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HEROES 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Gouki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin Gouki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Michalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shin Gouki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalski tries to clinch up.
Gouki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gouki feints and then cracks Michalski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michalski down.
Gouki gets a clinch.
Gouki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gouki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michalski's calf.
Michalski gets tackled into the cage by Gouki. Gouki maintains the clinch.
Gouki lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gouki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gouki digs a right hand into Michalski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michalski's gas tank.
Gouki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gouki lands a nice looking body shot.
Michalski is breathing heavily.
Gouki connects with a body shot that sends Michalski's belly button to the back.
Gouki fakes the leg kick and cracks Michalski in the body.
Gouki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gouki lands a nice shot to the body.
Gouki pushes Michalski up against the cage in a clinch.
Gouki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gouki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michalski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gouki rushes Michalski and presses him up against the cage.
Gouki lands a right hand.
Gouki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shin Gouki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouki throws a shot to the body.
Michalski gets tackled into the cage by Gouki. Gouki maintains the clinch.
Gouki breaks from the clinch.
Gouki tries to bum rush Michalski with a series of wild strikes but Michalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gouki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalski is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Gouki moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shin Gouki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike The Man enters the cage!
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224 lbs
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199 cm
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike The Man!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man throws a big elbow that misses.
The Man is pushing down on Belt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belt is fighting to maintain full guard but The Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Belt has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Man is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Man is thwarting Belt's attempts to control the position.
The Man tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Belt landing a few short strikes.
The Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt wants to control but The Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Man.
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Man postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Man, into his guard.
The Man keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
Belt is working The Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Belt lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Man is looking for a triangle but Belt pushes his legs off easily.
The Man throws his legs up looking for a submission but Belt uses it to pass to side control.
The Man looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
Belt lands some shots froms side control.
Belt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Belt working the head and body with strikes.
The Man is trying to get back to half guard.
The Man throws a few rabbit punches from the bottom. Belt was waiting for it though - now The Man's arm is in the perfect position for an arm triangle - he's tightening it up and The Man is forced to tap out before he takes a nap! Very clever counter grappling there from Belt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Blue Belt!
During a confident post fight interview, Blue Belt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Manuel Esteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Manuel Esteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteban misses with a combination
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Esteban moves out of range easily.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esteban throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Esteban drops Pope with a beautiful combination! Pope stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Esteban is looking for the KO!
Pope is rocked!
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!
Sloppy strikes from Esteban. Those never looked like landing.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Esteban finish him?
Esteban misses with a low kick.
Esteban throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Esteban lands a big right hook! Pope looks hurt but is still standing! Esteban lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Pope falls down and Esteban dives in with a huge hammer fist! Pope's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Esteban runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juan Manuel Esteban!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nero has chosen Lava Lava as his entrance music. Jason Nero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorgio Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Nero!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nero is looking to improve his position.
Rossi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rossi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rossi blocks the strikes from Nero.
Rossi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nero is in trouble now - Rossi has advanced to mount!
Rossi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nero manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here as Rossi stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rossi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nero is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rossi yanks on the arm and Nero is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rossi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Giorgio Rossi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimboso Akamawah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qwerty Asdfgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimboso Akamawah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimboso Akamawah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Qwerty Asdfgh!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asdfgh tries to clinch up.
Akamawah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Asdfgh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akamawah misses with a combination
and Akamawah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asdfgh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asdfgh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asdfgh wants to break free but Akamawah has control.
Asdfgh has had enough of the clinch but Akamawah keeps him there for the moment.
Asdfgh has had enough of the clinch but Akamawah keeps him there for the moment.
Asdfgh tries to circle away but Akamawah has him pinned against the cage.
Asdfgh is trying to force a seperation but Akamawah has the dominant position.
Akamawah tries to throw a body punch but Asdfgh avoids it by throwing Akamawah back against the cage.
Asdfgh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamawah blocks it with crossed arms.
Asdfgh has Akamawah pressed against the cage, preventing Akamawah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asdfgh is looking to control Akamawah's arms but Akamawah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asdfgh has his back to the cage.
Akamawah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akamawah misses with a few strikes there.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akamawah counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akamawah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akamawah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akamawah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asdfgh tries to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a head kick.
Asdfgh darts in trying to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Asdfgh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Akamawah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akamawah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asdfgh lands a two punch combo.
Asdfgh slips under a jab.
Asdfgh darts in trying to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a head kick.
Asdfgh is looking to clinch.
Asdfgh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asdfgh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Asdfgh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asdfgh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asdfgh 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up.
Asdfgh wants to clinch.
Asdfgh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akamawah counters with a stiff right hand.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asdfgh wants to clinch but Akamawah slips to the side
and Akamawah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up but Akamawah circles away and keeps his distance.
Asdfgh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akamawah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Asdfgh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Asdfgh tries to clinch there but Akamawah circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asdfgh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a nice uppercut.
Asdfgh tries to clinch but Akamawah is having none of it.
Akamawah fails to land with a series of punches.
Asdfgh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akamawah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asdfgh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asdfgh tries to clinch but Akamawah is having none of it.
Asdfgh tries to clinch there but Akamawah circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asdfgh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asdfgh looks to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asdfgh doesn't manage to clinch there - Akamawah circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Qwerty Asdfgh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Asdfgh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akamawah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up
and Akamawah counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asdfgh. That's going to slow Akamawah down.
Asdfgh lands a nice looking body kick.
Akamawah keeps the fight on the outside.
Akamawah keeps the fight on the outside.
Asdfgh wants to clinch.
Kimboso Akamawah is winning the standup battle so far.
Asdfgh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up but Akamawah circles away and keeps his distance.
Akamawah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asdfgh moves in looking to clinch but Akamawah pushes him off.
Asdfgh doesn't manage to clinch there - Akamawah circles away.
Asdfgh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akamawah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Asdfgh has knocked Akamawah down with a huge combo! Asdfgh steps away and waves a wobbly Akamawah back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Akamawah is rocked!
It looks like Kimboso Akamawah has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asdfgh tries to clinch up.
Oh Akamawah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akamawah misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asdfgh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asdfgh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akamawah misses with a looping left.
Akamawah seems to have got his legs back now.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akamawah looks up at the clock. Bad move! Asdfgh lands a right hand from hell, dropping Akamawah. Asdfgh pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qwerty Asdfgh!
A very excited looking Qwerty Asdfgh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Social (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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, Mike Kicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anti Social!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Social lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mike Kicko has been cut.
Mike Kicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Social steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kicko.
Kicko clinches up with Social and pushes him back against the cage.
Social is trying to push Kicko away but Kicko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kicko has Social pressed against the cage, preventing Social from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Social tries to pull guard but Kicko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kicko breaks from the clinch.
Social fails to land with a series of punches.
Social chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kicko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Social.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicko moves into range and clinches up with Social.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Social is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicko has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kicko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Social is trying to pull guard but Kicko has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kicko.
Social tries to break free but Kicko pushes him back against the cage.
Social wants to break free but Kicko has control.
Kicko has Social pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kicko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Social tumbling to the mat - Kicko dives into Social's guard.
Kicko prevents Social from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Social has his hands on Kicko's head, controlling the position.
Kicko tries to free his leg and advance position but Social is retaining full guard.
Kicko stops Social from standing up.
Kicko stands and throws Social's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kicko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kicko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Social is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Social tries to buck Kicko off but Kicko is having none of it.
Kicko is looking to take a break and control but Social is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kicko prevents Social from escaping the position.
Kicko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kicko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Social keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Social's legs.
Kicko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Social is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kicko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Social, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicko trying to control the action but Social is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kicko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Kicko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kicko rushes Social and presses him up against the cage.
Kicko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Social stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Social wants it to stay on the feet.
Social buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Social paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Social throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kicko.
Kicko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kicko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Social sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicko looks to land a combination but Social avoids it well.
Mike Kicko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Social keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicko.
Kicko takes one on the button.
Social turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Social misses with a wild combination.
Kicko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kicko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Social.
Kicko tries to clinch there but Social circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicko looks to land a right hand but Social moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Kicko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Kicko. Beautiful body shot.
Kicko throws out a loose jab but Social uses good head movement to avoid it.
Social tests Kicko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Social displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kicko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kicko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Social misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Social dodges the punch combination from Kicko.
Kicko moves into the clinch.
Social wants to break free but Kicko has control.
Social wants to break free but Kicko has control.
Kicko prevents Social from breaking the clinch.
Social can't break the clinch.
Social has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kicko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kicko lands a takedown into guard.
Kicko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Social swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Social looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Social looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Social!
Social is looking to take a break and control but Kicko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kicko wants to control but Social postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Social wants to stand but Kicko is controlling his arm.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anti Social will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Kicko'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kicko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Social moves away.
Social avoids a punch combination nicely.
Social takes a swing at Kicko's ribcage but misses.
Social is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Social misses with an uppercut. Kicko saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Kicko.
Social has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Social's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Social tries to circle away but Kicko has him pinned against the cage.
Kicko tries to break the clinch but Social is controlling the position.
Kicko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kicko misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Kicko.
Kicko gets a clinch.
Social tries to break free but Kicko pushes him back against the cage.
Social is trying to break the clinch but Kicko is controlling him.
Social wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Social pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kicko tries to throw a body punch but Social avoids it by throwing Kicko back against the cage.
Social breaks the clinch.
Social has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Social there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Kicko.
Kicko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kicko tries to clinch but Social is having none of it.
Kicko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Social ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicko moves away.
Kicko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kicko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown by Kicko or perhaps it was just good defense by Social which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kicko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Social misses with an uppercut. Kicko saw that one coming.
Anti Social is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Social showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kicko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicko tries to clinch but Social moves away
and Social counters with a nice leg kick.
Social has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Social staying out of range there.
Social thuds his right hand into Kicko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anti Social seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kicko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Social tries to bum rush Kicko with a series of wild strikes but Kicko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kicko tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kicko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Social.
Kicko takes a swing at Social's ribcage but misses.
Kicko misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Kicko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kicko 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kicko!
Mike Kicko 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwan Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Leprechan Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Seth Wray acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwan Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Wray!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Wray.
The fighters circling - Wray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bu pushes Wray up against the cage in a clinch.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
Wray tries to break the clinch but Bu is controlling the position.
Bu leaning against his opponent.
Wray lands an uppercut.
Bu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wray's defenses.
It looks like Seth Wray has been cut.
Bu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bu.
Stalling in the clinch from Bu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray has a couple of punches blocked by Bu.
Bu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.
Wray throws a punch but it's blocked by Bu.
Bu is pushing Wray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wray breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu moves into range and clinches up with Wray.
Wray working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Bu.
Wray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bu up against the cage.
Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Bu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wray.
Bu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wray.
Bu slips a straight right by Wray.
Kwan Bu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bu moves into the clinch.
Bu keeps control of Wray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bu lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bu connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wray up against the cage.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bu blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wray tries to break the clinch but Bu is controlling the position.
Wray is looking to break free of the clinch but Bu has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bu.
Wray tries a body shot but Bu blocks it.
Wray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wray blocks an elbow strike.
Bu effectively controlling the action here.
Wray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wray is trying to break the clinch but Bu is controlling him.
Wray misses with the head strike.
Bu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wray's face.
That has opened up Seth Wray's cut even more.
Bu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wray up against the cage.
Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bu clinches up with Wray and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu stalling the fight.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wray fails to land.
Bu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu blocks an uppercut.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Bu blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bu prevents a body shot from Wray.
Bu has Wray pressed against the cage, preventing Wray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bu working Wray over with knees to the body.
Wray is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray is looking to control Bu's arms but Bu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wray has his back to the cage.
Wray swings wildly with an uppercut but Bu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwan Bu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bu has closed the distance and engaged Wray in a clinch.
Wray tries to break free but Bu pushes him back against the cage.
Bu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wray is defending well for now.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wray blocks it with crossed arms.
Bu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Wray has a couple of punches blocked by Bu.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bu misses with a knee strike.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bu tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
Wray misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
Wray tries to break free but Bu pushes him back against the cage.
Bu taking a breather.
Wray wants to get back to striking at distance but Bu won't allow it.
Wray stalling in the clinch.
Wray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bu has him pressed against the cage.
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Wray shrugs off.
Bu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wray.
Bu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wray up against the cage.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wray.
Wray dodges an elbow strike from Bu.
Wray working hard to break the clinch.
Bu stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bu for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bu tries a knee to the head but Wray blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
Kwan Bu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but Wray blocks with his arms.
Bu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wray wants to break free but Bu has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wray.
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wray lands a right hand.
Wray is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wray.
Bu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wray tries to stall but Bu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bu lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Seth Wray's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wray taking a breather.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bu.
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray gets through Bu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bu landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray stalling in the clinch but Bu improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bu.
Wray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bu blocking some punches.
Bu has Wray pushed against the cage.
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wray misses with an uppercut. Bu saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwan Bu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Bu.
Wray catches Bu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bu is rocked!
Bu closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bu obliges.
Wray is trying to push Bu away but Bu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bu throws an elbow but misses.
Wray avoids a wild elbow strike from Bu.
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wray misses with the head strike.
Wray is trying to maintain a safe position but Bu gets an underhook and turns Wray into the cage.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Wray shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bu's brow.
Bu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Wray shrugs off.
Bu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wray up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bu connects with a knee to the head.
Bu scores with a knee to the head.
Wray has a couple of punches blocked by Bu.
Bu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Seth Wray's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wray throws an elbow but misses.
Bu is trying to maintain a safe position but Wray gets an underhook and turns Bu into the cage.
Bu blocks an uppercut.
Bu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wray's efforts to push away.
Bu misses with a knee strike.
Bu lands an elbow that stopped Wray in his tracks for a moment.
Wray swings wildly with an uppercut but Bu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray tries to break the clinch but Bu is controlling the position.
Wray has a couple of punches blocked by Bu.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
Wray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wray taking a breather.
Bu taking a breather.
Wray dodges an elbow strike from Bu.
Bu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wray is trying to push Bu away but Bu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seth Wray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to control the position but instead, Bu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wray into the cage.
Wray wants to break free but Bu has control.
Bu stalls.
Bu landing knees to the body.
Bu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seth Wray's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kwan Bu!
Kwan Bu 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Mattenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BitchFace PoopyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mathew Mattenbauer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BitchFace PoopyPants!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PoopyPants displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattenbauer throws out the jab.
Mattenbauer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mattenbauer misses with a looping right.
Mattenbauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
PoopyPants throws a sloppy body shot
and Mattenbauer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattenbauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by PoopyPants.
PoopyPants throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mattenbauer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mattenbauer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but PoopyPants was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattenbauer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattenbauer thows a body shot but no joy.
PoopyPants throws a jab but it's blocked by Mattenbauer.
PoopyPants with a jab.
It looks like Mathew Mattenbauer has been cut.
Mattenbauer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract PoopyPants.
A cross from PoopyPants lands.
Mattenbauer wants to slow PoopyPants down by chopping away at his legs.
Mattenbauer is looking to clinch.
Mattenbauer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. PoopyPants sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by PoopyPants - just one landing.
BitchFace PoopyPants is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PoopyPants uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattenbauer.
PoopyPants throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattenbauer looks to throw the jab but PoopyPants is out of range.
Mattenbauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PoopyPants fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mattenbauer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
PoopyPants throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mattenbauer slips a jab from PoopyPants.
Mattenbauer misses with a combination
and PoopyPants counters with a nice uppercut.
Mattenbauer is looking to clinch but PoopyPants is avoiding it.
PoopyPants moves out of range as Mattenbauer strikes.
PoopyPants connects with a jab.
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!
PoopyPants stuffs the takedown attempt from Mattenbauer. Mattenbauer gets slowly back to his feet.
PoopyPants scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mattenbauer is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattenbauer misses with an uppercut. PoopyPants saw that one coming.
PoopyPants cracks Mattenbauer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mattenbauer thows a left - swing and a miss!
PoopyPants throws a series of punches but Mattenbauer moves out of range.
PoopyPants lands a glancing blow to the side of Mattenbauer's head.
PoopyPants dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
PoopyPants connects with a looping right hand.
PoopyPants connects with a body shot.
PoopyPants connects with a jab.
Mattenbauer is rocked!
PoopyPants cracks Mattenbauer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mattenbauer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but PoopyPants pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mattenbauer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BitchFace PoopyPants!
BitchFace PoopyPants is the new light heavyweight champion!
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