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HFC Fight Night 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Roist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Senju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hanamichi Senju was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Roist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanamichi Senju!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senju takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senju.
Senju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roist.
Roist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the body from Senju misses
and Roist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hanamichi Senju has been cut.
Roist moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Roist blocks a jab.
Senju throws a body punch but Roist moves out of range.
Senju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Roist.
A cross from Roist lands.
Senju throws a jab when Roist was well out of range.
Roist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roist scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roist avoids the body shot from Senju.
Roist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Senju jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Senju lands with a right hand.
Senju moves away from the strike by Roist.
A telegraphed right hand from Senju misses the target.
Nice body punch from Senju.
Senju throws a sloppy body shot
and Roist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Senju misses the target.
Hanamichi Senju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roist looks to throw the jab but Senju is out of range.
Roist scores with a body shot.
Roist staying out of range there.
Senju misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Senju throws a body punch but Roist moves out of range.
Roist scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Senju throws a right hand that misses
and Roist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Senju is rocked!
Senju misses with a hook
and Roist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Senju is still on wobbly legs! Can Roist finish him?
Senju looks winded!
Senju walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Senju limp body while Roist jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robby Roist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeru Takeru could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ming Lee's chin.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Takeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ming Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Takeru is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee winds up and cracks Takeru with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Takeru is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ming Lee!
An out of breath Ming Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Majors Paaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paaine has chosen F*ck Authority-Pennywise as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Majors Paaine!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Paaine tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Browne is in Paaine's guard.
Browne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Browne trying to control but Paaine is working from the bottom.
Browne wants to pass the guard but Paaine is keeping the position.
Browne throwing strikes but missing.
Browne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Browne wants to control from the top but Paaine keeps moving.
Browne trying to move into half guard but instead Paaine has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paaine slips nicely into half guard.
Browne is not content to let Paaine control the position.
Browne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paaine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paaine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Browne is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paaine prevents Browne from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paaine tries to control but Browne wriggling away.
Paaine controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paaine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Browne is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Majors Paaine was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Browne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Browne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Paaine quickly recovers to half guard.
Browne drops an elbow to the side of Paaine's head.
Browne is looking to take a break and control but Paaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paaine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Browne is just content to waste time from the top position. Paaine takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Browne looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Browne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browne prevents Paaine from getting back to his feet.
Browne tries to free his leg and advance position but Paaine is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Browne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Browne throws out a loose jab but Paaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browne dives in and scores a takedown into Paaine's guard.
Paaine has his hands on Browne's head, controlling the position.
Browne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Browne throws a big elbow that misses.
Browne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Browne postures up in Paaine's guard and throws a big left but Paaine blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne landing with the ground and pound.
Browne won't allow Paaine to sweep him here.
Paaine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Browne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Browne trying to control the position from guard on top but Paaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Browne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne postures up in Paaine's guard and throws a big left but Paaine blocks it.
Browne with a nice head shot there.
Browne throws a big elbow that misses.
Browne pushes down on Paaine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Browne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Browne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paaine keeps working.
Paaine pushes Browne off looking to stand but Browne dives back in and keeps control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Browne is pressing down on Paaine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paaine is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paaine is doing well to control the position and prevent Browne from advancing to side control.
Browne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Browne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paaine is not content to let Browne control the position.
Browne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paaine's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paaine is refusing to be controlled, as Browne sits in half guard.
Browne is taking a breather. Paaine 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Simon Browne wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paaine slaps away a takedown attempt from Browne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browne swats away the attempt to clinch by Paaine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Browne dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Browne has his takedown stuffed
and Paaine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Browne circles away.
Paaine tries to clinch up
and Browne counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Paaine!
Browne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paaine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Paaine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paaine kicks off Browne and gets to his feet.
Simon Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paaine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Paaine, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Paaine against the cage but Paaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paaine wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Browne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paaine is trying to get back to his feet.
Paaine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paaine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Browne.
Paaine is not content to let Browne control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paaine dodges the ground and pound from Browne.
Browne lands a nice forearm strike.
Paaine is not content to let Browne control the position.
Browne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Browne 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.
Paaine is not content to let Browne control the position.
Browne wants to take a breather but Paaine manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Browne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne postures up in Paaine's guard and throws a big left but Paaine blocks it.
Browne throws a strike but Paaine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Browne looking to control.
Simon Browne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paaine slips nicely into half guard.
Majors Paaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paaine is just content to waste time from the top position. Browne takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Browne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paaine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Browne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Paaine from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paaine looking to sit in guard and control but Browne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Browne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Browne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Browne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kulot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Sera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Kulot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Kulot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Sera!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sera misses with a straight left.
Sera slips under a jab from Kulot.
Kulot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Sera misses.
Kulot missing with a left hand there. Sera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kulot throws a head kick but Sera moves out of range.
Kulot misses with an uppercut. Sera saw that one coming.
Kulot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kulot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Sera misses its intended target.
Sera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kulot tries to land a front kick but Sera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kulot throws a sloppy head kick and Sera moves out of range easily.
Kulot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sera.
Sera jabs at Kulot's body.
Kulot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sera lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Sera.
Kulot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulot rushes Sera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sera fails to land.
Sera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulot lands a jab to Sera's midsection.
Kulot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Kulot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ron Kulot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kulot circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sera cracks Kulot with a good jab.
Kulot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kulot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kulot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sera finds it's way round the side to connect with Kulot's head.
Kulot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sera cracks Kulot with an open hand slap.
Sera throws a body punch but Kulot moves out of range.
Kulot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kulot is rocked!
Kulot slips under a jab.
Oh Kulot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sera.
Kulot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sera throws a big shot that misses.
Kulot seems to have got his legs back now.
Sera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sera throws an overhand right that drops Kulot like a sack of potatoes! Sera dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Sera!
A relieved looking Miles Sera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balance Neut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neut comes to the cage accompanied by We're Not Gonna Take It. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balance Neut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neut misses the shot to the body.
Neut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neut ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Neut just misses with a punch to the body.
Neut takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Gun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Neut throws the kick towards the body but Gun avoids it.
No joy there for Gun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neut.
Gun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neut looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Neut moved out of range nicely.
Neut needs to keep his hands up - Gun had a free shot at his head there.
Neut thows a body shot but no joy.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Neut is out of range.
A punch combination from Neut misses.
Neut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gun misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gun misses with a looping left.
Neut throws a head kick that misses
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Neut fails to land with a series of punches.
Gun scores with a jab to the head.
Neut misses with a two punch combination.
Neut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gun throws a poor cross that misses
and Neut counters with a three punch combo that has Gun backing up. Gun nods at Neut to acknowledge the strikes.
Neut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balance Neut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neut throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Neut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neut at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neut thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neut. Gun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neut scores with a hook to the body. Gun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neut throws a head kick but Gun moves out of range.
Neut misses with a series of wild punches.
Neut connects with an inside leg kick.
Neut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neut is looking to wear down Gun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Gun.
A jab from Gun finds it's way through Neut's defenses.
Neut swings for the body but Gun moves out of range.
Gun punishes Neut's body with a nice straight punch.
Neut misses with a body shot.
Gun avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with a looping left.
Gun takes a swing at Neut's ribcage but misses.
Gun goes for a double leg but Neut avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neut continues to drive forward.
Gun scores with a shot to the side of Neut's head.
Gun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neut wants a takedown but no success here.
Gun is looking for a takedown.
Balance Neut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machine Gun.
Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neut has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gun.
Neut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neut.
Gun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with a wild body shot.
Neut slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Neut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gun moves out of range of the body kick.
Neut ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neut lands with an uppercut that bounces Gun off the cage and back into range.
Neut misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Neut.
Neut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gun manages to avoid it.
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun throws a shot from downtown. Neut moves away and avoids it.
Neut throws a body kick that misses.
Neut tries to clinch but Gun is having none of it.
Neut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Machine Gun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Gun catches Neut right on the button with a cross.
Gun digs a good hook to Neut's body.
Gun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gun moves out of range as Neut throws a body kick.
Gun misses with a wild body shot.
Gun misses with a body shot.
Neut throws a nice looking combination but Gun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gun misses with an uppercut.
Machine Gun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Neut misses with a few strikes there.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neut dodges the punch combination from Gun.
Gun lands a jab to Neut's midsection.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neut. Gun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neut throws a head kick that misses.
Balance Neut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neut thows a body shot but no joy.
Gun scores with a sloppy right hand. Neut should have avoided that one.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neut.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gun cracks Neut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neut lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gun moves out of range as Neut throws a body kick.
Gun throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun blocks a head kick by Neut.
Gun swats away the attempt to clinch by Neut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gun.
An inside leg kick from Neut misses.
A combination from Gun does no damage.
Gun lands the left hand.
No joy there for Neut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neut is looking to score with low kicks.
Gun scores with a one two! Neut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Neut slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun stuns Neut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neut throws a lazy uppercut
and Gun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neut thinking.
Gun blocks the body kick.
Neut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gun misses with a hook. Neut ducked under it nicely.
Neut throws the left hand but Gun avoids the punch easily.
Neut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gun checks a leg kick.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Neut avoids the body shot from Gun.
Neut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neut tries to clinch there but Gun circles away.
Gun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gun scores with a decent looking hook.
Gun slips a jab and a cross from Neut.
A head kick misses from Neut.
Neut misses with a looping left.
A big right from Gun misses.
Neut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neut manages to avoid it.
Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun with a hook.
A cross from Gun lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun staying out of range there.
Neut misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Gun.
Gun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gun.
Gun swings for the body but Neut moves out of range.
Neut slips under a jab from Gun.
Gun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neut.
Neut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gun.
Neut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun avoids the head kick by Neut.
Neut blocks a jab.
Neut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gun lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machine Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Neut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gun counters with a nice uppercut.
Neut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gun.
Gun shoots in but no luck this time.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Neut.
Neut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gun circles away.
Neut throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Gun lands a slapping body shot.
Neut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gun.
Gun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neut takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neut moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gun circles away.
Neut throws a right and a left that Gun avoids nicely.
Neut throws a one two combo.
Gun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neut.
Gun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neut.
Gun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gun digs a good body shot into Neut's ribs.
Neut misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Gun as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neut at a distance.
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Neut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neut misses with the combination.
Gun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neut.
Neut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
The fighters circling - Gun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neut wants to clinch up but Gun keeps it at a distance.
Neut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Sloppy strikes from Gun. Those never looked like landing.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Neut is out of range.
Gun scores with the left hand. Neut knows he should have avoided that one.
Gun lands a nice shot that snaps Neut's head back.
Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neut scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neut. Gun shrugs it off though.
Gun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neut takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gun throws a combination that misses
and Neut counters with a left and a right that stings Gun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balance Neut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gun throws a body punch but Neut moves out of range.
Neut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun staying out of range there.
Balance Neut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gun was well out of range. Poor timing from Neut.
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Neut is looking to score with low kicks.
Neut misses with a series of wild punches.
Gun scores with a punch to the head.
Neut misses with a shot to the body
and Gun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gun moves out of range of the body kick.
Gun avoids the head kick by Neut.
Neut throws the kick towards the body but Gun avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neut misses with a head kick.
Gun lands with a hook. Neut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machine Gun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neut lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Machine Gun.
Well Gun 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machine Gun!
In his post fight interview, Machine Gun started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Takeya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Takeya!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeya fails to land the takedown.
Baumgartner throws a shot to the body.
Takeru Takeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeya tries for a takedown but Baumgartner circles away easily
and Baumgartner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baumgartner jabs at Takeya's body.
Takeya tries for a takedown but Baumgartner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roger Baumgartner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Takeya.
Baumgartner lands with a nice body punch.
Takeya looking to score a takedown here. Baumgartner is defending well but Takeya drives through and ends up in Baumgartner's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baumgartner looking for a triangle here. Takeya is fighting it but it looks tight! Baumgartner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Takeya is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roger Baumgartner!
Roger Baumgartner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mario Guevera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Awsome (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Guevera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Awsome!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awsome wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guevera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Awsome quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guevera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Awsome's head.
Guevera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guevera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guevera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guevera thows a huge punch but Awsome dodges it nicely.
Guevera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guevera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guevera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guevera with the ground and pound but Awsome uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guevera prevents Awsome from getting back to his feet.
Guevera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Awsome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guevera cracks Awsome with a solid left hand.
Guevera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guevera looking to pass the guard.
Guevera pushes down on Awsome's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Guevera wants to pass the guard but Awsome is defending well.
Guevera prevents Awsome from standing back up.
Guevera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Awsome's head.
Guevera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guevera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guevera uses his free foot to push down on Awsome's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Awsome.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awsome is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Guevera lands a big shot there that rocks Awsome but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guevera throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Awsome has his hands clasped together but Guevera breaks the hold and Awsome is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Guevera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Guevera!
Mario Guevera managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alpha Male, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Seed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seed comes to the cage accompanied by Drunken Master. Connor Freeman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Seed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Seed.
Donk. Seed catches Freeman right on the button with a cross.
Freeman darts in looking for a takedown but Seed gets double underhooks and turns Freeman into the cage.
Seed misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seed.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Seed has him pressed against the cage.
Seed trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seed is working for takedown but Freeman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Freeman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Seed.
Freeman is trying to force a seperation but Seed has the dominant position.
Seed misses with a body punch.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Freeman tries to break the clinch but Seed is controlling the position.
Seed lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman is trying to force a seperation but Seed has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seed misses with a low kick.
Freeman cracks a nice hook into Seed's ribs.
Seed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freeman.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt - Seed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freeman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Freeman gets a clinch.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Seed has double underhooks.
Freeman avoids the elbow strike from Seed, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Seed.
Freeman tries to break the clinch but Seed is controlling the position.
Freeman tries to break the clinch but Seed is controlling the position.
Seed is trying to maintain a safe position but Freeman gets an underhook and turns Seed into the cage.
Seed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Seed as Freeman shoots in.
Sam Seed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Freeman.
Freeman dives in for a single leg takedown but Seed sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Freeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Seed won't allow it.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Seed keeps him there for the moment.
Seed has Freeman pressed against the cage, preventing Freeman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seed lands an uppercut.
Seed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Freeman up against the cage.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Seed is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Seed misses with a punch on the inside.
Seed prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Seed has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Seed is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman avoids a wild elbow strike from Seed.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seed.
Freeman avoids a wild elbow strike from Seed.
Seed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Seed keeps him there for the moment.
Seed lands a right hand.
Seed misses with a punch on the inside.
Seed has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Freeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Seed has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Seed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seed misses with an elbow strike.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Seed is controlling him.
Freeman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seed swings widly with a right hand
and Freeman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Seed!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Seed tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman trying to control the position but Seed is working away.
Freeman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman slows the pace down.
Seed is looking for a sweep.
Freeman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Freeman wants to control but Seed is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman tries to move to mount but Seed blocks the move with his legs.
Freeman wants to control but Seed is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Connor Freeman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Seed as Freeman shoots in.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Seed checks it.
Seed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Freeman to the ground. Seed is now in Freeman's guard.
Seed prevents Freeman from getting back to his feet.
Seed looking to sit in guard and control but Freeman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freeman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freeman content to stall in guard here.
Seed working for a triangle but Freeman defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freeman manages to get himself to full guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Seed from controlling successfully.
Seed won't allow Freeman to get back to his feet.
Seed is stalling in the full guard.
Seed stops Freeman from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Freeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seed, into his guard.
Seed keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Seed seems keen to control Freeman's posture.
Freeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seed wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Freeman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Seed keeps moving.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Seed.
Seed trying to control the position.
Seed keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Seed has his hands on Freeman's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Seed misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seed throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Freeman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Seed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seed tries to bench press Freeman off him but Freeman keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Seed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Seed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Seed.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Freeman is out of range and Seed settles back down.
Seed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freeman but Freeman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Seed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Seed, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Seed against the cage but Seed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seed as he avoids it easily.
Sam Seed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Freeman.
Seed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seed tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Freeman tenderised Seed's leg. Seed is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seed misses the jab.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seed tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seed to the ground. Seed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freeman fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seed walks into a left hand.
Seed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Freeman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Freeman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Seed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Seed leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seed misses with a hook
and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Seed taking some punishment here, with Freeman in his half guard.
Seed is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seed's head.
Freeman controlling the pace.
Seed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Seed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freeman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freeman advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seed is looking for a sweep.
Seed gets back to half guard.
Seed tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seed trying to control here.
Freeman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Seed is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seed is trying to get back to full guard.
Seed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freeman.
Seed moves into full guard.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Seed is keeping the position.
Seed looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freeman's guard.
Freeman wants to stand up but Seed is controlling him.
Seed trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Connor Freeman.
I think Freeman 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Connor Freeman!
A relieved looking Connor Freeman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Powders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garry Powders has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greer Leonardson's chin.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Greer Leonardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Powders!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Leonardson. Those never looked like landing.
Leonardson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Garry Powders has been cut.
Leonardson throws a big shot that misses.
Powders shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leonardson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leonardson tries to kick Powders off but Powders keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Powders seems to be looking for submissions.
Powders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leonardson defending well though.
Powders is looking for a kimura but Leonardson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Powders to get the leverage.
Leonardson pushes Powders off looking to stand but Powders dives back in and keeps control.
Powders has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Powders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powders uses his free foot to push down on Leonardson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Leonardson.
Leonardson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powders with the ground and pound from mount.
Leonardson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Leonardson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Powders.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powders is looking to work his way around to Leonardson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Powders looking to finish with strikes here!
Leonardson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Leonardson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Powders pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leonardson tries to buck Powders off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powders thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Powders working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Leonardson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Powders landing punches.
You get the feeling that Leonardson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Powders landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leonardson is rocked!
Powders is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leonardson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leonardson shrugs it off.
Oh Leonardson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonardson really wants to buck Powders off and get back to his feet.
Powders misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Leonardson seems to have got his legs back now.
Leonardson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Powders locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Leonardson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garry Powders!
An out of breath Garry Powders thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio San Pedro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro has taken the fight to the clinch.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, San Pedro throws an elbow but misses.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but San Pedro avoids the damage to the body.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scheisse throws an elbow but it misses.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro tries to work over Scheisse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and San Pedro avoids it.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scheisse.
Scheisse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San Pedro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scheisse dodges an elbow strike from San Pedro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
San Pedro wants to break free but Scheisse has control.
San Pedro tries to land knees in the clinch but Scheisse avoids the damage to the body.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
San Pedro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scheisse managing to block the knees to the body from San Pedro.
Scheisse throws a knee to the head but misses.
San Pedro tries to break free but Scheisse pushes him back against the cage.
Scheisse throws a knee to the head but misses.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Scheisse controls the action.
San Pedro lands with a left to the head.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside.
Scheisse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite San Pedro's efforts to push away.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Scheisse.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Scheisse blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries to work over Scheisse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Scheisse blocks it.
San Pedro lands a body punch.
San Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
San Pedro tries to land knees in the clinch but Scheisse avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse avoids a wild elbow strike from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Scheisse blocks it.
San Pedro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scheisse is defending well for now.
Scheisse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
San Pedro digs a right hand underneath Scheisse's ribcage. Scheisse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Scheisse blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Scheisse.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Scheisse avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scheisse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
San Pedro is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregorio San Pedro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scheisse throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Scheisse dives in and scores a takedown into San Pedro's guard.
Scheisse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of San Pedro is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
San Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
San Pedro wants to sweep here but Scheisse controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scheisse avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
Scheisse avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Scheisse gets a clinch.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro lands a shot to the body.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
San Pedro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scheisse prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
San Pedro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San Pedro throws out a powerful jab.
San Pedro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scheisse.
San Pedro throws a shot from downtown. Scheisse moves away and avoids it.
San Pedro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scheisse defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scheisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scheisse misses with a hook.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheisse tries to clinch up but San Pedro circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scheisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
San Pedro drops Scheisse with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Scheisse looks back up at him and smiles so San Pedro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Scheisse is rocked!
San Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
San Pedro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San Pedro lands a nice elbow.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but San Pedro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
San Pedro lands a nice shot to the body.
Scheisse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scheisse's elbow.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Scheisse controls his hands.
Scheisse trying to stall but San Pedro improves his position.
Scheisse pressing his opponent against the cage.
San Pedro lands a nice knee to the body.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse throws a knee to the head but misses.
San Pedro working aggressively here.
Scheisse avoiding damage as San Pedro throws knees to the body.
Scheisse prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro avoids the elbow strike from Scheisse, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scheisses head.
San Pedro tries to break free but Scheisse pushes him back against the cage.
San Pedro lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregorio San Pedro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scheisse was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
A head kick misses from Scheisse.
Scheisse is looking to clinch.
San Pedro throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from San Pedro does it's job there.
San Pedro lands a big right hand that sends Scheisse crashing to the mat! San Pedro stays standing though and waves Scheisse back to his feet!
Scheisse is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scheisse blocks a jab.
San Pedro moves into the clinch.
San Pedro tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scheisse.
San Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scheisse's elbow.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scheisse's elbow.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
San Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scheisse can do to turn this around?
San Pedro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheisse bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! San Pedro comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Scheisse falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Scheisse was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregorio San Pedro!
After winning the bout, Gregorio San Pedro 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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