big left from Far misses.
Far misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter cracks the inside of Far's front leg.
Far bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baxter's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Far misses the target.
Baxter thuds his right hand into Far's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Baxter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Far checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick from Far.
Baxter throws a head kick that Far semi-blocks.
Baxter scores with a nice right hand.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Far checks it well.
Far blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter had his way with Jason Far in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Far looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Far throws out the jab.
Baxter blocks the body kick.
Baxter throws a head kick but Far moves out of range.
Baxter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Far's calf.
Far misses with a double jab.
Baxter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Far on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Far throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
Far takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Far on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baxter throws out a loose jab but Far uses good head movement to avoid it.
Far throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Far is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Far misses with a head kick.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter blocks a jab.
Baxter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Far.
Baxter thumps Far with a low kick.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baxter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Far walks into a straight right hand from Baxter.
A good leg kick by Baxter.
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Far takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Baxter does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baxter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Jason Far has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Far is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Far scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baxter doesn't seem bothered though.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Far throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baxter scores with a nice right hand.
Baxter connects with a looping right hand.
Far looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
Far avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Far on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baxter.
A jab from Baxter does it's job there.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Far misses with a double jab.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Far swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter throws a low kick but Far avoids it.
Far looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Far lands with an overhand left.
Far cracks Baxter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Far throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter has a takedown stuffed.
Baxter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Far's head backwards.
Far is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Far avoids the head kick by Baxter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Far.
Far takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Far looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baxter.
Far swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Far misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baxter is looking to clinch but Far is avoiding it.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Far is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baxter. That's going to slow Far down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baxter is looking to slow Far down with leg kicks.
Baxter misses with a head kick.
Baxter slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:43
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:43
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Baxter!
Ryan Baxter retains his light heavyweight title!
Ryan Baxter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK]Smashwear UK logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Marcelo D2 - Desabafo as his entrance music. The key to victory for Leandro Correia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Correia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Correia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Correia.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aoki.
Correia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Correia stops Aoki from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki trying to control the position but Correia is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Correia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Correia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Correia has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aoki but great work by Correia.
Correia wants to stand but Aoki has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Correia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki has a closed guard, preventing Correia from standing up.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Correia!
Aoki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Correia to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Correia shrugs it off.
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!
Correia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Aoki looking to control but Correia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki 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.
Correia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Correia throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Correia tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correia.
Correia tries to keep at a distance but Aoki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aoki has Correia pressed against the cage, preventing Correia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Correia avoids the elbow strike from Aoki, against the cage.
Correia breaks from the clinch.
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aoki throws out a leg kick but Correia moves out of range and Aoki only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Correia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Correia regains guard immediately.
Aoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Correia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Correia being controlled here, momentarily.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Correia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki stops Correia from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Correia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aoki Aoki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Correia tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Correia sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Correia is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Correia defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Correia!
Aoki is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Correia is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki is the new lightweight champion!
Aoki Aoki 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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