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Elite 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Testy McTest Test (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Secondo Vjadenek (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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220 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Testy McTest Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Secondo Vjadenek!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vjadenek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McTest Test backs up against the cage.
Vjadenek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McTest Test avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTest Test slips a jab and a cross from Vjadenek.
Vjadenek throws a series of punches but McTest Test avoids them all with ease.
Vjadenek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vjadenek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McTest Test is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McTest Test is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McTest Test looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vjadenek swats away the attempt to clinch by McTest Test.
Vjadenek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vjadenek.
McTest Test drops his hands momentarily and Vjadenek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vjadenek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTest Test circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vjadenek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTest Test circles away quickly and effectively.
Secondo Vjadenek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vjadenek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McTest Test tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McTest Test is looking to clinch but Vjadenek is avoiding it.
McTest Test slips a jab and a cross from Vjadenek.
Vjadenek misses with a two punch combination.
Vjadenek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTest Test wants to clinch.
McTest Test takes one on the button.
Vjadenek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTest Test circles away quickly and effectively.
McTest Test tries to close the distance and clinch but Vjadenek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vjadenek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vjadenek looks winded!
Vjadenek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McTest Test fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vjadenek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vjadenek throws a series of punches but McTest Test moves out of range.
No joy there for Vjadenek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vjadenek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vjadenek keeps the fight on the outside.
Vjadenek swats away the attempt to clinch by McTest Test.
Vjadenek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vjadenek throws a right and a left that McTest Test avoids nicely.
Vjadenek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vjadenek thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTest Test tries to clinch up.
McTest Test moves in looking to clinch but Vjadenek pushes him off.
McTest Test tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vjadenek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McTest Test wants to clinch up but Vjadenek keeps it at a distance.
Vjadenek falls off balance throwing a combination
and McTest Test counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vjadenek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McTest Test manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McTest Test is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McTest Test has an active guard here but Vjadenek has managed to pass into half guard.
McTest Test keeping control of the position.
McTest Test is trying to control but can't.
McTest Test looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTest Test is pressing down on Vjadenek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McTest Test wants to sweep but no luck.
Vjadenek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McTest Test, up you get!
McTest Test wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Vjadenek misses.
Vjadenek misses with a wild combination.
McTest Test tries to clinch up.
McTest Test wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTest Test moves in looking to clinch but Vjadenek pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vjadenek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Secondo Vjadenek 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.
Vjadenek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vjadenek tries to bum rush McTest Test with a series of wild strikes but McTest Test uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vjadenek connects with a jab.
Vjadenek tries to bum rush McTest Test with a series of wild strikes but McTest Test uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vjadenek swats away the attempt to clinch by McTest Test.
Vjadenek throws a series of punches but McTest Test avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Vjadenek misses.
No joy there for Vjadenek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Vjadenek does no damage.
A punch combination from Vjadenek misses.
Vjadenek throws a left and a right that both miss
and McTest Test counters by moving into the clinch.
Vjadenek wants to break free but McTest Test has control.
Vjadenek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vjadenek is breathing heavily.
McTest Test lands a good knee to the midsection. Vjadenek won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vjadenek takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Secondo Vjadenek has been cut.
McTest Test tries to land knees in the clinch but Vjadenek avoids the damage to the body.
McTest Test lands a nice knee to the body.
McTest Test tries to pull guard but Vjadenek holds him up against the cage and eventually McTest Test drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McTest Test has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Vjadenek goes down! McTest Test dives on top of him - Vjadenek manages to get guard.
Vjadenek is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTest Test wants to control from the top but Vjadenek keeps moving.
Vjadenek is still in real trouble! Can McTest Test finish him?
McTest Test passes into half guard.
McTest Test is taking a breather. Vjadenek 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.
McTest Test seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vjadenek is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Testy McTest Test!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Droski De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Altright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fredrick Altright enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Droski De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fredrick Altright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Altright. Altright gets slowly back to his feet.
Altright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Altright clinches up against the cage.
Altright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De La Cruz's defenses.
Altright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De La Cruz tries to pull guard but Altright holds him up against the cage and eventually De La Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Altright lands a good knee to the midsection. De La Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Altright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Altright gets underhooks to prevent De La Cruz's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altright breaks from the clinch.
Altright scores with a head kick. De La Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De La Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Altright has taken the fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Altright is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Droski De La Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Altright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Altright.
Altright stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Cruz can't get the takedown.
De La Cruz is looking for a takedown.
Altright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altright stuffs the takedown attempt from De La Cruz. De La Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Altright is defended easily by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Altright. Altright maintains the clinch.
De La Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Altright.
Altright breaks from the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De La Cruz enables Altright to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De La Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Altright wants to control from the top but De La Cruz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altright is looking to pass into half guard but De La Cruz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De La Cruz is in guard.
Altright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De La Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De La Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Altright looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De La Cruz passes into side control.
Altright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De La Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Altright wants to control but De La Cruz postures up.
Altright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De La Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Altright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Altright is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De La Cruz wants to control but Altright is keeping him busy.
De La Cruz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Altright is avoiding damage well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Cruz working away.
De La Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Altright is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altright is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Altright dominated that round.
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.
Altright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Altright is looking to stall here but De La Cruz recovers full guard.
Altright trying to move into half guard but instead De La Cruz has managed to sweep!
Altright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Altright wants to control but De La Cruz passes easily into half guard.
De La Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Altright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Altright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz is nestled in close to Altright, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De La Cruz is keen to just control but Altright is a slippery customer.
De La Cruz is stalling here. Altright is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! De La Cruz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Altright has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
De La Cruz is trying to get back to his feet.
Altright tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Altright wants to take a breather but De La Cruz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Altright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altright tries to free his leg and advance position but De La Cruz is retaining full guard.
Altright is looking to stand up but De La Cruz won't let him.
Altright cracks De La Cruz with a solid left hand.
Altright seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De La Cruz striking off his back but it's not causing Altright any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altright gets to his feet. De La Cruz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No joy there for Altright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Altright closes the distance and clinches up with De La Cruz, looking for a takedown. Altright pushes De La Cruz against the cage but De La Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De La Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Altright.
Altright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Altright fails to land the takedown.
Altright connects with a high kick.
De La Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De La Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Altright gets double underhooks and turns De La Cruz into the cage.
Altright taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altright breaks the clinch.
Altright clinches up against the cage.
De La Cruz tries to circle away but Altright has him pinned against the cage.
Altright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De La Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Altright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De La Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Droski De La Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Altright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Altright to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Altright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De La Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Altright closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De La Cruz quickly recovers to half guard.
De La Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Altright sits in half guard.
De La Cruz moves into full guard.
Altright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De La Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altright tries to get to full guard but De La Cruz has control of the leg.
Altright trying to control from the bottom.
De La Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Altright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Altright is looking to escape.
Altright is looking to improve his position.
De La Cruz slips a nice elbow through Altright's hands, connecting with Altright's forehead.
Altright wants to get back to his feet.
De La Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Altright defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Altright can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altright tries to kick De La Cruz off but De La Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De La Cruz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Altright!
De La Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
Altright tries to hold on but De La Cruz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altright is looking to get to half guard.
We've been hearing that De La Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
De La Cruz controlling from the full mount.
De La Cruz looking to control but Altright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De La Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fredrick Altright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De La Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
De La Cruz has hold of Altright's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Altright manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altright wants to get back to his feet.
De La Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Altright is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De La Cruz.
Droski De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Altright can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Droski De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Altright has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrick Altright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nedgie Dacoycoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dacoycoy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pusong Bato. Nedgie Dacoycoy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nedgie Dacoycoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacoycoy checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dacoycoy defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Dacoycoy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia is looking to control Dacoycoy's arms but Dacoycoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dacoycoy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Good control from Dacoycoy.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Dacoycoy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dacoycoy has managed to slip his arm under Garcia's chin. This could be all over... yep, Garcia is tapping out! Submission win for Dacoycoy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nedgie Dacoycoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses has chosen Prophet (Better Watch It) as his entrance music. Sammy Hawkins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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198 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leroy Moses!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Moses counters with a thumping low kick.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Moses scores with a push kick.
Moses lands a head kick!
It looks like Sammy Hawkins has been cut.
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!
Moses gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hawkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moses trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Moses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Moses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hawkins's guard.
Moses looking to pass the guard.
Moses seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leroy Moses hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Moses throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moses has a takedown stuffed.
Moses rushes Hawkins and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses looking for a takedown.
Moses has Hawkins pushed against the cage.
Moses is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hawkins to keep the fight standing.
Sammy Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Moses.
Moses breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses fails with a takedown attempt.
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moses lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawkins misses with a hook
and Moses counters by moving into the clinch.
Moses pulls Hawkins into guard.
Moses working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moses is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moses keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moses wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
Moses wants to hit a switch here but Hawkins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Moses there!
Moses tries to hold on but Hawkins postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Moses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Hawkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawkins throws a head kick but Moses moves out of range.
Moses looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkins is fending him off so far but Moses persists. Nope, Hawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Moses closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hawkins did well to prevent Moses getting side control.
Moses stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leroy Moses hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hawkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Sammy Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moses misses with a few strikes there.
Moses shoots in and drives through. Hawkins sprawls well.
Sammy Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Moses.
Moses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moses somewhat.
Moses rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins is trying to break the clinch but Moses has him pressed against the cage.
Moses manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Moses as he checks the leg kick.
Moses tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to break free but Moses pushes him back against the cage.
Moses is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moses is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hawkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Moses has double underhooks.
Moses fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moses breaks the clinch.
Hawkins throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Moses checks it.
Hawkins has Moses up against the cage in a clinch.
Moses is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hawkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moses unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moses breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Moses.
Hawkins tests Moses's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moses walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moses doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
Sammy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins misses with a double jab
and Moses counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Moses darts in looking for a takedown but Hawkins gets double underhooks and turns Moses into the cage.
Moses is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moses comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moses breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moses checks it well.
Hawkins instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammy Hawkins'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. This is the final round!
Moses moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Hawkins's head coaches at Prolight Knockout that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moses shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawkins tries to sprawl out of it but Moses keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moses shoots in but Hawkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moses throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawkins's waist but Hawkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moses off to one side.
Sammy Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Moses.
Nice jab there from Hawkins.
Moses gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moses looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moses's head.
Moses throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hawkins wants to get up but he can't break Moses's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Moses.
Moses is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawkins defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to stand but Moses is controlling from the bottom.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Moses is keeping the position.
Moses had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawkins defends it easily.
Moses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins wants to stand but Moses is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moses is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawkins defends well.
Sammy Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moses 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Moses!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Pierce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miroslav Maruska!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierce moves away from the strike by Maruska.
Pierce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miroslav Maruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maruska digs a good hook to Pierce's body.
Maruska lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Sean Pierce has been cut.
Maruska's coach down at Renegade Fighting Systems was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maruska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce takes one to the chin there.
Maruska scores with a punch to the head.
Maruska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maruska throws an overhand right that lands on Pierce's shoulder, as Pierce tries to avoid the shot.
Maruska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maruska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maruska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maruska. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maruska thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Maruska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maruska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maruska looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.
Maruska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Maruska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pierce.
Pierce throws a leg kick but Maruska sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maruska misses with a hook.
Maruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maruska.
Maruska avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pierce will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maruska blocks the body kick.
Maruska avoids the head kick by Pierce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maruska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maruska wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Maruska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maruska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Maruska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maruska closes the distance and clinches.
Pierce looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maruska takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.
Maruska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierce looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Maruska.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Pierce fails to land.
Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maruska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Maruska coming out on top.
Sean Pierce's cut is getting worse.
Maruska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maruska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Maruska. That snapped Pierce's head back.
Sean Pierce's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pierce takes one to the side of the head.
Maruska connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pierce to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Maruska!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miroslav Maruska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehbron Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Proteus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lehbron Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Proteus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proteus shoots in for a double leg but Kingston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kingston gets a clinch.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingston just leaning against Proteus, taking a breather.
Kingston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Proteus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Proteus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kingston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Kingston on the inside.
Kingston lands an elbow inside that Proteus shrugs off.
It looks like Paul Proteus has been cut.
Proteus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingston landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston just leaning against Proteus, taking a breather.
Proteus is trying to break free.
Come on Kingston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proteus's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kingston.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Kingston has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proteus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Proteus can't break the clinch.
Kingston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Paul Proteus's cut even more.
Proteus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Proteus looks winded!
Stalling in the clinch from Kingston.
Nice body punch from Kingston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston landing knees to the head.
Kingston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kingston scores with a knee to the head.
Kingston scores a nice knee to the body.
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
Kingston throws 2 knees - Proteus can't escape Kingston's clinch. As Proteus tries to escape again Kingston whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Proteus's gum shield and as Proteus falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lehbron Kingston!
After the fight, Lehbron Kingston 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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