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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes comes to the cage accompanied by Wonderwall - Oasis. Don Cerrone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholes dives in and scores a takedown into Cerrone's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scholes drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Scholes seems to have locked his on tight now - Cerrone screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Scholes, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Seany Scholes!
Seany Scholes gave a mention to Ultimate Fighting Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Sash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sash comes to the cage accompanied by Keine Macht. Brutality has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQY2tMo0K4 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Don Sash has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Sash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Brutality!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutality tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brutality somewhat.
Brutality with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sash to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Sash. Those never looked like landing.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don Sash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Brutality.
Brutality moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Brutality scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brutality tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sash knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brutality throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brutality trying to mount his opponent but Sash defends it.
Brutality stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brutality.
Brutality is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brutality takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ultimate Brutality wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brutality shoots in looking for a takedown. Sash tries to sprawl out of it but Brutality keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Sash.
Don Sash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Sash moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Brutality! Sash continues to tee off on Brutality, landing with a left and a right! Sash connects with a right hand that leaves Brutality sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Sash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Sash!
A relieved looking Don Sash thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoo Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas's entrance music is Hollywood Undead - Undead. A fine choice. Gun has chosen Sabotage as his entrance music. Yoo Gun has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoo Gun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suulas slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suulas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suulas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gun is fending him off so far but Suulas persists. Nope, Gun circles away and we're back to standing.
Suulas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gun dodges the punch combination from Suulas.
Gun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suulas moves into the clinch.
Suulas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gun to keep the fight standing.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Suulas tries to clinch there but Gun circles away.
Suulas misses with a takedown attempt
and Gun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Suulas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gun scores with a sloppy right hand. Suulas should have avoided that one.
Suulas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suulas dives in and scores a takedown into Gun's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suulas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gun is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suulas, into his guard.
Suulas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gun is one step ahead there.
Gun being controlled here momentarily.
Suulas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gun!
Gun holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suulas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Suulas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tarmo Suulas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Diaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hakeem Diaw was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hakeem Diaw!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Banks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaw doesn't seem phased though.
Diaw clinches up against the cage.
Diaw slows down the pace here.
Banks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banks wants to control but Diaw is keeping him busy.
Diaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
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!
Banks tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaw is retaining full guard.
Diaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banks defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaw seems keen to control Banks's posture.
Diaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaw looking to control.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaw wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaw trying to strike off his back.
Banks wants to control from the top but Diaw keeps moving.
Banks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaw working a defensive guard here.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaw doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Diaw looking to control.
Diaw might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Banks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Banks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaw on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to pass the guard.
Diaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaw is trying to keep Banks in close.
Banks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a leg kick.
Banks tries to work over Diaw's front leg with a kick but Diaw checks it.
Diaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Diaw scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaw counters with a nice body shot.
Diaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Banks misses.
Banks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Banks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaw.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaw.
Banks gets caught napping as Diaw dives in and scores a takedown. Banks manages to retain guard.
Banks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.
Diaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diaw has passed into side control.
Diaw is looking to take a break and control but Banks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaw cracks Banks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Banks struggling a bit here.
Diaw scoring with punches from side control.
Diaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Banks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks taking a bit of punishment here - Diaw scoring with strikes.
Diaw goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Banks has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diaw but great work by Banks.
Diaw takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Diaw tries to buck Banks off but Banks is having none of it.
Diaw manages to get back to half guard.
Diaw wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaw is pressing down on Banks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaw controls Banks momentarily but Banks frees himself.
Diaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaw is tightening it up a little... Banks has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Banks reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Banks taps out! Nice BJJ there by Diaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hakeem Diaw!
Hakeem Diaw 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 Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machin avoids it really well and circles away.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machin circles away.
Martin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machin is trying to defend but Martin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Machin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machin tries to get out of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin thows a huge punch but Machin dodges it nicely.
Martin is working for a kimura but Machin is defending it quite comfortably.
Martin trying to control the action but Machin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Machin is doing well to control the position and prevent Martin from advancing to side control.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machin is just riding it out for now. Martin eventually gives up the hold.
Machin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin is refusing to be controlled, as Martin sits in half guard.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martin is trying to control. Machin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Machin is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Machin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin wants to control from the top but Machin keeps moving.
Martin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Machin dives on top into guard.
Martin wants to hit a switch here but Machin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Martin there!
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Machin tries to stand and escape but Martin is controlling the position.
Machin is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Martin 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.
Martin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machin to score with a decent uppercut.
Machin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Machin finds it's target.
Machin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Machin connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Machin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Martin.
Martin wants to clinch up but Machin keeps it at a distance.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machin walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machin pinned against the cage. Machin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin looks for a takedown but Machin sprawls well.
Liam Machin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin walks into a jab.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machin tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machin to the ground. Machin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Liam Machin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Machin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Machin there.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machin, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Machin.
Machin swinging wildly here.
Machin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machin lands a jab to the nose.
Machin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Machin.
Machin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machin cracks Martin with an open hand slap.
Martin is rocked!
Machin Rushes Martin and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Martin is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Machin Piles on the pressure and Martin crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Machin!
Liam Machin made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourie has chosen ''Not Afraid'' by Eminem as his entrance music. Alexander Fourie 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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Fourie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fourie with a poor takedown
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Fourie fails with the takedown
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Fourie shoots for a double leg takedown but Couture sprawls well. He's pushed Fourie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luke Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Fourie.
Fourie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fourie tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fourie.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Couture cracks Fourie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture looks to land a combination but Fourie avoids it well.
Fourie shoots in but Couture avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Fourie doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Fourie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Fourie dives in and scores a takedown into Couture's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Couture kicks Fourie off and gets to his feet.
Fourie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Fourie moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Luke Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a combination that misses
and Fourie counters with a single leg into guard. Couture didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fourie tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
Fourie has gone for a leg lock! Couture slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fourie's guard.
Couture has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fourie is proving hard to escape from.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Fourie.
Couture gets to his feet - Fourie follows without any prompting.
Fourie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Couture tries to avoid it but Fourie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Couture to the ground. Couture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fourie tries for a takedown but Couture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Couture tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fourie is in Couture's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fourie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fourie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Fourie avoids the body shot from Couture.
Fourie slips under a jab.
Couture defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fourie.
Couture lands a really nice looking cross but Fourie seems unphased.
Couture misses with a body punch
and Fourie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fourie trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture pushes Fourie off and gets back to his feet.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fourie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fourie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fourie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couture's waist but Couture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fourie off to one side.
Fourie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Couture is fending him off so far but Fourie persists. Nope, Couture circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture swings for the body but Fourie moves out of range.
Fourie fails with the takedown.
Fourie moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Fourie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Couture avoids it really well and circles away.
Couture cracks Fourie with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fourie 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Couture will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Fourie's head but Fourie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fourie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fourie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Couture comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fourie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Fourie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Couture's guard.
Fourie tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Fourie from controlling successfully.
Couture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fourie drops back looking for a leg! Couture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Couture manages to kick Fourie off! Fourie jumps back into Couture's guard.
Fourie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Couture looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Couture looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Couture!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture stands up.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fourie.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Fourie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Couture avoids it really well and circles away.
Luke Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Fourie.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Luke Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Couture throws a series of punches but Fourie avoids them all with ease.
Fourie moves away from the strike by Couture.
Luke Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fourie shoots in looking for a takedown but Couture manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fourie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Couture is looking to wear down Fourie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice sprawl there from Couture as Fourie shoots in.
Fourie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fourie dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Fourie blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fourie.
Fourie closes the distance but Couture moves to the side
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Fourie is just out of range.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fourie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Couture has worked his arm free - good work by Couture!
Fourie is trying to get an arm triangle but Couture is defending well.
Fourie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fourie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fourie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couture is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fourie prevents Couture from escaping the position.
Fourie tries for a kimura but Couture is defending well.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fourie on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fourie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Couture looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fourie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Couture is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fourie lets go of the hold and Couture can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Fourie!
A victorious Alexander Fourie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallely has chosen CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings as his entrance music. Mongo Mongo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Vallely enters the cage!
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25
205 lbs
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190 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mongo Mongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallely misses with an uppercut.
Mongo tries to sprawl but Vallely drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vallely lands a nice short elbow.
Mongo is looking to control Vallely's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mongo avoid being mounted?
Mongo tries to get to full guard but Vallely has control of the leg.
Mongo is working hard here to advance position.
Vallely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vallely seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vallely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vallely.
Vallely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mongo wants to control but Vallely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vallely takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vallely is trying to control the action in half guard but Mongo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vallely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mongo.
Vallely on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mongo Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongo slips a jab from Vallely.
Mongo looks to land a combination. Vallely sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mongo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vallely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mongo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Mongo Mongo has been cut.
A combination from Mongo does no damage.
Mongo looks to land a left hand but Vallely moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vallely connects with a body shot.
Mongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vallely.
Mongo thows a leg kick but Vallely checks it
and Vallely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vallely does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Mongo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vallely.
Mongo Mongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vallely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mongo throws out the jab.
Mongo wants to clinch.
Vallely shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mongo sprawls well. Mongo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vallely gets slowly back to his feet.
Vallely shoots in and gets a takedown into Mongo's guard.
Mongo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vallely is one step ahead there.
Vallely trying to control the position from guard on top but Mongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mongo controls Vallely momentarily but Vallely frees himself.
Vallely won't allow Mongo to sweep him here.
Mongo is trying to control the position but Vallely postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vallely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mongo throws a looping overhand right but Vallely ducks down to avoid it.
Mongo misses with a low kick as Vallely jumps back.
Vallely misses with a right hand
and Mongo counters with a good, hard body kick but Vallely shrugs it off.
Vallely throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Mongo misses
letting Vallely counter with a right hand.
Mongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vallely is just out of range.
Mongo ducks under a wild hook from Vallely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo rushes Vallely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vallely changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mongo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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!
Mongo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vallely to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mongo trying to keep a closed guard but Vallely is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vallely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vallely connects with a couple of short punches.
Vallely engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vallely postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Vallely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mongo Mongo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mongo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vallely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Mongo misses its intended target.
Mongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vallely moves away.
Vallely lunges at Mongo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mongo's hand.
Mongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vallely moves out of range as Mongo strikes.
Mike Vallely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vallely swats away the attempt to clinch by Mongo.
Vallely closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vallely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vallely is taking a breather. Mongo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vallely is trying to control the action in half guard but Mongo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vallely is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vallely scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely slows the pace down in half guard.
Mongo wants to get back to full guard.
Vallely not doing much here.
Mongo is staying active underneath Vallely, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Vallely was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vallely shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mongo takes a swing at Vallely's ribcage but misses.
Vallely blocks a head kick by Mongo.
Mongo defending well as Vallely loads up on a big left hand.
Vallely closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mongo quickly recovers to half guard.
Mongo wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo wants to get back to full guard but Vallely has mounted him!
Vallely lands a big shot there that rocks Mongo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vallely looking to finish Mongo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mongo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallely lands a big shot there that rocks Mongo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vallely lands a heavy elbow.
Mongo is looking to get to half guard.
Mongo wants to hold on but Vallely pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vallely trying to control but Mongo is having none of it.
Mongo wants to hold on but Vallely pushes him away.
Vallely with good strikes from the mount here!
Vallely looking to finish Mongo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mongo!
Vallely controlling from the full mount.
Mike Vallely has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mongo Mongo's cut is getting worse.
Vallely with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Mongo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mongo Mongo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vallely lands a big elbow.
Jeez, Mongo Mongo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mongo Mongo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Vallely!
Mike Vallely 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 Jack Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arroyo has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Mickey Arroyo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
166 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin fails to land the takedown.
Machin dives in and scores a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machin postures up in Arroyo's guard and throws a big left but Arroyo blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Machin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arroyo keeping moving, preventing Machin from controlling successfully.
Machin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Machin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arroyo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Machin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet but Machin drags him back down.
Machin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Arroyo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Machin but great work by Arroyo.
Arroyo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arroyo working away.
Machin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Machin 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.
Machin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arroyo is working away from the top position though.
Machin wants to get back to full guard but Arroyo has passed into side control.
Arroyo tries to stand but Machin is controlling his head.
A lull in the action here as Arroyo stalls from top position.
Machin manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet.
Machin missing with punches from the bottom.
Machin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Machin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo prevents Machin from taking his back.
Arroyo blocking the ground and pound.
Machin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Machin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Machin!
After the big win, Jack Machin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fighters First Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa misses with a wild combination.
Jaa has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Jaa clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaa is defending well for now.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaa circles away.
Scott Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
Jaa slips under a jab from Lewis.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaa.
Lewis slips under a jab from Jaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis cracks a nice hook into Jaa's ribs.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Jaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jaa is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jaa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lewis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis stops Jaa from standing up.
Jaa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jaa is trying to buck Lewis off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaa is defending well.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaa pushes Lewis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lewis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jaa down.
Lewis advances nicely into full mount.
Lewis wants to finish this one by submission but Jaa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lewis.
Lewis working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jaa turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Lewis off and cradles Jaa's limp body as Lewis celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Scott Lewis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragos Ilie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Ilie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Conteh on his heels. He'll look to pass Conteh's guard now, I'm sure.
Conteh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ilie manages to get himself to full guard.
Conteh won't allow Ilie to sweep him here.
Conteh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ilie has his feet on Conteh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ilie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Conteh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilie throws a big right hand that misses.
Conteh wants to stand up but Ilie is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Ilie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ilie 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.
Ilie won't allow Conteh to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie throwing strikes from guard but Conteh blocks nicely.
Ilie trying to control the position from guard on top but Conteh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilie distracts Conteh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Conteh's guard.
Ilie wants to control but Conteh is keeping him busy.
Conteh is trying to stand back up but Ilie is controlling him
Ilie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Ilie there.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Ilie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conteh's head.
Conteh wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie works his way into side control.
Ilie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ilie is looking to take a break and control but Conteh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet but Ilie drags him back down.
Ilie misses with the ground and pound.
Conteh gets back to half guard.
Conteh tries to kick Ilie off but Ilie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ilie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ilie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Conteh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilie throwing shots but Conteh is blocking nicely.
Conteh is trying to stand back up but Ilie is controlling him
Conteh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilie.
Ilie stops Conteh from getting back to his feet.
Ilie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ilie tries to pass to full mount but Conteh defends it.
Ilie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Conteh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilie.
Conteh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ilie slips a nice elbow through Conteh's hands, connecting with Conteh's forehead.
Ilie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilie wants to take a breather but Conteh is having none of it.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ilie drops an elbow to the side of Conteh's head.
Ilie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ilie is nestled in close to Conteh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ilie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ilie is nestled in close to Conteh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conteh is looking to escape.
Ilie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ilie thows a huge punch but Conteh dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Ilie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Conteh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conteh wants it to stay on the feet.
Conteh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conteh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ilie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ilie staying out of range there.
Ilie shoots in looking for a takedown. Conteh tries to sprawl out of it but Ilie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conteh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conteh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ilie tries for a takedown but Conteh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragos Ilie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conteh slips under a jab.
Conteh throws a lazy uppercut
and Ilie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conteh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conteh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conteh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Ilie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
Conteh tries to clinch up but Ilie circles away and keeps his distance.
Conteh walks into a left hand.
Ilie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Conteh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ilie tries to advance to mount but Conteh denies him.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
Ilie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ilie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ilie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Conteh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ilie prevents Conteh from escaping the position.
Conteh bucks up and tries to throw Ilie off but instead Ilie has got his back!
Ilie punishes Conteh with strikes from the back mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilie is landing with strikes. Conteh can't take much more of this.
Ilie is landing with strikes. Conteh can't take much more of this.
Ilie is punishing Conteh with strikes - can he finish him?!
Conteh is trying to stand back up.
Ilie is persistently looking for the submission but Conteh is defending it well.
Ilie softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh avoids the strikes from Ilie.
Ilie is looking for a choke. Conteh gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Conteh manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Conteh stopping the sweep attempt from Ilie.
Conteh wants to stand and escape but instead Ilie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilie throws an elbow that misses. Conteh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ilie's guard. Nice move by Conteh!
Ilie wants to sweep but no luck.
Conteh wants to control from the top but Ilie keeps moving.
Dragos Ilie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilie 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conteh wants to control from the top but Ilie keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Ilie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Conteh throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ilie to counter with a crisp jab.
Ilie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ilie fails with a takedown attempt.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Ilie.
Conteh is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Ilie.
Ilie missing with a left hand there. Conteh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ilie cracks a nice hook into Conteh's ribs.
Ilie takes a swing at Conteh's ribcage but misses.
Conteh has Ilie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ilie tries to work over Conteh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh breaks from the clinch.
Ilie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh.
Ilie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conteh can do to turn this around?
Ilie throws a hook but Conteh blocks it.
Ilie misses with a two punch combination.
Conteh dodges the punch combination from Ilie.
Conteh misses with a hook. Ilie ducked under it nicely.
Ilie just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conteh but Conteh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Ilie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conteh pinned against the cage. Conteh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragos Ilie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conteh moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Conteh misses.
Ilie moves out of range of the strikes.
Ilie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conteh circles away.
Ilie scores with a three punch combo!
Ilie misses with a low kick.
Conteh throws a right hand that Ilie ducks under and follows up with a left that Ilie also avoids with ease.
Ilie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ilie throws out a loose jab but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conteh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilie throws a hook but Conteh blocks it.
Conteh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh moves in looking to clinch but Ilie pushes him off.
Conteh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragos Ilie is winning the standup battle so far.
Conteh takes one on the button.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Conteh lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dragos Ilie has been cut.
Dragos Ilie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh misses the jab.
Conteh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ilie. Ilie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John Conteh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ilie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conteh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ilie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conteh.
A combination from Ilie does no damage.
Conteh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ilie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conteh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conteh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ilie. Ilie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Ilie. Those never looked like landing.
Ilie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Conteh throws a shot from downtown. Ilie moves away and avoids it.
Ilie throws a lazy uppercut
and Conteh counters with a nice uppercut.
Conteh lands an overhand right.
Ilie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conteh staying out of range there.
Conteh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conteh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ilies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ilie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragos Ilie!
Dragos Ilie gave a mention to Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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