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HFC Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Jazwinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penguin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Cant We Be Friends. 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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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Jazwinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jazwinski rushes Penguin and presses him up against the cage.
Penguin lands a knee to the head.
Penguin lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazwinski won't want to take too many of those.
Penguin trying to land knees to the body.
Jazwinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jazwinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jazwinski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Penguin wants to get back to his feet.
Jazwinski trying to control the pace.
Jazwinski is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jazwinski.
Penguin keeping full guard, as Jazwinski tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Jazwinski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jazwinski is working hard here to advance position.
Penguin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jazwinski managing to block the knees to the body from Penguin.
Penguin has clasped his hands together around Jazwinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jazwinski looks to move to half guard but instead Penguin has passed into mount! Damn!
Penguin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jazwinski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin trying to control but Jazwinski is having none of it.
Penguin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jazwinski?
Poor strikes thrown by Penguin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Penguin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Penguin with good strikes from the mount here!
Jazwinski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penguin lands a big shot there that rocks Jazwinski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jazwinski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jazwinski trying to control here.
Penguin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penguin controlling the action here.
Jazwinski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penguin tries to pass to full mount but Jazwinski defends it.
Penguin is looking to take a break and control but Jazwinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jazwinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penguin.
Penguin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Penguin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penguin is trying to control the action in half guard but Jazwinski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Socially Awkward Penguin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penguin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jazwinski.
Jazwinski with a poor takedown
and Penguin counters with a body kick.
Penguin forces Jazwinski back against the cage and clinches.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jazwinski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penguin scores a nice knee to the body.
Jazwinski is trying to break free.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jazwinski managing to block the knees to the body from Penguin.
Jazwinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jazwinski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jazwinski lands in his opponent's guard.
Penguin is looking to stand up but Jazwinski isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazwinski wants to pass the guard but Penguin is keeping the position.
Jazwinski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penguin wants to stand and escape but Jazwinski is having none of it.
Jazwinski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Jazwinski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Piotr Jazwinski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Penguin avoids the head kick by Jazwinski.
Penguin takes the fight into the clinch.
Jazwinski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Penguin to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Jazwinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penguin has Jazwinski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Penguin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jazwinski tumbling to the mat - Penguin dives into Jazwinski's guard.
Penguin stands up over Jazwinski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penguin won't allow Jazwinski to sweep him here.
Jazwinski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski keeping moving, preventing Penguin from controlling successfully.
Penguin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jazwinski is trying to control the position but Penguin postures up.
Jazwinski wants to sweep here but Penguin controlling him for the moment.
Penguin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jazwinski is trying to keep Penguin in close.
Penguin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Socially Awkward Penguin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penguin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin looking to sit in guard and control but Jazwinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jazwinski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Jazwinski from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Piotr Jazwinski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jazwinski dives in for a single leg takedown but Penguin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jazwinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jazwinski avoiding damage as Penguin throws knees to the body.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jazwinski stalling in the clinch but Penguin improves position.
Jazwinski manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Socially Awkward Penguin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Penguin gets a clinch.
Jazwinski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jazwinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penguin trying to land knees to the body.
Jazwinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penguin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jazwinski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jazwinski looking for a guillotine here but Penguin defends easily.
Jazwinski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jazwinski keeping moving, preventing Penguin from controlling successfully.
Jazwinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penguin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jazwinski managing to control the position.
Jazwinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penguin throws a big elbow that misses.
Penguin trying to control but Jazwinski is working from the bottom.
Penguin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penguin landing some decent shots from guard.
Jazwinski trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jazwinski has wrist control.
Penguin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penguin postures up.
Penguin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jazwinski pulls Penguin in to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penguin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penguin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jazwinski down.
Jazwinski manages to get back to half guard.
Jazwinski looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jazwinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is keen to just control but Jazwinski is a slippery customer.
Jazwinski is trying to control but can't.
Penguin is looking to advance position but Jazwinski won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penguin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jazwinski is looking to improve his position.
Jazwinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penguin throwing strikes from guard but Jazwinski blocks nicely.
Penguin stops Jazwinski from standing up.
Penguin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin wants to pass the guard but Jazwinski is keeping the position.
Jazwinski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Penguin has passed into half guard!
Penguin winds up and cracks Jazwinski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jazwinski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Penguin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jazwinski pushes Penguin off looking to stand but Penguin dives back in and keeps control.
Jazwinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penguin wants to pass the guard but Jazwinski is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penguin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jazwinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Socially Awkward Penguin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penguin 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Socially Awkward Penguin!
An out of breath Socially Awkward Penguin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merle Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Clegane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merle Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dixon tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Dixon as Clegane shoots in.
Clegane fails to land the takedown.
Clegane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dixon is trying to stand.
Clegane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dixon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Clegane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon is trying to stand back up but Clegane is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegane lands with a punch from half guard.
Clegane working the head and body with strikes.
Dixon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clegane on the ground.
Clegane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clegane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dixon is rocked!
Clegane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dixon has hold of Clegane's hands but Clegane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clegane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
Clegane working over Dixon with some ground and pound. Dixon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clegane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dixon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clegane working over Dixon with some ground and pound. Dixon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Dixon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clegane controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Dixon is out! Clegane gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gregor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sung Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Fiddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sung Sang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Fiddle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sang has his takedown stuffed
and Fiddle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fiddle lands with a right hand.
Sang has been working on his balance at S-1 Complete Fighter Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fiddle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sang.
Sang misses with a takedown attempt
and Fiddle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiddle walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sang drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Fiddle swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sang's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Fiddle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mochi Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mochi Takeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John McDougall!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDougall.
McDougall is looking to slow Takeru down with leg kicks.
Mochi Takeru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDougall lands a body shot.
McDougall dodges the punch combination from Takeru.
Takeru misses the jab.
Takeru throws out a loose jab but McDougall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDougall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takeru's head backwards.
Takeru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takeru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDougall. McDougall obviously looking to wear him down.
Takeru looks to score with a jab to the body but McDougall is just out of range.
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!
McDougall lands with a shot to the body.
Takeru misses with a hook. McDougall ducked under it nicely.
McDougall lands with an uppercut that bounces Takeru off the cage and back into range.
Takeru throws a shot from downtown. McDougall moves away and avoids it.
Takeru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Mochi Takeru has been cut.
Takeru looks to throw the jab but McDougall is out of range.
Takeru throws a shot from downtown. McDougall moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A good leg kick by McDougall.
Nice straight punches there by McDougall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDougall.
McDougall with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDougall cracks Takeru with a hook to the temple - Takeru is on wobbly legs here! McDougall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Takeru falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McDougall wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John McDougall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Snabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Mundian To Bach Ke as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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264 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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277 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutger Snabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snabel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan shoots in and drives through. Snabel sprawls well.
Snabel throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
Khan clinches.
Khan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Snabel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khan has got his arm under Snabel's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Snabel has spun round into Khan's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Khan is working an open guard so Snabel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Snabel darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
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!
Snabel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snabel is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snabel lands a left hand.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snabel has him pressed against the cage.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snabel counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan looks winded!
Snabel lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Snabel's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snabel moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Snabel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Snabel.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snabel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan defending against the ground and pound.
Snabel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Snabel is staying tight to Khan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Snabel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Snabel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Snabel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Snabel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snabel wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan darts in and clinches Snabel up against the cage.
Snabel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Snabel lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snabel.
Snabel lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Snabel.
Snabel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snabel scores with a nice right hand.
Snabel misses with a low kick.
Snabel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khan.
Snabel lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Snabel.
Snabel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snabel moves into the clinch successfully.
Snabel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Snabel manages to break the clinch.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snabel lands a right hook to the body.
Snabel has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snabel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ali Khan has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snabel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Snabel breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Khan'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.
Snabel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snabel closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Snabel pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snabel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snabel as he jumps to the side.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
Snabel cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutger Snabel is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Snabel.
Khan has Snabel up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snabel scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snabel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Snabel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snabel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Snabel instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snabel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Snabel is defending well.
Snabel works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Snabel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snabel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snabel lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Snabel digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snabel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Snabel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snabel.
Snabel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan jumps guard but Snabel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snabel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snabel lands a left hand.
Snabel lands a shoulder strike.
Snabel lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Snabel scores with a shoulder strike.
Snabel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snabel lands an overhand right.
Snabel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Snabel.
A short body shot lands from Snabel as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snabel scores with a hook to the body.
Snabel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Snabel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Snabel.
Snabel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Snabel.
Snabel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snabel digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snabel is working Khan over against the cage.
Snabel gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snabel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snabel works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Snabel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Khan's cut.
That's time! Snabel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Snabel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Snabel lands a body punch.
Snabel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snabel breaks the clinch.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snabel swivels and escapes.
Snabel lands with a nice body punch.
Snabel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan being controlled for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snabel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Khan is avoiding damage well.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is being controlled here.
Snabel in side control, throwing shots but Khan defends.
Snabel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Snabel advances nicely into full mount.
Snabel controlling from the full mount.
Snabel 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.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snabel wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Snabel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snabel tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rutger Snabel.
Snabel lands a jab to the head.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ali Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snabel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snabel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Snabel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snabel moves into full mount! Khan won't be happy about that!
Snabel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snabel controlling the position easily from mount.
Snabel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snabel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snabel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rutger Snabel just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Snabel. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Ali Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snabel scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Snabel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snabel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Snabel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Scheisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scheisse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scheisse goes for a double leg but Da Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Da Silva continues to drive forward.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Scheisse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Scheisse has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Scheisse.
Da Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Scheisse can't fight it off and eventually Da Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Scheisse looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Da Silva won't allow Scheisse to get back to his feet.
Da Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scheisse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Da Silva, into his guard.
Scheisse wanted to stand there but Da Silva had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse stands up from Da Silva's guard - Scheisse perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scheisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scheisse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Da Silva.
Scheisse throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Anderson Da Silva has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scheisse wants to clinch
and Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scheisse thinking.
Scheisse clinches with his opponent.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Scheisse stalling in the clinch.
Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scheisse after a bit of a struggle.
Da Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scheisse knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse looks like he's trying to stand up.
Da Silva is working for a kimura but Scheisse is defending it quite comfortably.
Da Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scheisse is trying to stand back up but Da Silva is controlling him
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scheisse kicks off Da Silva and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scheisse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scheisse lands with an overhand left.
Scheisse jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scheisse, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scheisse jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michael Scheisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheisse moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Scheisse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scheisse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scheisse tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Michael Scheisse is winning the standup battle so far.
Scheisse gets a clinch.
Scheisse stalling in the clinch.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scheisse is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Scheisse.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Scheisse is defending well.
Da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Michael Scheisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Da Silva.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Scheisse manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Scheisse is defending well.
Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scheisse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Da Silva jumps guard but Scheisse stands there with Da Silva around his waist. Da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Da Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Anderson Da Silva's cut even more.
Da Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scheisse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse stops a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Scheisse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva is working for takedown but Scheisse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva is rocked!
Da Silva has Scheisse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scheisse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Scheisse working the clinch nicely. Da Silva is working for position but Scheisse cracks him with a big knee to the head! Da Silva crumples up against the cage and Scheisse lands two more shots before the ref can save Da Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Michael Scheisse!
Michael Scheisse 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Elephant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Elephant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zam Bam!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elephant shoots in and bounces Bam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Elephant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bam moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Elephant has worked his arm free - good work by Elephant !
Bam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Elephant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bam looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Elephant is avoiding damage well.
Bam trying to control the position but Elephant is working away.
Bam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elephant is looking for a sweep.
Elephant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bam's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Elephant is doing well to control the position and prevent Bam from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elephant wants to improve his position but Bam is controlling well.
Bam throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Elephant to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam trying to control but Elephant is working from the bottom.
Elephant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bam being controlled here momentarily.
Elephant working for a triangle but Bam defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elephant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bam controls the pace.
Elephant is controlling Bam's posture.
Elephant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bam.
Bam wants to pass the guard but Elephant is keeping the position.
Bam trying to control but Elephant is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elephant scores with a hook to the body. Bam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bam wants to clinch
and Elephant counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Bam is trying to control Elephant 's posture but Elephant avoids it.
Bam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bam is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elephant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bam to see if he's OK.
Elephant is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bam's shoulder. That is not cool.
Elephant working the head with strikes.
Elephant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Elephant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bam. Elephant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elephant looks to land a left hand but Bam moved out of range nicely.
Eugene Elephant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bam misses with a right hand
and Elephant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bam has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elephant was covering up waiting for the punch and Bam finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elephant lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bam!
Elephant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elephant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Zam Bam has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elephant controlling from mount.
Bam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam is desperately trying to improve his position but Elephant has a good base and remains in mount.
Elephant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The cut above Zam Bam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Elephant with the ground and pound from mount.
Zam Bam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zam Bam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eugene Elephant !
Eugene Elephant took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks for a fine fight'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jasper Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis tries to clinch there but Cox circles away.
Cox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at S-1 Complete Fighter Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Cox.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Cox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Cox.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cox's sensitive parts.
Davis throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox misses with the combination.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Jab by Davis.
It looks like Jasper Cox has been cut.
Cox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Oooh a lovely combination from Davis sends Cox down but not out. Davis dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Davis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big head kick from Davis and Cox is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Cox is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis gets to his feet - Cox follows without any prompting.
Oh Cox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cox get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Cox stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Davis runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Davis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Hunter (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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cassius Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Hunter gets a double leg takedown into Olah's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hunter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olah!
Olah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hunter struggling a bit here.
Olah wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Olah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hunter tries to buck Olah off but Olah is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Olah throws an elbow but Hunter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hunter throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter is trying to control Olah's posture but Olah avoids it.
Hunter tries to bench press Olah off him but Olah keeps the position.
Olah tries to move to mount but Hunter blocks the move with his legs.
Hunter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olah.
Olah is keen to just control but Hunter is a slippery customer.
Olah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunter is doing well to control the position and prevent Olah from advancing to side control.
Hunter moves into full guard.
Olah throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olah has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Olah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Olah trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olah throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Olah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Olah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olah wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Olah has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Olah wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Olah working some strikes from top position.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Olah from controlling successfully.
Olah scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olah sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Olah from controlling successfully.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hunter wants to control the pace but Olah is squirming around nicely.
Hunter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Olah has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Olah!
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Olah from controlling successfully.
Olah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olah wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Olah postures up.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olah's guard.
Hunter postures up.
Olah seems keen to control Hunter's posture.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Olah keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Olah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid leg kick lands there for Olah.
A cross from Olah lands.
It looks like Cassius Hunter has been cut.
Hunter fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Olah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olah rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Olah breaks from the clinch.
Hunter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Olah has managed to free his arm - good work.
Olah trying to control but Hunter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olah defending well though.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura but Olah is defending well.
Olah trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Olah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunter is working for a kimura but Olah is defending it quite comfortably.
Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Olah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olah tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Hunter is thwarting Olah's attempts to control the position.
Olah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olah wants to sweep but no luck.
Olah keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has gone for a leg lock! Olah slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hunter's guard.
Olah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Halo Olah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter pulls Olah in close to his closed guard and prevents Olah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Olah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olah throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Olah trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Olah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olah has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Olah trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter managing to control the position.
Olah wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Olah advances position into side control!
Olah trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olah goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Olah's guard! Nice work there by Hunter!
Olah looking for a sweep. Not yet Olah, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halo Olah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Hunter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunter as he jumps to the side.
Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olah defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olah. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunter takes a step back to recover.
Olah gets the takedown into side control.
Olah working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter prevents Olah from moving into mount.
Olah controlling the position from side mount.
Olah looks up at the clock and then as Hunter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Olah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Olah staying calm.
Olah grinds an elbow into Hunter's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to control but Olah postures up.
Hunter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hunter is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Olah is staying active.
Hunter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Olah works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Olah lands an elbow.
Olah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Olah lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunter!
Olah landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up Cassius Hunter's cut even more.
Olah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cassius Hunter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cassius Hunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah retains his heavyweight title!
Halo Olah gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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277 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji is looking to clinch but San Pedro is avoiding it.
San Pedro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Naji's head.
San Pedro lands a body shot.
San Pedro sends Naji crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! San Pedro is motioning to the referee to let Naji up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Abdul Rashid Naji has been cut.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Naji counters with a single leg into guard. San Pedro didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Naji landing some decent shots from guard.
Naji won't allow San Pedro to get back to his feet.
Naji throws a big elbow that misses.
Naji works a leg free and moves into half guard.
San Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naji.
San Pedro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naji.
San Pedro tries to roll over but Naji keeps him under control.
Naji content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
San Pedro is staying active underneath Naji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Naji missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. San Pedro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naji accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naji works over San Pedro with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naji throws a big right hand that misses.
Naji looking to sit in guard and control but San Pedro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Naji throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Naji has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but San Pedro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Naji escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. San Pedro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San Pedro sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro postures up.
Naji throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San Pedro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Naji has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, San Pedro has managed to get both his arms back between Naji's legs - danger averted.
Naji has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. San Pedro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Naji.
San Pedro wants to control but Naji is keeping him busy.
Naji is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Naji blocking the ground and pound attempt from San Pedro.
San Pedro prevents Naji from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro wants to take a breather but Naji is having none of it.
Naji is looking for a sweep. San Pedro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naji actively working from the bottom here.
Naji looking for submissions off his back.
Naji looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naji is trying to stand back up but San Pedro is controlling him
Naji wants to get back to full guard but San Pedro has mounted him!
San Pedro content just to control the position here.
San Pedro is landing with some decent strikes but Naji is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gregorio San Pedro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rashid Naji's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
San Pedro lands with an uppercut that bounces Naji off the cage and back into range.
San Pedro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
San Pedro closes the distance and pushes Naji back into the cage.
Naji has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed San Pedro clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro tries to escape the position.
San Pedro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Naji lands strikes to the head.
San Pedro covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
San Pedro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
San Pedro is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Naji gets his way!
San Pedro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on San Pedro's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Naji has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, San Pedro has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Naji scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. San Pedro is looking for a way out.
Naji lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can San Pedro hold on?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro covering up well and avoiding damage.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Naji.
Naji tightening his grip on San Pedro, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Naji softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Naji keeps control of the position easily here as San Pedro tries to buck him off.
Naji is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. San Pedro is defending well though. Naji let's go of the attempt for now.
Naji gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries to escape the position.
Naji is punishing San Pedro with some ground and pound.
Naji missing with strikes.
Naji is punishing San Pedro with some ground and pound.
San Pedro is rocked!
What can San Pedro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Oh San Pedro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Even with his hooks in, Naji manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Naji lands a massive shot to the side of San Pedro 's head and he's out cold! Naji jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abdul Rashid Naji!
After winning the bout, Abdul Rashid Naji thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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