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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Itshak Rabinovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Macari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Macari told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itshak Rabinovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Macari!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macari with a poor takedown
and Rabinovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rabinovitch.
Rabinovitch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Thiago Macari has been cut.
Rabinovitch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rabinovitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabinovitch misses with a few strikes there.
Rabinovitch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macari misses with a head kick.
Macari misses with a combination
and Rabinovitch counters by clinching up.
Rabinovitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rabinovitch avoids the head kick by Macari.
Macari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rabinovitch circles away.
As Macari looks to move away, Rabinovitch throws a big counter combo bu Macari just gets out of the way.
Macari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rabinovitch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Itshak Rabinovitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Macari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macari fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Rabinovitch misses the target.
Rabinovitch's corner calls for a 1-2. Rabinovitch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rabinovitch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thiago Macari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macari dives in and grabs Rabinovitch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rabinovitch pushes down on Macari's head and hops out.
Rabinovitch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Macari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rabinovitch tries to counter by clinching up but Macari breaks away and moves out of range.
Rabinovitch connects with a jab.
That has opened up Thiago Macari's cut even more.
Rabinovitch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabinovitch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Macari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rabinovitch drops Macari with a huge uppercut! Macari drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rabinovitch is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itshak Rabinovitch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alla Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeusz Cymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alla Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tadeusz Cymanski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cymanski throws a right hand that Akbar ducks under and follows up with a left that Akbar also avoids with ease.
Cymanski swinging wildly here.
Akbar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akbar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cymanski.
Akbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cymanski.
Akbar slips a jab and a cross from Cymanski.
Akbar lands a glancing blow to the side of Cymanski's head.
Cymanski looks to land a combination but Akbar avoids it well.
Akbar connects with a right that clearly hurt Cymanski. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Akbar proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Cymanski collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alla Akbar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Stepniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Hofman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hofman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakub Stepniewski !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofman throws a head kick but Stepniewski moves out of range.
Stepniewski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hofman sprawls well initially but Stepniewski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hofman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stepniewski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hofman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stepniewski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hofman is trying to get back to his feet.
Stepniewski is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hofman is trying to escape and Stepniewski transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hofman is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stepniewski ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakub Stepniewski !
An out of breath Jakub Stepniewski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasem Suleijmani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasem Suleijmani has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Qasem Suleijmani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the body shot from Suleijmani.
Suleijmani throws a hook but James blocks it.
James with a hook.
Suleijmani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Suleijmani.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suleijmani on the side of the head.
Suleijmani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suleijmani.
Suleijmani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James throws a hook to the side of Suleijmani's head but Suleijmani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suleijmani tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Suleijmani lands.
It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
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!
James scores with a jab to the body.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suleijmani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James pounces like a tiger and cracks Suleijmani with a vicious hook! Suleijmani is down but not out! James follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerrald James!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gerrald James made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Mattos tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mattos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Mattos lands an uppercut.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mattos tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mattos tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Lopez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mattos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mattos if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Mattos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Mattos blocks a leg kick.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mattos.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mattos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mattos throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Mattos misses with a head kick.
Mattos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Mattos settles back down.
As Mattos backs away, Lopez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mattos avoids it.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattos moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Mattos darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Mattos.
Lopez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mattos. Mattos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Mattos throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mattos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Mattos settles back down.
Mattos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mattos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mattos tries to clinch up.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lopez digs a good hook to Mattos's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Mattos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mattos tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Mattos throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Mattos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Mattos.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mattos thinks about the counter body kick.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Mattos checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Mattos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
Lopez checks a low kick from Mattos.
Walter Mattos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mattos.
Mattos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mattos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLopez.
Mattos misses with a series of wild punches.
Mattos looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Mattos - just one landing.
Mattos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mattos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 Frank Lopez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mattos throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Mattos.
Mattos walks into a jab.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
As Lopez backs off Mattos throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Mattos avoids them all with ease.
Mattos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mattos. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Mattos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattos throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Mattos.
Mattos throws a leg kick
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mattos looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Mattos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mattos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattos thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez takes a swing at Mattos's ribcage but misses.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Mattos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Mattos tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Frank Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mattos tries to clinch
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Lopez swings for the body but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos flicks out a counter leg kick but Lopez steps away.
Lopez moves out of range as Mattos strikes.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mattos walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mattos.
Crunch! Mattos slams his shin into Lopez's torso.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Mattos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mattos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mattos tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Lopez catches Mattos right on the button with a cross.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mattos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez is looking to wear down Mattos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Mattos.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mattos thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Mattos scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mattos checks it well.
Mattos lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Mattos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Mattos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mattos is looking for the big counter here.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mattos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mattos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mattos avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez digs a good hook to Mattos's body.
Mattos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Lopez thumps Mattos with a low kick.
Mattos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mattos is just out of range.
Mattos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Mattos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Mattos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mattos manages to avoid it.
Mattos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Mattos tries to clinch
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Mattos tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mattos is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Mattos tries to clinch
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mattos misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mattos.
Mattos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez tried to counter with a leg kick but Mattos avoided it.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattos throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Mattos wants to clinch.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mattos throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Mattos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Mattos avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Mattos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mattos can pounce on him.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mattos can do to turn this around?
Mattos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Mattos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mattos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Mattos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mattos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez works Mattos's body with a nice hook.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Mattos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
A good leg kick by Mattos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mattos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mattos throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Mattos checks a low kick from Lopez.
Mattos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mattos's calf.
Mattos catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mattos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattos moves away.
Walter Mattos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lopez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sandow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandow comes to the cage accompanied by Aint No Grave . The key to victory for Damien Sandow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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29
197 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sandow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sandow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Sandow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sandow pulls his head out easily.
Sandow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sandow is looking to work his way around to Gracie's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Sandow fails to move to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandow is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Gracie is in real trouble.
Sandow is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Gracie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sandow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracie breaks Sandow's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sandow looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sandow can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sandow actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to control but Sandow is keeping him busy.
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.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sandow is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sandow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Sandow tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sandow looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gracie passes into side control!
Sandow gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandow is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sandow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Sandow looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Sandow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sandow tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sandow has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sandow defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sandow defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Sandow is controlling his hands well.
Sandow tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie working for a choke but Sandow is defending well.
Sandow tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Gracie 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.
Sandow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Sandow swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sandow's guard.
Sandow throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gracie escapes and throws Sandow's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sandow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Sandow is defending it quite comfortably.
Sandow is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandow is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie tries to control but Sandow wriggling away.
Damien Sandow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandow is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but Sandow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sandow gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie passes to side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Sandow is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sandow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sandow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sandow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie stands and throws Sandow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Sandow is defending well.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sandow regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Sandow is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sandow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sandow looking for submissions off his back.
Sandow is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sandow sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sandow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Sandow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Sandow doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Sandow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandow looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Damien Sandow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sandow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sandow defends it well.
Sandow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Sandow fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandow can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sandow is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Sandow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Sandow is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sandow's arms.
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.
Sandow doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie trying to control but Sandow is working from the bottom.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Sandow keeps moving.
Sandow is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sandow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sandow, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Sandow is defending well.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sandow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sandow is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Sandow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sandow is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sandow gets back to half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Sandow is defending it quite comfortably.
Sandow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Sandow defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Damien Sandow stepped up to the mic, saying 'One of the best i have ever fought congratualtions to him he is the real deal '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvar Kares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Tuomiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kares comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Back in Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
205 lbs
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29
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alvar Kares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Tuomiola!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kares tries to stand but Tuomiola is controlling his head.
Tuomiola tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kares easily slips into full mount!
Kares tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuomiola wants to hold on but Kares pushes him away.
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.
Kares is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Tuomiola has given up his back here.
Tuomiola prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kares tries to keep control of the position but Tuomiola is staying busy.
Tuomiola rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kares tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tuomiola controls his leg.
Tuomiola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tuomiola is trying to control but can't.
Kares wants to stand up but Tuomiola is controlling the position.
Tuomiola wants to get back to full guard.
Kares wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Tuomiola pushes Kares off but Kares dives into side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuomiola closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tuomiola lands in his opponent's guard.
Kares wants to sweep but no luck.
Kares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tuomiola wants to stand and escape but Kares is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kares is looking to stand up but Tuomiola won't let him.
Tuomiola tries to strike from the bottom.
Tuomiola wants to stand but Kares is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kares wants to stand but Tuomiola is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuomiola misses with a combination
so Kares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuomiola has a closed guard, preventing Kares from standing up.
Kares prevents Tuomiola from getting back to his feet.
Tuomiola is trying to control the position but Kares postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kares wants to stand but Tuomiola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tuomiola looking to control.
Kares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tuomiola is proving hard to escape from.
Tuomiola is working an open guard so Kares takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tuomiola shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kares defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kares dodges the punch combination from Tuomiola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvar Kares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kares is defended easily by Tuomiola.
Kares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tuomiola.
Kares drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tuomiola sprawls and moves away.
Tuomiola just misses with a punch to the body.
Kares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuomiola connects with a body shot that sends Kares's belly button to the back.
Kares shoots in for a double leg but Tuomiola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tuomiola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuomiola goes for a double leg but Kares avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kares continues to drive forward.
Nice sprawl there from Kares as Tuomiola shoots in.
Alvar Kares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Tuomiola.
Tuomiola throws a body shot but no joy.
Kares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuomiola circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuomiola manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kares on his heels. He'll look to pass Kares's guard now, I'm sure.
Kares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tuomiola looking to control.
Kares tries to stand but Tuomiola is controlling from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tuomiola is trying to keep Kares in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tuomiola shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuomiola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuomiola sprawls well. Tuomiola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kares gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuomiola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tuomiola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tuomiola thows a huge punch but Kares dodges it nicely.
Tuomiola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juhani Tuomiola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuomiola prevents Kares from improving his position.
Kares moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kares looking for a guillotine here but Tuomiola defends easily.
Kares looking for a sweep. Not yet Kares, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomiola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuomiola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tuomiola defends well.
Kares wants to sweep here but Tuomiola controlling him for the moment.
Tuomiola landing with the ground and pound.
Kares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuomiola defends it easily.
Tuomiola with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kares is looking to sweep but instead, Tuomiola has passed into half guard.
Nice strikes from Tuomiola there.
Kares is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tuomiola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tuomiola's back!
Tuomiola trying to get back to his feet but Kares is in full control for now.
Kares has the hooks in. Tuomiola is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kares is trying to control but Tuomiola is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Tuomiola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuomiola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tuomiola or perhaps it was just good defense by Kares, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kares is defended easily by Tuomiola.
Tuomiola changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuomiola throws out the jab.
Kares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kares.
Tuomiola gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kares manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tuomiola wants to get back to full guard.
Kares seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomiola tries to roll over but Kares keeps him under control.
Kares tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tuomiola controls his leg.
Tuomiola tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tuomiola wants to get back to full guard.
Kares wants to stand up but Tuomiola is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kares prevents Tuomiola from improving his position.
Kares tries to stand and escape but Tuomiola is controlling the position.
Tuomiola is looking for a sweep. Kares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuomiola pushes Kares off but Kares dives into side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kares closes the distance and clinches up with Tuomiola, looking for a takedown. Kares pushes Tuomiola against the cage but Tuomiola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Tuomiola tries to counter it with a takedown but Kares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvar Kares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kares fails with a takedown attempt.
Kares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kares wants it to stay on the feet.
Tuomiola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kares was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuomiola.
Tuomiola drives through with a takedown into Kares's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tuomiola manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kares wants to stand but Tuomiola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tuomiola throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tuomiola is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Kares postures up.
Kares won't allow Tuomiola to get back to his feet.
Tuomiola pulls Kares in close to prevent any damage.
Kares tries to stand but Tuomiola is controlling from the bottom.
Tuomiola wants to control the position but Kares says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kares tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhani Tuomiola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuomiola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhani Tuomiola!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Saladin Hussain was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussain .
Hussain swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussain misses with the combination.
Hussain fails to land with a series of punches.
The Kid misses with a wild combination.
The Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Kid slips a jab and a cross from Hussain .
The Kid connects with a single shot there.
The Kid scores with a shot to the body.
Hussain looks to land a combination. The Kid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saladin Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Kid thuds a left hand into Hussain 's body.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
The Kid swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
The Kid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from The Kid misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Kid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hussain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Kid lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain misses with an elbow strike.
Hussain looking to throw knees to the head but The Kid is blocking nicely.
The Kid tries to circle away but Hussain has him pinned against the cage.
The Kid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
The Kid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Kid stalling the fight.
The Kid leaning against his opponent.
The Kid manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Hussain misses.
The Kid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain .
Nice cross by The Kid.
The Kid is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussain works over The Kid's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Hussain , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Kid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hussain scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Kid scores with a nice right hand.
The Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Despite the aggression on Hussain 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from The Kid does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain doesn't manage to clinch there - The Kid circles away.
The Kid looks to land a combination but Hussain avoids it well.
The Kid tries a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
The Kid scores with a jab.
The Kid throws a hook to the side of Hussain 's head but Hussain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hussain checks a leg kick nicely.
Hussain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Kid circles away quickly and effectively.
The Kid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Hussain blocks the low kick.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
Hussain avoids the body shot from The Kid.
Despite the aggression on Hussain 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Kid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hussain is rocked!
A punch combination from Hussain misses.
Hussain is still on wobbly legs! Can The Kid finish him?
Hussain throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Kid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Kid misses with an uppercut.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a double jab
and The Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussain seems to have recovered his senses.
The Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from The Kid.
Hussain misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Hussain misses.
The Kid misses the jab.
Hussain misses with a two punch combination.
The Kid rushes Hussain and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hussain is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. The Kid Piles on the pressure and Hussain crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill The Kid!
Bill The Kid very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (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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29
200 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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28
182 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Kent shoots in.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Kent shoots in but no luck this time.
Kent avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kent shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grant Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Kent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Morrison cracks Kent with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kent looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Morrison finish him?
Kent is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent goes for a double leg but Morrison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morrison continues to drive forward.
Kent is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Kent seems to have recovered his senses.
Kent has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kent with a poor takedown
and Morrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison drops Kent with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kent looks back up at him and smiles so Morrison waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a big left hand that crumples Kent! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Morrison!
Grant Morrison was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Owens (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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29
268 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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25
270 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, San Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Owens!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terra just misses with a punch to the body.
Terra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terra misses with a series of wild punches.
Terra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Owens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Owens is looking to clinch but Terra is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Owens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra misses with a body kick.
Owens is looking to clinch.
Terra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Owens's head.
Terra throws a body shot but no joy.
Owens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra motions for Owens to come forward. Terra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Terra scores with a nice head shot.
Owens moves in looking to clinch but Terra pushes him off.
Terra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Owens avoids the body shot from Terra.
Terra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Terra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens moves away.
Owens is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terra looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
Terra lands a slapping body shot.
Terra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terra throws a series of punches but Owens avoids them all with ease.
Terra is looking to wear down Owens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terra.
Owens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens can't find room to land a body shot as Terra controls the action.
Terra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Terra is looking to break free of the clinch but Owens has double underhooks.
Terra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terra.
Terra is looking to break free of the clinch but Owens has double underhooks.
Owens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terra.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Owens.
Terra tries to circle away but Owens has him pinned against the cage.
Owens swings wildly with an uppercut but Terra uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terra.
Terra can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Owens.
A frustrated look appears on Terra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owens lands an uppercut.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terra is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Owens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terra wants to break free but Owens has control.
Owens lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Owens.
Owens scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like San Terra has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owens.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terra.
Owens misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Terra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owens throws a punch but it's blocked by Terra.
Owens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terra.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owens.
Owens lands a shot to the body.
Terra is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens swings wildly with an uppercut but Terra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens has Terra pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Owens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on San Terra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owens is looking to clinch.
Terra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Terra misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Terra. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Owens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Owens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens tries to clinch but Terra moves out of range.
Terra throws a leg kick but Owens moved away.
Terra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Owens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Owens tries a body shot but Terra blocks it.
Owens misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owens.
Terra has had enough of the clinch but Owens keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens pushes Terra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Owens swings wildly with an uppercut but Terra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Terra.
Terra is trying to break the clinch but Owens has him pressed against the cage.
Owens misses with the head strike.
Terra prevents a body shot from Owens.
Terra blocking some punches.
Owens slows down the pace here.
Terra blocks a body shot from Owens.
Terra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Owens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terra is trying to break free.
Owens misses with some punches.
Owens tries to throw a body punch but Terra avoids it by throwing Owens back against the cage.
Terra can't break the clinch.
Owens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owens tries to clinch up.
Owens closes the distance and clinches.
Terra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terra backwards.
Owens lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Owens fails to land.
Owens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terras head.
Terra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owens working aggressively here.
Owens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnny Owens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terra can't break the clinch.
Owens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Terra.
Owens looking to slow down the pace here.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens lands a body punch.
Terra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owens has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Owens.
Terra blocks an uppercut.
Terra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
Terra is trying to push Owens away but Owens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Terra being controlled against the cage.
Terra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Owens throws a punch but it's blocked by Terra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on San Terra'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. 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.
Terra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Owens tries to clinch up but Terra circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Owens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Owens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Terra. Terra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Terra throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens wants to counter the offense by Terra and move into the clinch position.
Owens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terra swats away the attempt to clinch by Owens.
Owens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owens wants to clinch up but Terra keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra throws a hook but Owens avoids it easily.
Terra throws a leg kick
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Owens walks into a straight right hand from Terra.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terra throws out the jab.
Owens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Terra.
Owens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terra misses with a looping left.
San Terra is winning the standup battle so far.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Terra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terra looks to land a body kick but Owens moved away.
Owens wants to clinch up but Terra keeps it at a distance.
Terra keeps the fight on the outside.
Owens tries to clinch but Terra is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Terra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch but Terra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owens looks to clinch
and Terra counters with a nice body shot.
Owens walks into a stiff left hand from Terra.
Terra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terra.
Owens tries to counter with a clinch but Terra shakes him off and moves away.
San Terra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Terra misses.
Owens tries to clinch up but Terra circles away and keeps his distance.
Terra blocks a jab.
Terra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Terra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Owens checks it well.
Owens doesn't manage to clinch there - Terra circles away.
Terra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra swats away the attempt to clinch by Owens.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terra throws out the jab.
Terra throws a solid leg kick but Owens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terra.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch but Terra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owens wants to clinch up but Terra keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Terra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Owens tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Owens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owens has closed the distance and engaged Terra in a clinch.
Owens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terra.
Owens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Owens.
Johnny Owens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terra can't find room to land a body shot as Owens controls the action.
Owens has Terra pressed against the cage, preventing Terra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Owens slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens keeps control of Terra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Owens swings wildly with an uppercut but Terra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens lands with a light punch inside.
Terra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Owens.
Owens throws a punch but it's blocked by Terra.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Terra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Owens 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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