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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Nasri!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nasri throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Nasri's side.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Nasri pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Nasri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Nasri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasri misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Nasri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nasri gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nasri's head backwards.
Nasri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dante Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir Nasri.
Smith blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nasri looks gassed!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith throws a left that rocks Nasri and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Smith dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nasri regain composure!
It looks like Samir Nasri has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working the ground and pound but Nasri is defending the strikes.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nasri takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Nasri from escaping the position.
Smith is putting a hurting on Nasri here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith grinds an elbow into Nasri's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasri keeps working.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nasri works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nasri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Nasri is keeping him busy.
Nasri scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smith manages to mount him!
You get the feeling that Nasri really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nasri is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nasri can do to turn this around?
Nasri throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nasri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Nasri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dante Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith lands a nice hook to Nasri's body. Nasri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dante Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Nasri is breathing heavily.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a left that rocks Nasri and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Smith dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nasri regain composure!
Nasri is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control the action but Nasri is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Dante Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nasri is not content to let Smith control the position.
Nasri dodges the ground and pound from Smith.
Nasri wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nasri can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nasri works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Smith stops Nasri from getting back to his feet.
Nasri is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nasri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nasri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Ground and pound from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nasri's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nasri at a distance.
Nasri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Nasri misses with a wild combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from Smith sends Nasri down but not out. Smith dives into side control looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasri bucks up and tries to throw Smith off but instead Smith has got his back!
Smith throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Smith somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Smith thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Smith missing with strikes from the back.
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smith tightening his grip on Nasri, looking for the choke.
I would not like to be Nasri right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Nasri.
Nasri holding both Smith 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Smith goes for an armbar but Nasri turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nasri.
Smith trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasriis looking to pass into half guard but Smith pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smith is in guard.
Nasri keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Samir Nasri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dante Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Smith!
Dante Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Jazz. Robert Sosnowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waits thows a body shot but no joy.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Waits stuns Sosnowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sosnowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Waits misses with a wild combination.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Waits misses with a straight right.
Waits misses with a few strikes there.
Waits moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Waits cracks Sosnowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosnowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waits.
Waits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosnowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosnowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waits can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Waits.
Sosnowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by Sosnowski as he checks the leg kick.
Sosnowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Waits.
Waits throws the left hand but Sosnowski avoids the punch easily.
Waits feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sosnowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waits throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waits misses the shot to the body.
Waits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosnowski moves away.
Waits avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waits misses with a head kick.
Waits throws a right hand that Sosnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosnowski also avoids with ease.
Sosnowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosnowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Sosnowski blocks the low kick.
Waits lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sosnowski's sensitive parts.
Sosnowski throws a series of punches but Waits avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Sosnowski.
Good leg kick by Waits there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waits connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski looks gassed!
Waits looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosnowski is just out of range.
Sosnowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Waits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waits throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sosnowski avoids the body shot from Waits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Waits.
Sosnowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waits finds it's way round the side to connect with Sosnowski's head.
No joy there for Waits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosnowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosnowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosnowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waits misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sosnowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosnowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski looks for the body kick but Waits saw that one coming.
Waits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Waits smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Waits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Waits blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waits lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waits throws an off balance right hand
and Sosnowski counters with a two punch combo.
Waits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosnowski manages to avoid it.
Sosnowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waits throws a hook but Sosnowski avoids it easily.
Sosnowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waits.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Waits will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sosnowski tries to land a front kick but Waits steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Sosnowski coming out on top.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Waits lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits 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.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosnowski moves away.
Waits throws a solid leg kick but Sosnowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Waits.
Sosnowski throws the kick towards the body but Waits avoids it.
Sosnowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tom Waits is winning the standup battle so far.
Waits throws a low kick, looking for Sosnowski's leg but Sosnowski calmly moves out of range.
Sosnowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waits tries to work over Sosnowski's front leg with a kick but Sosnowski checks it.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski blocks a jab.
Waits pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosnowski.
Waits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosnowski throws a right hand that Waits ducks under and follows up with a left that Waits also avoids with ease.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Sosnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosnowski throws a push kick but Waits slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits throws a low kick but Sosnowski moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waits jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Waits finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Waits lands a leg kick that knocks Sosnowski off balance momentarily.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosnowski is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Waits scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sosnowski in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Waits connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sosnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sosnowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosnowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Waits connects with a solid leg kick.
Waits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sosnowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits lands a jab to the nose.
Waits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosnowski moves away.
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waits.
Waits misses with a head kick.
Waits cracks Sosnowski with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Waits.
Waits is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosnowski can do to turn this around?
Waits connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sosnowski's hands.
Waits connects with a looping right hand.
Waits throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waits scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waits.
Sosnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sosnowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sosnowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Waits catches Sosnowski right on the button with a cross.
Sosnowski is rocked!
Waits lunges at Sosnowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sosnowski's hand.
Sosnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Waits finish him?
Sosnowski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Waits gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sosnowski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Waits!
After the big win, Tom Waits made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sobotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnjo Chipchase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnjo Chipchase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Sobotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnjo Chipchase!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chipchase shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobotta as he jumps to the side.
Sobotta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chipchase closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sobotta circles away.
Chipchase has a takedown stuffed.
Peter Sobotta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnjo Chipchase.
Chipchase closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chipchase lands in his opponent's guard.
Chipchase is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sobotta has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Chipchase is looking to defend but Sobotta has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Chipchase! Sobotta pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Chipchase taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Peter Sobotta!
Our winner, Peter Sobotta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Polaniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Hoya comes into the arena with The Game - My Life ft. Lil Wayne blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger De La Hoya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Polaniecki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polaniecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Hoya manages to avoid it.
Polaniecki shoots in for a takedown but De La Hoya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polaniecki pivots, looking for a leg kick but De La Hoya is out of range and Polaniecki settles back down.
Polaniecki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Polaniecki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De La Hoya has time to react.
It looks like Roger De La Hoya has been cut.
De La Hoya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polaniecki.
A slapping leg kick lands for De La Hoya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Hoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Polaniecki. That did some damage!
Polaniecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Hoya takes a swing at Polaniecki's ribcage but misses.
Polaniecki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De La Hoya lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De La Hoya.
Polaniecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as De La Hoya blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polaniecki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polaniecki.
Polaniecki avoids the body shot from De La Hoya.
De La Hoya connects with a leg kick. Polaniecki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De La Hoya throws out a loose jab but Polaniecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polaniecki fails with a takedown attempt.
Polaniecki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Hoya's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De La Hoya looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Hoya, not yet.
Polaniecki controlling from the top position.
De La Hoya keeping moving, preventing Polaniecki from controlling successfully.
De La Hoya trying to keep a closed guard but Polaniecki is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya wants to sweep but no luck.
Polaniecki wants to control from the top but De La Hoya keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gniewomir Polaniecki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De La Hoya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Gniewomir Polaniecki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Hoya is looking to score with low kicks.
De La Hoya misses with a looping right.
Polaniecki misses with a double jab.
De La Hoya connects with a leg kick. Polaniecki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roger De La Hoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polaniecki moves out of range of the leg kick from De La Hoya.
A low kick from De La Hoya is predictable there
and Polaniecki counters with an inside leg kick.
De La Hoya misses with a body kick.
De La Hoya avoids the body shot from Polaniecki.
Polaniecki lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Polaniecki blocks a leg kick.
De La Hoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Polaniecki circles away.
De La Hoya tries to clinch up.
Polaniecki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Polaniecki scores with a jab to the body.
De La Hoya is breathing heavily.
Polaniecki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polaniecki looks to land a body kick but De La Hoya moved away.
Polaniecki misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Polaniecki.
Polaniecki lands with a nice body punch.
Polaniecki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Polaniecki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De La Hoya rather than just go for the knockout.
De La Hoya avoids the body shot from Polaniecki.
De La Hoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki lands a body shot.
Polaniecki scores with the left hand. De La Hoya knows he should have avoided that one.
Polaniecki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Polaniecki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De La Hoya's calf.
Polaniecki just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Polaniecki. That's going to slow De La Hoya down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polaniecki. De La Hoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gniewomir Polaniecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from De La Hoya misses.
Oooooh!!! Polaniecki has knocked De La Hoya down with a huge combo! Polaniecki steps away and waves a wobbly De La Hoya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Polaniecki's corner calls for a 1-2. Polaniecki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roger De La Hoya's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polaniecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Hoya moves away.
Polaniecki connects with a jab.
De La Hoya is rocked!
Nice defenses there by De La Hoya.
Polaniecki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gniewomir Polaniecki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polaniecki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De La Hoya doesn't seem bothered though.
Polaniecki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Polaniecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De La Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Polaniecki.
Polaniecki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Polaniecki lands a big right hand that sends De La Hoya crashing to the mat! Polaniecki stays standing though and waves De La Hoya back to his feet!
Oh De La Hoya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polaniecki checks a leg kick nicely.
De La Hoya seems to have got his legs back now.
Polaniecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Polaniecki there.
Roger De La Hoya's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Polaniecki blocks a leg kick.
Polaniecki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De La Hoya sprawls well. De La Hoya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Polaniecki gets slowly back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as De La Hoya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Polaniecki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De La Hoya!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya is looking to improve his position but Polaniecki isn't that keen on the idea.
De La Hoya tries to hold on but Polaniecki postures up.
De La Hoya can't escape the position.
BOOM! Polaniecki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jeez, Roger De La Hoya's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roger De La Hoya's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gniewomir Polaniecki!
Gniewomir Polaniecki is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Gniewomir Polaniecki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kerensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Kerensky!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto throws a leg kick but Kerensky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kerensky misses with a hook.
Soto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soto moves into the clinch successfully.
Kerensky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerensky is trying to break free.
Kerensky is looking to break free of the clinch but Soto has double underhooks.
Soto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Soto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kerensky tries to break the clinch but Soto is controlling the position.
Soto misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Soto.
Soto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerensky tries a body shot but Soto blocks it.
Soto lands with a left to the head.
Soto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerensky.
Soto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerensky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soto throws the kick towards the body but Kerensky avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to work over Kerensky's front leg with a kick but Kerensky checks it.
Alexander Kerensky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soto connects with a crisp jab.
Soto wants to clinch up but Kerensky keeps it at a distance.
Soto throws a body kick that misses.
Soto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soto digs a right hand underneath Kerensky's ribcage. Kerensky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerensky wants to get back to striking at distance but Soto won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Soto.
Kerensky tries to throw a body punch but Soto avoids it by throwing Kerensky back against the cage.
Soto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soto with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Kerensky has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soto.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Soto to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a shoulder strike.
Kerensky is trying to force a seperation but Soto has the dominant position.
Soto lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Soto on the inside.
Kerensky tries to circle away but Soto has him pinned against the cage.
Soto lands with a left to the head.
Kerensky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soto.
A head punch on the inside from Kerensky fails to land.
Kerensky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Soto.
Kerensky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soto prevents Kerensky from breaking the clinch.
Soto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Kerensky is trying to force a seperation but Soto has the dominant position.
Soto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kerensky up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kerensky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerensky wants to get back to striking at distance but Soto won't allow it.
A short right from Soto.
Soto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Kerensky blocks a body shot from Soto.
Soto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Soto lands an uppercut.
Kerensky is looking to break free of the clinch but Soto has double underhooks.
Kerensky is trying to break the clinch but Soto has him pressed against the cage.
Soto lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soto.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerensky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerensky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soto missing with a left hand there. Kerensky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soto cracks Kerensky with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerensky misses with a hook.
Kerensky cracks Soto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kerensky checks a leg kick nicely.
Soto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerensky will feel that in the morning.
Kerensky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kerensky motions for Soto to come forward. Kerensky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kerensky throws a one two combo.
Soto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soto. That's going to slow Kerensky down.
Kerensky looks gassed!
Kerensky tries to bum rush Soto with a series of wild strikes but Soto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Kerensky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soto scores with a takedown into Kerensky's guard.
Kerensky trying to control the position.
Soto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kerensky 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soto trying to control but Kerensky is working from the bottom.
Soto looking to pass the guard.
Soto 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.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerensky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Soto looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Soto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Soto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerensky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kerensky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soto scrambles back to his feet.
Soto slips a jab and a cross from Kerensky.
Augusto Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soto takes the fight into the clinch.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerenskys head.
A right hook to the body lands for Soto.
Soto lands a body shot.
Kerensky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Augusto Soto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kerensky is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerensky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soto works on Kerensky's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soto.
Soto'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.
Soto has Kerensky pressed against the cage, preventing Kerensky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soto stalling the fight.
Kerensky can't find room to land a body shot as Soto controls the action.
A short uppercut from Soto.
Soto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerensky.
Soto lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soto lands a lovely overhand right.
Soto lands a big head kick that sends Kerensky tumbling to the mat! Soto takes a step backwards and waves Kerensky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kerensky is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kerensky is still on wobbly legs! Can Soto finish him?
Kerensky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Soto lands a nice hook to Kerensky's body. Kerensky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soto lands a big right hand that sends Kerensky crashing to the mat! Soto stays standing though and waves Kerensky back to his feet!
Augusto Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerensky can do to turn this around?
Soto lands a leg kick that knocks Kerensky off balance momentarily.
Soto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soto throws an overhand right that lands on Kerensky's shoulder, as Kerensky tries to avoid the shot.
Soto scores with a kick to the body.
Soto lands with a shot to the body.
Kerensky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kerensky will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerensky's sensitive parts.
Kerensky seems to have recovered his senses.
Soto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kerensky's guard.
Soto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Soto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Soto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Soto is working Kerensky over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerensky being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Soto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Kerensky's cut.
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!
Soto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kerensky tries to avoid it but Soto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kerensky to the ground. Kerensky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto throws a head kick that misses.
Kerensky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerensky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerensky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soto can pounce on him.
Kerensky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kerensky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerensky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerensky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soto cracks the inside of Kerensky's front leg.
Soto misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soto.
Soto tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soto.
Soto rushes Kerensky and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soto.
Soto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soto.
Soto lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soto.
Soto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soto lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto is leaning against Kerensky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kerensky or not.
Kerensky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexander Kerensky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Soto.
Soto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Soto scores with a hook to the body.
Soto lands with a short shot to the head.
Soto leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Soto.
Soto controlling the action here for a moment.
Soto scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerensky wants to get back to striking at distance but Soto won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Kerensky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soto controlling the action here for a moment.
Kerensky managing to block the knees to the body from Soto.
Kerensky wants to break free but Soto has control.
A short left from Soto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soto.
Soto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soto keeps control of Kerensky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerensky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerensky tries to break free but Soto pushes him back against the cage.
Soto pushes Kerensky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto presses Kerensky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Soto - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Soto.
Soto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Soto - that landed with a thud.
Soto lands a big right hand that drops Kerensky! The killer instinct kicks in and Soto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Soto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augusto Soto!
After winning the bout, Augusto Soto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayley James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes into the arena with Super Sharp Shooter - The Ganja Kru blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayley James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James throws a good cross that connects.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Potter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James lands a jab.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James clobbers Potter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James scores with a hook.
James jabs Potter right on the nose. Potter blinks but takes it well.
James misses with an uppercut. Potter saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
James plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Potter to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Potter just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bayley James!
An out of breath Bayley James 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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