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REVO - Pollendina vs Alvarez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Jakobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Gibb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobsen comes into the arena with Ol' Dirty Bastard - Recognize blaring out of the sound system. Gibb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: P.O.D-Boom. Tyrone Gibb has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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179 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Jakobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Gibb!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibb shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jakobsen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jakobsen tries to improve position but can't.
Gibb is looking to take a break and control but Jakobsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jakobsen is trying to improve his position.
Gibb wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jakobsen, who protects the arm well.
Gibb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakobsen keeps working.
Gibb tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibb working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobsen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jakobsen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gibb off and has taken his back!
Jakobsen has got one arm under Gibb's chin. This could be trouble... Gibb trying to control the other hand but Jakobsen gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gibb has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adolf Jakobsen!
Adolf Jakobsen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peder Del Pedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Eikmeyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peder Del Pedo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikmeyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Del Pedo!
Eikmeyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Del Pedo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Del Pedo is trying to improve his position.
Eikmeyer tries for a kimura but Del Pedo is defending well.
Del Pedo manages to get back to half guard.
Del Pedo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer moves nicely into side control.
Eikmeyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Del Pedo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Del Pedo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Del Pedo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Eikmeyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Pedo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Del Pedo has hold of Eikmeyer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eikmeyer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Pedo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Del Pedo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eikmeyer?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Pedo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eikmeyer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Del Pedo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Eikmeyer is bucking up trying to escape but Del Pedo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Eikmeyer can't escape the position.
Del Pedo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eikmeyer's face.
Eikmeyer takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Del Pedo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peder Del Pedo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Seek n Destroy as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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227 lbs
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251 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Beck!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Beck misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Filipovic moved out of range.
Beck misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Beck swinging wildly here.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut. Beck saw that one coming.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like John Beck has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beck.
Beck cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beck throws a nice looking combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beck lands a left and a right that send Filipovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Beck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic misses with a straight right.
Filipovic misses with a looping right.
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Filipovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Beck to counter with a crisp jab.
Filipovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Filipovic.
Beck lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Filipovic falls backwards - clearly groggy! Beck dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Beck!
Our winner, John Beck, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Les Ismore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soto has chosen Valesca Popozuda - Beijinho No Ombro as his entrance music. Les Ismore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Augusto Soto's chin.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Les Ismore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Ismore moves out of range easily.
Soto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Les Ismore has been cut.
Soto throws a head kick but Ismore moves out of range.
Ismore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soto circles away.
A head kick by Ismore misses
and Soto counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Soto looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto connects with a couple of short punches.
Ismore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.
Soto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ismore wants to sweep but no luck.
Ismore looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soto throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore working for a triangle but Soto defends it easily.
Ismore controls Soto momentarily but Soto frees himself.
Ismore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ismore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soto passes into side control.
Ismore is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ismore is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Soto throwing shots but Ismore is blocking nicely.
Soto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soto is keen to just control but Ismore is a slippery customer.
Ismore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soto scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto working Ismore over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto prevents Ismore from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Soto there.
Ismore has a hand on Soto's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Soto takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ismore is looking to get to half guard.
Soto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soto lands a heavy elbow.
Ismore is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Soto! Ismore is hurt baaadly! Soto is firing away with more strikes - Ismore is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augusto Soto!
Augusto Soto 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubao Alcaraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Wiley - Take That blaring out of the sound system. Bubao Alcaraz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jason Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubao Alcaraz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcaraz misses the jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Alcaraz scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Alcaraz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alcaraz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alcaraz duly obliges.
Alcaraz looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Alcaraz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcaraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Alcaraz misses with a looping left.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcaraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcaraz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alcaraz missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Lee misses.
Alcaraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee cracks Alcaraz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alcaraz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcaraz looking to stall.
Alcaraz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Alcaraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alcaraz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcaraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alcaraz looking to stall.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alcaraz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alcaraz looks winded!
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alcaraz up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alcaraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alcaraz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee has Alcaraz pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Alcaraz 's eye.
It looks like Bubao Alcaraz has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee stalling.
Alcaraz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Alcaraz goes down! Lee pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Alcaraz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee advances to full mount.
Alcaraz is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee cracks Alcaraz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Lee!
Jason Lee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Clinton (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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140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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131 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion throws a right hand that misses
and Clinton counters with a right hand to the body.
Lion goes for a double leg but Clinton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clinton continues to drive forward.
A frustrated look appears on Clinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinton is trying to break free.
Lion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clinton or not.
Lion misses with the head strike.
Lion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lion shoots in and drives through. Clinton sprawls well.
Lion throws a hook to the side of Clinton's head but Clinton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clinton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lion misses with an uppercut. Clinton saw that one coming.
Lion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clinton slips under a jab.
Lion lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clinton misses with a wild combination.
Lion misses with a straight left.
Lion throws a big shot that misses.
Clinton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lion.
Lion throws a big shot that misses.
Clinton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clinton slips a jab from Lion.
Lion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clinton tries to avoid it but Lion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clinton to the ground. Clinton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lion misses with a right hand
and Clinton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leonardo Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Clinton.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lion as he avoids it easily.
Lion ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but Clinton shows good takedown defense.
Clinton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lion throws a sloppy body shot
and Clinton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Clinton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lion on the side of the head.
Lion missing with a left hand there. Clinton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lion connects with a looping right hand.
Lion misses with a takedown attempt - Clinton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lion. Lion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown but Lion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lion slips under a jab.
Lion throws a body punch but Clinton moves out of range.
Lion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Clinton.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lion.
Lion throws a body punch but Clinton moves out of range.
Lion throws an off balance right hand
and Clinton counters with a series of strikes. Lion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lion throws a head kick but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lion as he avoids it easily.
Clinton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Clinton.
Clinton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clinton defending well as Lion loads up on a big left hand.
Clinton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clinton showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
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 Leonardo Lion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lion is looking to clinch.
Clinton takes a swing at Lion's ribcage but misses.
Lion misses the jab.
Lion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clinton ducks under a wild hook from Lion.
Lion throws a head kick but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lion.
Lion tries to work over Clinton's front leg with a kick but Clinton checks it.
Lion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clinton throws a right hand that Lion ducks under and follows up with a left that Lion also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Lion.
Lion tries to clinch but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clinton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton dives in for a single leg takedown but Lion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Lion tries to throw a body punch but Clinton avoids it by throwing Lion back against the cage.
Clinton wants to break free but Lion has control.
Clinton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lion misses with a punch to the body.
Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lion misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Lion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lion lands a jab to Clinton's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Clinton. No joy for Lion on that attempt.
Clinton dips to his left and cracks Lion with an uppercut!
Lion throws a head kick that misses.
Lion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clinton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lion.
Lion looks to land a left hand but Clinton moved out of range nicely.
Clinton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lion throws a leg kick
and Clinton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Lion misses
and Clinton counters with a nice uppercut.
Clinton misses with a two punch combination.
Lion shoots in looking for a takedown. Clinton tries to sprawl out of it but Lion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clinton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lion throws a leg kick but Clinton checks it.
Franklin Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lion thows a body shot but no joy.
Lion tries a low kick but Clinton avoids it.
Leonardo Lion is winning the standup battle so far.
Clinton moves out of range of the leg kick from Lion.
Lion throws an off balance right hand
and Clinton counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Lion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion throws a jab when Clinton was well out of range.
Lion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clinton throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
Lion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lion lands some shots froms side control.
Lion throws a strike aimed at the side of Clinton's head but Clinton avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Lion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Lion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lion throws an elbow but Clinton slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Lion dominated that second round.
That's time! Lion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Clinton misses.
Clinton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lion misses the shot to the body.
Lion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Clinton lands with an overhand left.
Lion looks to land a left hand but Clinton moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Lion misses.
Lion throws a sloppy head kick and Clinton moves out of range easily.
Clinton misses with a double jab.
Lion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clinton is fending him off so far but Lion persists. Nope, Clinton circles away and we're back to standing.
Lion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clinton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lion swings widly with a right hand
and Clinton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion misses with a hook
and Clinton counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Clinton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lion throws out a leg kick but Clinton moves out of range and Lion only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Clinton. Those never looked like landing.
Lion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clinton's calf.
Lion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clinton.
Clinton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lion misses with a jab to the body
letting Clinton counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Clinton. Those never looked like landing.
Clinton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion closes the distance and clinches up with Clinton, looking for a takedown. Lion pushes Clinton against the cage but Clinton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clinton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lion is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Clinton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
Lion misses with a lunging right hand
and Clinton counters with a three punch combo that has Lion backing up. Lion nods at Clinton to acknowledge the strikes.
Lion just misses with a punch to the body.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lion misses with a left hand
and Clinton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clinton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lion.
Lion throws a lazy right hand but Clinton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clinton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clinton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lion.
Lion throws a leg kick but Clinton moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion misses with a double jab.
Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Clinton counters with a straight right hand.
Lion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Lion with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Clinton counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Lion tries to bum rush Clinton with a series of wild strikes but Clinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clinton dodges the punch combination from Lion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lion.
Lion loads up on a big right hand but Clinton slips the punch.
Clinton tests Lion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clinton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Franklin Clinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Lion misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinton cracks Lion with a good jab.
Clinton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Lion.
Well Lion 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leonardo Lion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ice Drago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Rad's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to move into range but Rad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rad moves forwards but Drago connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rad throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Rad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Drago - just one landing.
Drago is looking to slow Rad down with leg kicks.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Drago tries to clinch up but Rad circles away and keeps his distance.
Rad throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drago can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad misses with a low kick as Drago jumps back.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drago, right into the meat.
Drago misses with a hook.
Drago tries to clinch there but Rad circles away.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ice Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Rad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drago is out of range and Rad settles back down.
Drago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rad momentarily.
Rad throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Drago.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Rad.
Drago feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rad's calf.
Drago forces Rad back against the cage and clinches.
Rad tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Rad blocks an uppercut.
Drago pushes Rad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rad misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Drago looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rad can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Drago blocks a body shot from Rad.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rad has had enough of the clinch but Drago keeps him there for the moment.
Rad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Rad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Drago fails to land.
Rad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drago circles away.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands with a good body shot.
Rad throws a low kick, looking for Drago's leg but Drago calmly moves out of range.
Rad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rad at a distance.
Drago cracks Rad with a good jab.
Rad is rocked!
Rad tries to get into range but Drago steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Rad! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Drago scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Drago!
Ice Drago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kyle Rad had this to say: 'Just a bad day bitch. next time i will fuck you up good.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No Turning Back - Stand and Fight. 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 Gevorg Petrosyan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris'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.
Petrosyan trying to control from the bottom.
Petrosyan pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris is controlling the pace.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Petrosyan defends the submission attempt.
Petrosyan won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Harris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petrosyan defends it well.
Petrosyan has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Petrosyan is defending well.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Petrosyan is defending well.
Petrosyan is trying to stand up here but Harris is controlling him well.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Petrosyan is defending well.
Petrosyan keeping hold of Harris's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a kimura but Petrosyan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Harris is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Petrosyan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Petrosyan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petrosyan off and has taken his back!
Harris looking to break Petrosyan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Petrosyan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Harris will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Harris is working for a rear naked choke. Petrosyan is not defending it well and Harris has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Petrosyan refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Petrosyan's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina comes to the cage accompanied by Mohamed's theme tune. 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 Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollendina lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Pollendina has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Pollendina.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Pollendina.
Pollendina slowing the pace effectively.
Alvarez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pollendina clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pollendina is trying to break free.
Alvarez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pollendina to escape the position.
Alvarez 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, Pollendina has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pollendina prevents Alvarez from getting a body triangle.
I would not like to be Pollendina right now.
Alvarez punches Pollendina on the ear.
Pollendina wants to escape the position.
Pollendina is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bromance Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Alvarez tightening his grip on Pollendina, looking for the choke.
Alvarez keeps control of the position as Pollendina tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Pollendina taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
CId Pollendina was interviewed post fight and said 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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