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DFC Excursion 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Diddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars HoutKooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars HoutKooper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacques Diddles's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Diddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars HoutKooper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HoutKooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diddles tries to avoid it but HoutKooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diddles to the ground. Diddles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diddles moves into range and clinches up with HoutKooper.
Diddles wants to stall.
Diddles ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diddles no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diddles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
HoutKooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Diddles has wrist control.
HoutKooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
HoutKooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
HoutKooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst HoutKooper is controlling him.
Diddles has his hands on HoutKooper's head, controlling the position.
HoutKooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diddles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HoutKooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
HoutKooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
HoutKooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diddles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if HoutKooper can do anything to dispel that myth.
HoutKooper looking for submissions off his back.
HoutKooper actively working from the bottom here.
HoutKooper looking for submissions off his back.
HoutKooper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diddles pulls his head out easily.
HoutKooper actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
HoutKooper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diddles pulls his head out easily.
HoutKooper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diddles is keen to just control but HoutKooper is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diddles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
HoutKooper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diddles moves nicely into side control.
HoutKooper is trying to get back to half guard.
Diddles in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HoutKooper is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Diddles is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Diddles tries to control but HoutKooper wriggling away.
HoutKooper is in a horrible position here. Diddles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
HoutKooper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diddles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diddles is landing with some decent strikes but HoutKooper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
HoutKooper is trying to escape the mount.
Diddles cracks HoutKooper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HoutKooper tries to improve his position but instead Diddles has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
HoutKooper is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on HoutKooper's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
HoutKooper tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Diddles has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! HoutKooper is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacques Diddles!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Park Ji Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Ledoux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Park Ji Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Ledoux!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledoux leaves Ji Sung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ledoux is looking for the big counter here.
Ji Sung throws a nice looking combination but Ledoux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ji Sung seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ledoux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Ji Sung was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ji Sung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ji Sung tries to close the distance and clinch but Ledoux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ji Sung clinches up with Ledoux and pushes him back against the cage.
Ji Sung has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ledoux after a bit of a struggle.
Ledoux prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Park Ji Sung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Sung has Ledoux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ledoux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ji Sung is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Sung is trying to pull guard but Ledoux has him pressed against the cage.
Ledoux landing knees to the body.
Ji Sung wants to take the fight to the mat but Ledoux manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ji Sung is breathing heavily.
Ji Sung fails to pull guard.
Ledoux pulls Ji Sung into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ji Sung is controlling him.
Ledoux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ledoux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ledoux thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ledoux wants to get back to his feet but Ji Sung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ledoux seems keen to control Ji Sung's posture.
Ji Sung chips away with some ground and pound.
Ji Sung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ledoux is controlling Ji Sung's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ji Sung wants to control from the top but Ledoux keeps moving.
Ji Sung preventing the sweep.
Ji Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Ledoux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ji Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ledoux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ledoux trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ji Sung closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ledoux circles away.
Ji Sung tries to clinch but Ledoux moves out of range.
Ji Sung closes the distance and pushes Ledoux back into the cage.
Ledoux stops a takedown attempt from Ji Sung.
Ledoux tries to pull guard but Ji Sung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ledoux wants to stand and escape but Ji Sung is having none of it.
Ji Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ledoux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ji Sung throwing strikes but missing.
Ji Sung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ji Sung trying to control but Ledoux is working from the bottom.
Ji Sung throws an elbow that misses. Ledoux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ji Sung's guard. Nice move by Ledoux!
Ji Sung is trying to control the position but Ledoux postures up.
That's four 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.
Ledoux chips away with some ground and pound.
Ledoux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ledoux throws a big right hand that misses.
Ledoux passes Ji Sung's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ji Sung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ledoux.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ledoux gets tackled into the cage by Ji Sung. Ji Sung maintains the clinch.
Ji Sung drags the fight down to the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ledoux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ledoux is looking to work some ground and pound but Ji Sung has wrist control.
Ji Sung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Ledoux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ji Sung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ji Sung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ledoux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ji Sung looks for a takedown but Ledoux sprawls well.
Ji Sung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ledoux pinned against the cage. Ledoux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Park Ji Sung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Sung tries to keep at a distance but Ledoux has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux prevents the takedown attempt.
Ledoux is pressed up against the cage. Ji Sung has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ledoux down to the mat. Ledoux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ledoux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ledoux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ledoux moves in looking to clinch but Ji Sung pushes him off.
Park Ji Sung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Sung forces Ledoux back against the cage and clinches.
Ji Sung is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ji Sung has Ledoux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ledoux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ledoux drags the fight down to the ground.
Ledoux wants to stand up but Ji Sung is controlling him.
Ji Sung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ji Sung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ledoux looking for a sweep. Not yet Ledoux, not yet.
Ji Sung wants to control from the top but Ledoux keeps moving.
Ledoux should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ji Sung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ji Sung is fighting to break Ledoux's control of his arms but Ledoux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung won't allow Ledoux to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ji Sung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ji Sung works over Ledoux with some ground and pound from guard.
Ji Sung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ji Sung missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ledoux has momentary wrist control but Ji Sung slips an elbow through the middle.
Ji Sung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ledoux looking for a sweep. Not yet Ledoux, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux wants to stand but Ji Sung is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ledoux stuffs the takedown.
Park Ji Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ji Sung swats away the attempt to clinch by Ledoux.
Ji Sung feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ji Sung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ji Sung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Sung works over Ledoux with some ground and pound from guard.
Ji Sung throwing strikes but missing.
Ji Sung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ledoux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ji Sung chips away with some ground and pound.
Ji Sung trying to control but Ledoux is working from the bottom.
Ji Sung is looking to work some ground and pound but Ledoux has wrist control.
Ji Sung chips away with some ground and pound.
Ji Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but Ledoux is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ji Sung won't allow Ledoux to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ji Sung missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ji Sung tries to clinch but Ledoux moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Park Ji Sung will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ledoux tries to sprawl but Ji Sung drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ledoux pushes Ji Sung off and gets back to his feet.
Ji Sung tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ji Sung.
Ledoux clinches up with Ji Sung and pushes him back against the cage.
Ji Sung is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ledoux is defending well.
Ledoux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ji Sung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Park Ji Sung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Sung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ledoux pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ledoux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ledoux clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux pulls guard.
Ledoux wants to stand but Ji Sung is controlling the position.
Ji Sung throws a big right hand that misses.
Ji Sung looking to pass the guard.
Ledoux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ledoux has momentary wrist control but Ji Sung slips an elbow through the middle.
Ledoux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ji Sung scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ledoux controlling Ji Sung's posture.
Ji Sung working some strikes from top position.
Park Ji Sung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Ledoux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ledoux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ji Sung distracts Ledoux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ji Sung working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ji Sung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ji Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ledoux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ji Sung goes for a double leg but Ledoux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ledoux continues to drive forward.
Ledoux keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ledoux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ji Sung tries to clinch but Ledoux moves out of range.
Ji Sung takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ji Sung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ledoux lands a front kick.
Ledoux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ledoux stops a takedown attempt from Ji Sung.
Ledoux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ji Sung looks to score with a jab to the body but Ledoux is just out of range.
Ledoux lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ledoux lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ledoux.
Ledoux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ledoux pulls guard.
Ji Sung throws a big elbow that misses.
Ji Sung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ji Sung wants to pass the guard but Ledoux is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Sung wants to control from the top but Ledoux keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ledoux uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Ledoux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ledoux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Park Ji Sung!
During a confident post fight interview, Park Ji Sung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Brian Ledoux was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight! You have earned my respect.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemar Suwmiarka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sombat Banchamek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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143 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sombat Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Waldemar Suwmiarka!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a nice looking body shot.
Banchamek lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Banchamek. Those never looked like landing.
Suwmiarka swings widly with a right hand
and Banchamek counters with a stiff right hand.
Banchamek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Banchamek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suwmiarka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suwmiarka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banchamek sprawls well. Banchamek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suwmiarka gets slowly back to his feet.
Suwmiarka looks winded!
Banchamek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suwmiarka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banchamek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suwmiarka slips a jab and a cross from Banchamek.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suwmiarka 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.
Banchamek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banchamek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Banchamek's head coaches at Canadian Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Banchamek catches Suwmiarka right on the button with a cross.
Banchamek dances in with a quick combination. Suwmiarka is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Banchamek snaps Suwmiarka's head back. Suwmiarka stumbles backwards against the cage. Banchamek steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Suwmiarka's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Suwmiarka just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sombat Banchamek!
Sombat Banchamek took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izzy Beast 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Izzy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Kimba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimba looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Kimba looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
Beast scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kimba in his tracks.
Kimba misses with an uppercut
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kimba takes a step back to recover.
Kimba throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Kimba misses with a lunging right hand
and Beast counters with a solid body kick.
Kimba misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Beast misses the target.
Kimba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beast connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beast connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimba looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beast, right into the meat.
Kimba fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kimba.
It looks like Izzy Beast has been cut.
Kimba throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
Kimba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast digs a good hook to Kimba's body.
Kimba fails to land with a series of punches.
Beast cracks Kimba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kimba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimba looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
Beast connects with a nice looking jab.
Beast moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kimba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izzy Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kimba motions for Beast to come forward. Kimba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kimba looks for the body kick but Beast saw that one coming.
And Beast counters with a quick kick to the body but Kimba blocks it.
A cross from Beast lands.
Beast turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Kimba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kimba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beast defending well as Kimba loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimba takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Kimba 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.
Kimba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beast.
Beast checks a low kick from Kimba.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
Kimba stuns Beast with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beast defending well as Kimba loads up on a big left hand.
Kimba stuns Beast with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kimba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beast, as that shot connected.
Billy Kimba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast defending well as Kimba loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Beast's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kimba dives in for a single leg takedown but Beast sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Izzy Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Kimba.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.
Kimba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kimba misses with a right hand
and Beast counters with a two punch combo.
Beast lunges at Kimba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kimba's hand.
Kimba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kimba throws the kick towards the body but Beast avoids it.
Beast looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast slips under a jab.
Beast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kimba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kimba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beast connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimba throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast counters with a nice leg kick.
Beast lands with an overhand left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kimba - that will leave a mark!
Beast fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kimba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beast lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Kimba checks a low kick from Beast.
Kimba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beast moves out of range as Kimba strikes.
Kimba throws a looping overhand right but Beast ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a leg kick that knocks Kimba off balance momentarily.
Kimba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Beast leaves Kimba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kimba misses with a left hand
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Kimba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast scores with the left hand. Kimba knows he should have avoided that one.
Kimba misses with a hook.
Beast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beast punishes Kimba's body with a nice straight punch.
Kimba misses with a looping right.
Beast lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beast lands with a nice body punch.
Kimba throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast counters with a one-two to the body.
Kimba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beast is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Beast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izzy Beast's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Kimba misses.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kimba lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Beast up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kimba from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Beast's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Kimba!
Billy Kimba very nearly forgot to thank On Tap amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gwach War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoddy Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwach War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shoddy Body!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War throws a sloppy head kick
and Body counters with a single leg into guard. War didn't expect that.
Body passes into half guard.
Body is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. War doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Body.
Body seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Body has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can War defend it? Body steps over the head and cranks it - War is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Body!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoddy Body!
An out of breath Shoddy Body thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Kowalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalchuk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kowalchuk !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier's corner calls for a 1-2. Brazier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Vyacheslav Kowalchuk has been cut.
Brazier throws out a loose jab but Kowalchuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brazier misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalchuk ! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Brazier.
Brazier drives through and clinches with Kowalchuk against the cage.
Brazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brazier moves into the clinch successfully.
Brazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brazier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowalchuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brazier closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kowalchuk ! Brazier dives in looking to finish! Kowalchuk is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Brazier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietr Oblamenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pietr Oblamenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pietr Oblamenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietr Oblamenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oblamenko is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith prevents Oblamenko from improving his position.
Oblamenko looking for submissions off his back.
Oblamenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oblamenko stands up.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oblamenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oblamenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Oblamenko with a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Oblamenko missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Oblamenko has him pressed against the cage.
Pietr Oblamenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Smith.
Oblamenko slowing the pace effectively.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Oblamenko has him pressed against the cage.
Oblamenko stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oblamenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oblamenko is defending well.
Smith prevents a body shot from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith looks winded!
Oblamenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oblamenko lands a damaging elbow.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oblamenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oblamenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Oblamenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oblamenko working Smith over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Oblamenko is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Oblamenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oblamenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Oblamenko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oblamenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oblamenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oblamenko lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oblamenko.
Oblamenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside.
Oblamenko stalling in the clinch.
Oblamenko lands a knee to the body.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oblamenko obliges.
Oblamenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oblamenko is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oblamenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oblamenko just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oblamenko.
A body shot lands from Oblamenko.
Nice elbow from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oblamenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oblamenko lands a nice elbow.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Oblamenko effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Oblamenko.
Come on Oblamenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oblamenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oblamenko lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Oblamenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oblamenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith tries for a takedown but Oblamenko manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oblamenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietr Oblamenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oblamenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oblamenko clinches with his opponent.
Oblamenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oblamenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Oblamenko.
Smith jumps guard and drags Oblamenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oblamenko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oblamenko tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith clinches up with Oblamenko and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oblamenko throws an elbow that misses.
Oblamenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Oblamenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oblamenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oblamenko.
Oblamenko landing knees to the body.
Oblamenko crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside.
Oblamenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oblamenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oblamenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oblamenko.
Oblamenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for Oblamenko to work.
Oblamenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oblamenko lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oblamenko lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith jumps guard but Oblamenko stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pietr Oblamenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Smith.
Oblamenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Oblamenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pietr Oblamenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Oblamenko - that landed with a thud.
Oblamenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Oblamenko tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Oblamenko back against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oblamenko walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oblamenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oblamenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Oblamenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oblamenko.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Oblamenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Oblamenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oblamenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Oblamenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oblamenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Oblamenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Oblamenko.
A short right from Oblamenko on the inside.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside.
Oblamenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oblamenko slows down the pace here.
Oblamenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oblamenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oblamenko is defending well.
Oblamenko is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oblamenko down to the mat. Oblamenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Oblamenko as Smith shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Oblamenko pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oblamenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietr Oblamenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oblamenko's waist but Oblamenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Oblamenko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Oblamenko leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oblamenko swivels and escapes.
Pietr Oblamenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oblamenko as he jumps to the side.
Oblamenko lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Oblamenko drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Oblamenko stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Oblamenko closes the distance and clinches.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko misses with a body punch.
Oblamenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oblamenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oblamenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oblamenko lands a knee to the body.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Oblamenko misses with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Oblamenko pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oblamenko lands a knee to the body.
Oblamenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oblamenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oblamenko pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oblamenko lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Oblamenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oblamenko.
Oblamenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Oblamenko is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oblamenko down to the mat. Oblamenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Oblamenko. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oblamenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oblamenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oblamenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Matt Smith's cut even more.
Oblamenko landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oblamenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oblamenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oblamenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Oblamenko landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oblamenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblamenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko throws an elbow that misses.
Oblamenko lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oblamenko stalling.
Oblamenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith tries to pull guard but Oblamenko won't allow it.
Oblamenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oblamenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oblamenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oblamenko misses with an elbow strike.
Oblamenko gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Matt Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pietr Oblamenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oblamenko managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietr Oblamenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oblamenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietr Oblamenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Tate!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Zavurov closes the distance and clinches.
Zavurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
Tate pushes Zavurov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zavurov pulls Tate into guard.
Zavurov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate takes a swing at Zavurov's ribcage but misses.
Zavurov darts in trying to clinch
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paddy Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zavurov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tate works the jab nicely.
Zavurov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zavurov moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate scores with a shot to the body.
Zavurov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the cage.
Zavurov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a hook but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zavurov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zavurov lands a left hand.
Zavurov blocks an uppercut.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate stalling the fight.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Zavurov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tate pushes Zavurov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zavurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
A left hand lands to the body for Tate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tate.
Tate working aggressively here.
Tate digs a right hand underneath Zavurov's ribcage. Zavurov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zavurov lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Zavurov pulls guard.
Zavurov wants to stand up but Tate is controlling him.
Zavurov wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Zavurov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zavurov tries to get out of the position.
Tate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zavurov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zavurov wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Zavurov wants to get back to his feet but Tate passes into half guard.
Tate trying to control from half guard but Zavurov is working away.
Zavurov is trying to stand up here but Tate is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zavurov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zavurov is trying to escape back to his feet but Tate uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Zavurov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tate is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zavurov ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Tate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zavurov darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zavurov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zavurov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zavurov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zavurov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zavurov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zavurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Zavurov closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tate! But no joy.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Zavurov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zavurov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Tate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zavurov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate throws a good cross that connects.
Zavurov moves into the clinch successfully.
Zavurov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zavurov wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a nice leg kick.
Zavurov fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Zavurov backs off Tate throws a huge counter combo but Zavurov manages to avoid it all.
Zavurov dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Zavurov's head and hops out.
Tate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tate.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate!
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!
Zavurov moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate sizes up Zavurov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zavurov clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.
Tate is looking to control Zavurov's arms but Zavurov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Zavurov is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Zavurov into the cage.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zavurov's elbow.
Zavurov breaks the clinch.
Zavurov tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate feints a counter leg kick.
Zavurov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zavurov closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Zavurov wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Tate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zavurov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate throws a jab when Zavurov was well out of range.
Zavurov closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Zavurov wants to clinch.
Tate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Zavurov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zavurov darts in trying to clinch
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zavurov moves out of range of the strikes.
Zavurov tries to clinch up
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
Tate throws a looping overhand right but Zavurov ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Zavurov.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zavurov closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
Zavurov tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zavurov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zavurov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zavurov tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zavurov thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zavurov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a hook but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Zavurov walks into a jab.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zavurov looks to clinch
and Tate counters with an outside leg kick.
Zavurov tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Zavurov drives through and clinches with Tate against the cage.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tate on the inside.
Zavurov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zavurov breaks from the clinch.
Zavurov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Zavurov darts in trying to clinch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zavurov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zavurov tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate scores with a nice head shot.
Zavurov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamil Zavurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zavurov wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tate! But no joy.
Shamil Zavurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov 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.
Tate scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate thuds a left hand into Zavurov's body.
Zavurov looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Zavurov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zavurov closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Paddy Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No luck for Zavurov with that takedown attempt.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Good leg kick by Tate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zavurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zavurov misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Zavurov misses with a left hand
and Zavurov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zavurov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tate.
Zavurov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zavurov moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zavurov misses with a takedown
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zavurov darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamil Zavurov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Tate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Tate!
An out of breath and clearly excited Paddy Tate thanked Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Dmolay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Varga's choice of entrance music: Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Dmolay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laszlo Varga!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga scores with a nice strike.
Varga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Varga moves away from the strike by Dmolay.
Dmolay tries to close the distance and clinch but Varga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dmolay drives through and clinches with Varga against the cage.
Varga lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Varga.
Varga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Dmolay tries to throw a body punch but Varga avoids it by throwing Dmolay back against the cage.
Varga misses with a body punch.
Dmolay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dmolay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Varga lands a shot to the body.
Dmolay is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Varga.
Varga is working Dmolay over against the cage.
Varga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Varga.
Varga digs a right hand into Dmolay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dmolay's gas tank.
Varga scores with a shoulder strike.
Varga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Varga pushes Dmolay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Varga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Varga is leaning against Dmolay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Varga presses Dmolay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Varga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dmolay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Varga can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga blocking some punches.
Varga scores with a hook to the body.
Varga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Varga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Varga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Varga lands an uppercut.
Varga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Varga lands with a short shot to the head.
Varga lands a nice uppercut.
Varga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dmolays head.
Varga cracks Dmolay with a nice body shot.
Varga pushes Dmolay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varga lands a shoulder strike.
Varga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Varga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Varga.
Varga drops Dmolay onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dmolay is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dmolay is rocked!
Varga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Dmolay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Varga drops Dmolay onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dmolay is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Varga creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Dmolay drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laszlo Varga!
Laszlo Varga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zander Harland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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152 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws a good cross that connects.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harland 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.
Harland closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lord quickly recovers to half guard.
Harland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harland prevents Lord from standing back up.
Lord tries to get to full guard but Harland has control of the leg.
Harland trying to control from half guard but Lord is working away.
Lord wants to get back to his feet.
Lord is looking for a sweep. Harland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harland.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harland scores with a nice strike.
Harland clinches.
Lord trying to control the position but instead, Harland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lord into the cage.
Harland avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lord avoids a wild elbow strike from Harland.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Harland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like John Lord has been cut.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Harland.
Harland gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lord keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to get back to his feet but Harland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lord holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lord working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harland.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harland moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Lord.
Lord moves away from the strike by Harland.
A telegraphed right hand from Harland misses the target.
A big left from Lord misses.
Harland takes one to the side of the head.
Harland feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lord is on top in guard.
Lord stopping the sweep attempt from Harland.
Harland has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lord not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harland wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lord's head.
Nice body punch from Lord.
Lord definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harland.
Harland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harland struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Harland controls the action.
Lord scores with a shoulder strike.
Lord has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harland scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harland.
Harland has clasped his hands together around Lord's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lord can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Harland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lord's cut.
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.
Lord throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harland counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harland working the head and body with strikes.
Harland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lord tries to roll over but Harland keeps him under control.
Lord is trying to control but can't.
Harland is looking to take a break and control but Lord is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lord tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Harland manages to move to mount!
Lord is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harland in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harland lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord is looking to get to half guard.
Lord is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lord wants to control but Harland is having none of it.
Lord is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harland with the ground and pound from mount.
Harland with good strikes from the mount here!
Harland lands a big shot to the head and Lord winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zander Harland!
A very excited looking Zander Harland 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.
John Lord was interviewed post fight and said 'With God's guidance, I will come back stronger and better. May the Lord be with you all.'.
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