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HFC 26 - Hustle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas J Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas J Mcgarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Scott!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scott sprawls well initially but Mcgarry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mcgarry is looking for a kimura but Scott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcgarry to get the leverage.
Scott is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcgarry.
Mcgarry is working for a submission of some sort.
Mcgarry wants to pass to mount but Scott is defending the position.
Mcgarry passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgarry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mcgarry is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Scott looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mcgarry gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Scott is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mcgarry lets go of the hold and Scott can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicholas J Mcgarry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junpei Iori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Hardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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155 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junpei Iori!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy dives in and scores a takedown into Iori's guard.
Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iori is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hardy 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.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iori is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Hardy there.
Hardy is nestled in close to Iori, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iori has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Iori is rocked!
Hardy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Iori can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hardy there.
Iori is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Hardy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Iori! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hardy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Hardy!
After the fight, Vince Hardy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Torzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Side (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torzoni comes to the cage accompanied by Anything - Chino XL. Francesco Torzoni is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Torzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dark Side!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torzoni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Side throws a big shot that misses.
Side throws a leg kick
and Torzoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torzoni scores with a hook to the body. Side takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torzoni cracks a nice hook into Side's ribs.
Side swings widly with a right hand
and Torzoni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torzoni lands with a good body shot.
Side takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torzoni is looking to wear down Side with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Side takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Side is rocked!
Torzoni fakes the body blow, causing Side to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Side goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francesco Torzoni!
A very excited looking Francesco Torzoni 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arab Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Vick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gray Vick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arab Nation!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation misses with the body kick
and Vick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nation takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vick dips to his left and cracks Nation with an uppercut!
Nation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vick.
Vick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Nation misses.
Vick clobbers Nation with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vick misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Vick.
Nation takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vick slips a straight right by Nation.
Vick lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vick gets a clinch.
Vick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nation has him pressed against the cage.
Vick blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Vick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Vick.
Nation misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nation backwards.
Vick jumps guard but Nation turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vick blocks a head kick by Nation.
Vick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vick is defended easily by Nation.
Vick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vick moves forwards but Nation connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nation takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vick thuds his right hand into Nation's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nation is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vick scores with a jab. Nation acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nation is still on wobbly legs! Can Vick finish him?
Nation has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vick throws an overhand right that drops Nation like a sack of potatoes! Vick dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gray Vick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dylan McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKay comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under. Andy Killer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan McKay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Killer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKay lands with a good body shot.
McKay lands a left and a right that sends Killer crashing to the canvas! McKay dives into mount looking to finish!
Killer is rocked!
It looks like Andy Killer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKay stands up from mount. Strange move.
Killer is still on wobbly legs! Can McKay finish him?
Killer looks to land a combination but McKay avoids it well.
McKay throws a powerful right kick. Killer tried to block low but the kick was high! Killer was taken right off of his feet! McKay jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dylan McKay!
An out of breath Dylan McKay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Santiago Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ant!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ant misses with a takedown attempt
and Francisco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ant throws his legs up looking for a submission but Francisco uses it to pass to side control.
Ant tries to buck Francisco off but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco wants to control but Ant is keeping him busy.
Ant is trying to get back to half guard.
Francisco in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ant is trying to get back to half guard.
Francisco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ant is avoiding damage well.
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!
Francisco scores with punches from side control.
Ant sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Francisco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ant is staying active underneath Francisco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Francisco seems to be working for a kimura but Ant defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francisco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ant wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Francisco is now in half guard.
Francisco wants to take a breather but Ant is having none of it.
Francisco trying to mount his opponent but Ant defends it.
Francisco is trying to work for a kimura but Ant is defending well.
Francisco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Francisco working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Francisco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francisco trying to control the position from guard on top but Ant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant trying to control the position here.
Ant looking for a sweep. Not yet Ant, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francisco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francisco slips nicely into half guard.
Ant is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Francisco jumps into side control!
An elbow from Francisco crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Ant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ant keeps working.
Ant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Francisco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Francisco wants to control but Ant is keeping him busy.
Francisco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ant has escaped the position, nice work there.
Francisco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ant sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ant manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ant controls Francisco momentarily but Francisco frees himself.
Francisco throws a strike but Ant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Francisco trying to control the position.
Ant trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Ant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ant working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Francisco pulls Ant in close to his closed guard and prevents Ant from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Santiago Francisco 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.
Ant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Francisco on his heels. He'll look to pass Francisco's guard now, I'm sure.
Ant trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Francisco keeping moving, preventing Ant from controlling successfully.
Ant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francisco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ant is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ant trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Francisco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ricardo Santiago Francisco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Francisco defends well.
Francisco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Francisco's guard.
Ant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Francisco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ant stopping the sweep attempt from Francisco.
Ant trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Francisco keeping full guard, as Ant tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ant trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Francisco is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ant has his hands clasped together but Francisco extends and breaks Ant's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Francisco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dark Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Kush!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush avoids the head kick by Destroyer.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kush lunges at Destroyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Destroyer's hand.
Destroyer delivers a nice body kick.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.
Destroyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Destroyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush tries to clinch up.
Destroyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush has closed the distance and engaged Destroyer in a clinch.
Kush tries to pull guard but Destroyer won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kush misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is stalling here.
Destroyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kush's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch but Kush keeps him there for the moment.
Destroyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kush won't allow it.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kush has double underhooks.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destroyer walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kush is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kush prevents Destroyer from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dark Destroyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kush.
Kush keeps control of Destroyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kush tries a body shot but Destroyer blocks it.
Destroyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kush leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kush pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Destroyer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kush working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Destroyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Destroyer has managed to get both his arms back between Kush's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kush looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Destroyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Destroyer defends well.
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.
Destroyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Kush dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Destroyer does no damage.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Destroyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Destroyer lands a nice shot that snaps Kush's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Destroyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Destroyer needs to keep his hands up - Kush had a free shot at his head there.
Destroyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush closes the distance and clinches.
Destroyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kush stalling.
Kush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Destroyer is trying to break free.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destroyer walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kush misses with a wild combination.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Destroyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kush lands with a straight right. Destroyer didn't see that one coming.
Destroyer throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Destroyer throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Destroyer.
A left lands for Kush.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush swinging wildly here.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush wants to clinch.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush thows a body shot but no joy.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses.
Destroyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Destroyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kush misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Destroyer managing to block the knees to the body from Kush.
Kush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kush stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Kush's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush manages to pull guard.
Kush working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
Kush looking for a guillotine here but Destroyer defends easily.
Kush working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Destroyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kush under the eye.
Destroyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kush tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
Kush blocks a head kick by Destroyer.
Kush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Destroyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Kush 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.
Destroyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Destroyer slips under a jab.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush moves into the clinch.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush gets through Destroyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Kush is controlling him.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Destroyer has him pressed against the cage.
Kush digs a right hand underneath Destroyer's ribcage. Destroyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kush will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Destroyer up against the cage.
Kush throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
A short right from Kush.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Destroyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kush is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kush is working Destroyer over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Destroyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Kush.
Kush stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to push Kush away but Kush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush controlling the action here for a moment.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Destroyer's efforts to push away.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Kush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kush lands a nice uppercut.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush scores with a shoulder strike.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Kush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Dark Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kush is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Kush!
A victorious Joe Kush 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Long Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Long Yang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Murry!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yang scores with a leg kick.
Murry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yang avoids it really well and circles away.
Yang tries a head kick but it misses.
Yang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murry shoots and misses
and Yang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murry advances to full mount.
Yang gets back to half guard.
Murry is trying to work for a kimura but Yang is defending well.
Yang trying to control but Murry postures up.
Murry in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yang tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Murry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Murry!
Joe Murry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Stumpp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stumpp comes to the cage accompanied by Macabre - Werewolf Of Bedburg. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Stumpp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Stumpp's head but Stumpp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson has Stumpp up against the cage in a clinch.
Stumpp jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stumpp keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stumpp is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jackson has his hands clasped together but Stumpp extends and breaks Jackson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stumpp.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Stumpp!
Peter Stumpp retains his featherweight title!
Peter Stumpp seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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