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Troids Next Top Fighter! R15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mendes (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendes sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz is rocked!
Mendes tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
A little jabbing left from Mendes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendes connects with a superb combination that knocks Diaz out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Mendes before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Mendes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It Comes and It Goes. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Khan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a leg kick but Benjawan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benjawan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benjawan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan lands a nice hook to Benjawan's body. Benjawan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Phan Benjawan has been cut.
Benjawan takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan with a jab.
Benjawan throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Benjawan drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan connects with a jab.
Benjawan throws a lazy body kick
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Benjawan.
Khan tries to work over Benjawan's front leg with a kick but Benjawan checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lunges at Benjawan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benjawan's hand.
Benjawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Benjawan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerry Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a head kick but Benjawan moves out of range.
No joy there for Benjawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Benjawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Benjawan. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benjawan's head backwards.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benjawan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Benjawan's head back.
Benjawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Benjawan counter with a right hand.
Benjawan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Benjawan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjawan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan digs a good body shot into Benjawan's ribs.
Benjawan avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Benjawan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benjawan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan checks a leg kick.
Benjawan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Benjawan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benjawan stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Benjawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benjawan walks into a jab.
Benjawan walks into a jab.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjawan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan cracks Benjawan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A right-left combo lands from Benjawan.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Benjawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan motions for Benjawan to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benjawan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Benjawan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a leg kick but Benjawan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benjawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benjawan.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benjawan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benjawan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benjawan throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan thuds his right hand into Benjawan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab by Khan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan throws out a counter right but Benjawan avoids it with no problem.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khan.
Benjawan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benjawan motions for Khan to come forward. Benjawan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjawan throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Benjawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjawan tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benjawan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan scores with a jab.
Benjawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjawan misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Benjawan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Benjawan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Benjawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Gerry Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benjawan scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benjawan needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benjawan tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Benjawan misses with a head kick.
Khan cracks Benjawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phan Benjawan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benjawan throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Benjawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benjawan misses with a double jab.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Benjawan ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Benjawan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan scores with a head kick.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Benjawan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benjawan throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benjawan counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjawan throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan with a hook.
Benjawan throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benjawan is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benjawan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benjawan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Benjawan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Benjawan's front leg but catches the back leg as Benjawan tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Benjawan blocks the low kick.
Benjawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benjawan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khan tries to work over Benjawan's front leg with a kick but Benjawan checks it.
Benjawan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Khan catches Benjawan right on the button with a cross.
Benjawan lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Benjawan's defenses.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Benjawan moves out of range easily.
Benjawan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benjawan checks it well.
Benjawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Benjawan defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Benjawan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benjawan scrambles back to his feet.
Benjawan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benjawan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benjawan tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
A head kick from Khan lands but Benjawan takes it in his stride.
Benjawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benjawan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan lands a head kick. Benjawan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khan lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Benjawan misses its target.
Benjawan slips a straight right by Khan.
Benjawan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benjawan misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benjawan misses with a low kick.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Benjawan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benjawan 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 Khan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phan Benjawan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khan stuns Benjawan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan throws a head kick but Benjawan moves out of range.
Benjawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Benjawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan blocks a head kick by Benjawan.
Benjawan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benjawan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benjawan throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benjawan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjawan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Benjawan saw it coming and moves away.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Benjawan off the cage and back into range.
Benjawan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan catches Benjawan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Benjawan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benjawan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Benjawan throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benjawan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benjawan throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Benjawan tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Benjawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjawan misses with a low kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjawan moves away.
Benjawan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phan Benjawan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjawan swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Benjawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan connects with a jab.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Benjawan should have avoided that one.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a leg kick but Benjawan moved away.
Benjawan tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan misses with a combination
and Benjawan counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Khan is rocked!
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjawan finish him?
Benjawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benjawan.
Gerry Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benjawan throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan feints and then cracks Benjawan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benjawan down.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benjawan.
A jab from Benjawan misses.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benjawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benjawan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benjawan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan with a nice cross.
That's four 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!
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Benjawan.
Benjawan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benjawan tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan throws a body punch but Benjawan moves out of range.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjawan on the side of the head.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Benjawan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjawan.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Khan!
A very excited looking Gerry Khan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Commander Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor MCconnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor MCconnor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Commander Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor MCconnor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from MCconnor misses its intended target.
Shepard keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
MCconnor throws a head punch that misses.
Shepard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shepard has MCconnor pressed against the cage, preventing MCconnor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shepard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shepard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shepard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MCconnor working hard to break the clinch.
Shepard lands a left hand.
Shepard trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Shepard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard lands with a right to the head.
MCconnor tries to break free but Shepard pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shepard.
Shepard lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MCconnor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MCconnor throws an off balance right hand
and Shepard counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by MCconnor misses
and Shepard counters with a body kick.
MCconnor fails in his attempt to clinch.
MCconnor looks to throw the jab but Shepard is out of range.
Shepard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MCconnor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shepard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MCconnor.
MCconnor misses the jab.
It appears Shepard was looking to counter with a kick there.
MCconnor instigates a clinch.
MCconnor wants to stall.
Shepard tries to work over MCconnor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MCconnor working hard to break the clinch.
Shepard blocks an uppercut.
Shepard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that MCconnor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice body punch from Shepard - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MCconnor's efforts to push away.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MCconnor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shepard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shepard lands an uppercut.
MCconnor lands a body shot in the clinch.
MCconnor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shepard blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by MCconnor.
Shepard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MCconnor or not.
Shepard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MCconnor is trying to break free.
Shepard lands a right hand.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
MCconnor blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MCconnor blocks a body shot from Shepard.
MCconnor tries to break free but Shepard pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shepard misses with a punch on the inside.
MCconnor working hard to break the clinch.
MCconnor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MCconnor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MCconnor tries to clinch but Shepard is having none of it.
Shepard fires out a quick counter leg kick but MCconnor just manages to avoid it.
MCconnor tries to clinch but Shepard moves away
and Shepard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shepard takes the fight into the clinch.
MCconnor misses with a punch on the inside.
Shepard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MCconnor is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepard has double underhooks.
MCconnor breaks the clinch.
Shepard keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepard tried to counter with a leg kick but MCconnor avoided it.
MCconnor is looking to clinch but Shepard is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard misses with a body kick.
MCconnor lands a slapping body shot.
Shepard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
MCconnor wants to clinch but Shepard slips to the side
and Shepard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MCconnor swings widly with a right hand
and Shepard counters with a left to the body.
MCconnor moves into the clinch successfully.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
MCconnor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shepard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Shepard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shepard scores with a jab to the body.
MCconnor blocks a head kick by Shepard.
Shepard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shepard lets loose with a powerful body kick. MCconnor will feel that in the morning.
MCconnor is looking to clinch.
Gregor MCconnor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MCconnor doesn't seem bothered though.
Shepard forces MCconnor back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commander Shepard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shepard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MCconnor.
MCconnor swings widly with a right hand
and Shepard counters with a thumping low kick.
Shepard instigates a clinch.
Shepard can't find room to land a body shot as MCconnor controls the action.
Shepard misses with a hook to the ribs.
MCconnor working hard to break the clinch.
MCconnor is trying to push Shepard away but Shepard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shepard has a couple of punches blocked by MCconnor.
MCconnor avoiding damage as Shepard throws knees to the body.
MCconnor is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepard has double underhooks.
Shepard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MCconnor backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Shepard.
A short uppercut from Shepard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shepard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MCconnor's efforts to push away.
MCconnor throws a punch but it's blocked by Shepard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shepard fails to land.
Shepard misses with the head strike.
Shepard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shepard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shepard working aggressively here.
MCconnor is trying to break free.
MCconnor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shepard misses with a knee strike.
Shepard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shepard.
Commander Shepard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shepard misses with a hook from the clinch.
MCconnor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MCconnor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shepard has him pressed against the cage.
MCconnor misses with a punch on the inside.
Shepard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MCconnor can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard working MCconnor over with knees to the body.
Shepard lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gregor MCconnor has been cut.
Shepard misses with a knee to the head.
MCconnor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shepard has him pressed against the cage.
Shepard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard lands a right hand that snaps the head of MCconnor backwards.
Shepard tries a body shot but MCconnor blocks it.
MCconnor throws a punch but it's blocked by Shepard.
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
MCconnor can't find room to land a body shot as Shepard controls the action.
MCconnor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shepard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shepard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MCconnor.
MCconnor is trying to break the clinch but Shepard is controlling him.
MCconnor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Shepard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard misses with a punch on the inside.
Shepard misses with the head strike.
MCconnor tries to circle away but Shepard has him pinned against the cage.
MCconnor working aggressively here.
Shepard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MCconnor's elbow.
MCconnor is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepard has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Shepard as the two fighters clinch.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Shepard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shepard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MCconnor or not.
MCconnor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shepard backwards.
Shepard misses with a knee to the head.
MCconnor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MCconnor tries to break free but Shepard pushes him back against the cage.
MCconnor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MCconnor tries to clinch but Shepard moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard moves out of range as MCconnor strikes.
MCconnor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shepard connects with a leg kick. MCconnor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MCconnor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepard closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shepard lands a nice shot to the body.
Shepard tries to throw a body punch but MCconnor avoids it by throwing Shepard back against the cage.
Shepard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MCconnor blocks it with crossed arms.
Shepard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MCconnor.
Shepard digs a right hand into MCconnor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MCconnor's gas tank.
Shepard lands with a right to the head.
MCconnor is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepard has double underhooks.
MCconnor wants to break free but Shepard has control.
MCconnor misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commander Shepard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregor MCconnor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shepard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MCconnor throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Shepard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shepard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MCconnor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepard blocks a head kick by MCconnor.
A jab lands there for Shepard.
Shepard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shepard pushes MCconnor up against the cage in a clinch.
MCconnor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shepard scores with a nice hook to the head.
MCconnor manages to break the clinch.
Shepard moves into the clinch successfully.
MCconnor manages to break the clinch.
MCconnor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shepard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shepard tries to land a knee to the head but MCconnor blocks with his arms.
A short right from Shepard on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard lands with a left to the head.
Shepard lands with a right to the head.
MCconnor scores with a shoulder strike.
MCconnor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Shepard.
Shepard misses with a body punch.
Shepard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shepard scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shepard fails to land.
MCconnor takes a shot to the head.
MCconnor is rocked!
Shepard pushes MCconnor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Shepard fails to land.
Shepard throws a punch but it's blocked by MCconnor.
MCconnor throws a punch but it's blocked by Shepard.
Shepard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Commander Shepard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Shepard.
Shepard tries to land a knee to the head but MCconnor blocks with his arms.
Shepard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MCconnor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shepard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shepard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MCconnor is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepard finish him?
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Shepard has MCconnor pressed against the cage, preventing MCconnor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MCconnor is trying to break the clinch but Shepard is controlling him.
Shepard lands an uppercut.
Shepard tries to work over MCconnor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MCconnor is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepard has double underhooks.
MCconnor seems to have recovered his senses.
MCconnor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shepard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepard throws a quick counter kick to the body but MCconnor avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Shepard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MCconnor misses with a leg kick
and Shepard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shepard, right into the meat.
Shepard avoids the body shot from MCconnor.
MCconnor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
MCconnor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shepard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shepard gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from MCconnor fails to land.
Shepard misses with a body punch.
MCconnor blocking some punches.
Shepard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MCconnor or not.
Shepard tries a body shot but MCconnor blocks it.
MCconnor working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MCconnor can't find room to land a body shot as Shepard controls the action.
Shepard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MCconnor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MCconnor is trying to break the clinch but Shepard has him pressed against the cage.
MCconnor can't break the clinch.
MCconnor tries to circle away but Shepard has him pinned against the cage.
Shepard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shepard lands with a short shot to the head.
Shepard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shepard looking to throw knees to the head but MCconnor is blocking nicely.
Shepard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MCconnor's efforts to push away.
MCconnor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shepard throws a punch but it's blocked by MCconnor.
Gregor MCconnor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Commander Shepard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shepard 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Commander Shepard!
A relieved looking Commander Shepard 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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3 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlyle but Carlyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Carlyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Carlyle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hunt fails to land the takedown.
Carlyle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Charles Carlyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt shoots in but Carlyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carlyle pinned against the cage. Carlyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlyle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Carlyle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
A head kick misses from Carlyle.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlyle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlyle wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Carlyle shows good takedown defense.
Hunt looks winded!
Carlyle knocks Hunt to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Hunt is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlyle in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hunt looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Carlyle turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Carlyle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton comes to the cage accompanied by Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All. Jeremy Stapleton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ajai Hoo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Stapleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoo.
Stapleton lands a really nice looking cross but Hoo seems unphased.
Hoo's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stapleton cracks Hoo with a hook to the temple - Hoo is on wobbly legs here! Stapleton swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hoo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Stapleton wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeremy Stapleton!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Stapleton 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fireball - Pitbull. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Renan Melo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo misses with an uppercut.
Melo blocks a leg kick.
Melo scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Heath's head coaches at Team Meanor MMA™ [14 Elites, $850] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Melo. Beautiful body shot.
Melo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heath.
Melo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Melo walks into a left hand.
Heath closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Melo did well to prevent Heath getting side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Melo trying to control from the bottom.
Heath wants to free his trapped foot but Melo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Heath is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Melo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Melo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Melo.
Melo trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Heath trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Heath postures up.
Melo keeping full guard, as Heath tries to pass.
Heath is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Melo working for a triangle but Heath defends it easily.
Heath trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heath sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Melo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heath's guard.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Melo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heath is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heath in particular looking to stall.
Heath is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melo wants to control but Heath is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Melo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Melo.
Melo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Heath stopping the sweep attempt from Melo.
Melo is trying to control the position but Heath postures up.
Heath stopping the sweep attempt from Melo.
Melo being controlled here, momentarily.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath sitting in guard here, content to control.
Heath's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Melo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melo cracks Heath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heath scores with a hook.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo throws a big shot that misses.
Heath cracks Melo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Oliver Heath will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Melo as he checks the leg kick.
Heath throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Melo was covering up waiting for the punch and Heath finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Melo looking for a sweep. Not yet Melo, not yet.
Melo trying to keep a closed guard but Heath is proving a slippery customer.
Heath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melo on the ground.
Heath wants to control from the top but Melo keeps moving.
Heath is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melo is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heath is trying to keep Melo in close.
Melo won't allow Heath to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath controlling Melo's posture.
Melo slips nicely into half guard.
Heath tries to get to full guard but Melo has control of the leg.
Melo is thwarting Heath's attempts to control the position.
Melo is looking to advance position but Heath won't allow it.
Melo is thwarting Heath's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heath is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Heath wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Heath is pressing down on Melo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Melo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heath's guard.
Heath wants to control but Melo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
Melo is trying to control the action in half guard but Heath is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Melo is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliver Heath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heath wants to control but Melo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath is trying to get back to full guard.
Melo tries to pass to full mount but Heath defends it.
Melo is trying to control the action in half guard but Heath is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Melo is looking for a kimura but Heath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Melo to get the leverage.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
Melo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Melo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heath sees it coming and defends easily.
Heath wants to get back to full guard.
Heath trying to hold on to Melo's head to control him but Melo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Melo wants to control but Heath is keeping him busy.
Heath wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Melo is looking to take a break and control but Heath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heath tries to get to full guard but Melo has control of the leg.
Melo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heath defends it well.
Heath is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melo is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Heath staying out of range there.
Melo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heath to the ground. Melo is now in Heath's guard.
Heath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heath keeping moving, preventing Melo from controlling successfully.
Heath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heath tries to get out of the position.
Heath can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
Melo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Heath is looking for a sweep.
Melo trying to control the action but Heath is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath prevents Melo from moving into mount.
Heath tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath is trying to control Melo's posture but Melo avoids it.
Heath tries to bench press Melo off him but Melo keeps the position.
Heath is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Melo off and has taken his back!
Melo is in bad spot here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Melo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Melo turns into Heath and is now in his guard.
Melo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Melo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Heath is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath stops Melo from passing to mount.
Heath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Melo works to advance to full mount. Heath defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Heath wants to control but Melo is having none of it.
Heath can't escape the position.
Melo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Heath is in real trouble.
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!
Heath defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Melo's arms.
Melo has got one arm under Heath's chin. This could be trouble... Heath trying to control the other hand but Melo gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Heath has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renan Melo!
Renan Melo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rony Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Piper's choice of entrance music: Green Hills of Tyrol. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Jason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper misses the shot to the body.
Jason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Piper takes a step back to recover.
Good shot there by Piper.
Jason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piper to score with a decent uppercut.
Jason scores with a head kick. Piper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Jason slips under a jab from Piper.
Jason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piper thuds a left hand into Jason's body.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Jason.
Piper lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Piper misses.
Donk. Piper catches Jason right on the button with a cross.
Piper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason is looking to score with low kicks.
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jason buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jason has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Jason misses.
Piper throws a looping overhand right but Jason ducks down to avoid it.
Piper looks to land a left hand but Jason moved out of range nicely.
Jason tried to counter with a leg kick but Piper avoided it.
Jason slips under a jab.
Jason lands with a cross.
Jason connects with a leg kick. Piper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Piper throws a shot from downtown. Jason moves away and avoids it.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piper. That did some damage!
Jason lands with a hook. Piper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Jason finds it's way through Piper's defenses.
A jab from Piper misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Piper.
Piper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jason has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jason misses with a low kick as Piper jumps back.
Piper throws a body punch but Jason moves out of range.
A big right from Piper misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Piper scores with a nice right hand.
Jason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jason missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piper throws a hook but Jason blocks it.
A big right from Piper misses.
Good exchange - Piper coming out on top.
Jason has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jason there as he acknowledges the shot.
Piper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jason momentarily.
Jason keeps the fight on the outside.
Jason throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Piper works Jason's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jason.
Piper punishes Jason's body with a nice straight punch.
Piper digs a good body shot into Jason's ribs.
Piper scores with a hook.
It looks like Rony Jason has been cut.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jason circles away quickly and effectively.
Jason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piper.
Jason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Piper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Jason's head but Jason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jason throws out a leg kick but Piper moves out of range and Jason only half commits.
Jason slips a straight right by Piper.
Jason jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Piper lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper cracks a nice hook into Jason's ribs.
Piper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jason throws a big shot that misses.
Piper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jason.
Piper scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jason.
Jason appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
Piper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jason ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Jason tried to counter with a leg kick but Piper avoided it.
Jason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Jason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper scores with a jab.
Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Jason's shoulder, as Jason tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jason instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jason.
A body shot lands from Jason.
Jason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Piper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jason scores with a hook to the body. Piper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Piper misses.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Jason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piper.
Piper looks to land a left hand but Jason moved out of range nicely.
Jason fires out a quick counter leg kick but Piper just manages to avoid it.
Piper takes a swing at Jason's ribcage but misses.
Jason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piper.
Jason tried to counter with a leg kick but Piper avoided it.
Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Jason is just out of range.
Jason staying out of range there.
Piper misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper misses the jab.
A cross from Piper lands.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Jason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Piper lands with a cross.
Piper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jason forces Piper back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a knee strike.
Jason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jason looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piper misses with a knee strike.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jason lands an uppercut.
Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Jason.
Jason blocks a body shot from Piper.
Piper lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jason.
Piper misses with some punches.
Jason misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper lands with a light punch inside.
Piper misses with a knee to the head.
Rony Jason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Piper crunches a lovely knee into Jason's ribcage.
Jason misses with some punches.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Jason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jason.
Nice body punch from Jason.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Piper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jason pushes Piper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jason is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Piper.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Come on Jason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Piper working aggressively here.
Jason is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jason is trying to maintain a safe position but Piper gets an underhook and turns Jason into the cage.
Piper misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piper.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper tries a body shot but Jason blocks it.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piper.
Jason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jason pushes Piper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jason prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason lands with a right to the head.
Jason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Jason is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Jason stalling in the clinch.
Jason lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jason content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Piper.
Jason stalling in the clinch but Piper improves position.
Jason pushes Piper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jason pushes Piper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper lands a hook that snaps the head of Jason backwards.
Piper misses with a knee strike.
Piper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Jason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jason.
Jason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jason thows a body kick. Piper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Piper takes a swing at Jason's ribcage but misses.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jason throws a head kick that misses.
Piper misses with a looping left.
Jason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Jason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper missing with a left hand there. Jason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jason appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jason.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jason counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jason lands a right hook to the body.
Jason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Piper there.
Piper looks to land a right hand but Jason moved out of range.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jason.
Jason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Jason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Piper checks a leg kick.
Jason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason lands a big uppercut and Piper crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Piper looks OK. Jason waves Piper back to his feet!
Piper is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jason is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Jason finish him?
Piper throws a combination that misses
and Jason counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Piper misses with a straight left.
Piper 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.
Jason scores with a leg kick.
Piper gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jason gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Piper is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rony Jason!
A very excited looking Rony Jason made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Roddy Piper had this to say: 'He cheated, and I let him win anyway. My opponent was and remains a bum. Piss off.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boshtok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boshtok's entrance music is Jump Around M*thaf*cka. A fine choice. Sebastian Scrooge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuri Boshtok's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boshtok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Sebastian Scrooge!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrooge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boshtok looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Scrooge seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Scrooge landing a few strikes.
Boshtok manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scrooge is pressing down on Boshtok's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boshtok is holding on for now.
Scrooge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boshtok defends it well.
Scrooge is trying to control. Boshtok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boshtok moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boshtok is looking for a triangle but Scrooge pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boshtok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scrooge defends it easily.
Boshtok looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Scrooge looking to control.
Boshtok throwing strikes but missing.
Scrooge is adopting a defensive guard.
Scrooge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boshtok gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boshtok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boshtok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scrooge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boshtok has managed to get both his arms back between Scrooge's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boshtok 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.
Scrooge 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.
Scrooge trying to control the position.
Boshtok working some strikes from top position.
Scrooge is trying to keep Boshtok in close.
Scrooge pulls Boshtok in close to prevent any damage.
Boshtok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boshtok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scrooge looking to control but Boshtok passes into half guard.
Boshtok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boshtok lands a nice short elbow.
Boshtok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boshtok winds up and cracks Scrooge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boshtok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scrooge controlling the position for now.
Scrooge trying to control from the bottom.
Boshtok is looking to advance position but Scrooge won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrooge is refusing to be controlled, as Boshtok sits in half guard.
Boshtok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scrooge trying to control but Boshtok postures up.
Boshtok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scrooge is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge tries to kick Boshtok off but Boshtok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Scrooge is still in real trouble! Can Boshtok finish him?
Boshtok content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boshtok is nestled in close to Scrooge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Scrooge is refusing to be controlled, as Boshtok sits in half guard.
Scrooge trying to control here.
Boshtok scores with a big shot! Scrooge's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Scrooge! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boshtok!
A very excited looking Yuri Boshtok rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Sebastian Scrooge spoke after the fight, saying 'I should have bought my supplements from LOPS!
http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=2458'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken has chosen Rebels Song - Come out and Fight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken shoots in looking for a takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl out of it but McCracken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
Doyle moves forwards but McCracken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCracken throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCracken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCracken jumps guard but Doyle stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McCracken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCracken is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doyle lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
Doyle lands an elbow inside that McCracken shrugs off.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Doyle.
Doyle lands a damaging elbow.
McCracken takes an elbow to the temple.
Doyle prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCracken fails to pull guard.
Doyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle lands an elbow inside.
Doyle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
McCracken looks winded!
Doyle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
McCracken fails to pull guard.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCracken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doyle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doyle lands a nice elbow.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle lands a nice elbow.
Doyle lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
McCracken tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Doyle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCracken.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle presses McCracken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doyle lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
McCracken tries to score a body lock takedown but Doyle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doyle pushes McCracken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCracken jumps guard but Doyle stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doyle lands a left hand.
McCracken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doyle smiles and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doyle.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle lands an overhand right.
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle cracks McCracken with a nice body shot.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCracken is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCracken is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him?
Doyle stops a takedown attempt from McCracken.
Doyle lands a nice elbow.
Doyle presses McCracken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops McCracken! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Doyle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Doyle!
Our winner, Jimmy Doyle, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Rivia.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Of Rivia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Of Rivia.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Of Rivia scores with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Of Rivia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Of Rivia misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Of Rivia up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Of Rivia.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of Rivia pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Of Rivia managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Of Rivia lands with a light punch inside.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Of Rivia tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Of Rivia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Of Rivia lands with a light punch inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Rivia avoids the damage to the body.
Of Rivia tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Rivia avoids it.
Of Rivia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but Of Rivia moves away
and Of Rivia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Of Rivia lands the left hand.
Of Rivia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Of Rivia throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Rivia misses with a two punch combination.
Smith wants to clinch but Of Rivia slips to the side
and Of Rivia counters with a straight right hand.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Of Rivia if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Of Rivia circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Of Rivia feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Of Rivia lands an overhand right.
Of Rivia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Rivia throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Of Rivia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Of Rivia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Rivia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Rivia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Of Rivia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of Rivia can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Of Rivia can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Of Rivia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Of Rivia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Of Rivia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Of Rivia is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Of Rivia lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Rivia.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Of Rivia's ribcage.
Of Rivia swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Rivia managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Of Rivia shrugs off.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Of Rivia blocks it with crossed arms.
Of Rivia gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Of Rivia misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Rivia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Of Rivia lands a left hand.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Of Rivia lands with a light punch inside.
Of Rivia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Of Rivia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Rivia finish him?
Nice body punch from Of Rivia - that landed with a thud.
Of Rivia misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Rivia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Rivia throws a big uppercut that drops Smith! More strikes from Of Rivia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smith lies dazed against the cage as Of Rivia celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geralt Of Rivia!
Geralt Of Rivia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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