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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Bagheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peregrine Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagheri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tonight's Our Night. Peregrine Carruthers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Bagheri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peregrine Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagheri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carruthers defends it nicely.
Carruthers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bagheri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carruthers to the ground. Bagheri is now in Carruthers's guard.
Bagheri drops back looking for a leg! Carruthers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carruthers manages to kick Bagheri off! Bagheri jumps back into Carruthers's guard.
Bagheri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carruthers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bagheri has managed to get both his arms back between Carruthers's legs - danger averted.
Bagheri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagheri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers is looking for a triangle but Bagheri pushes his legs off easily.
Carruthers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bagheri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carruthers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bagheri defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagheri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bagheri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bagheri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bagheri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagheri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bagheri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carruthers is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bagheri frees his head nicely. Oh but Carruthers has switched to an armbar! Bagheri is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Peregrine Carruthers!
Peregrine Carruthers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Gruszczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Gruszczyk!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruszczyk rushes Wilde and presses him up against the cage.
Gruszczyk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilde up against the cage.
Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruszczyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilde is trying to break the clinch but Gruszczyk is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilde.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gruszczyk.
Wilde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gruszczyk pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gruszczyk lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gruszczyk is defending well for now.
Gruszczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gruszczyk avoiding damage.
Gruszczyk scores with a shot to the side of Wilde's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruszczyk is leaning against Wilde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gruszczyk.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gruszczyk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gruszczyk scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gruszczyk.
Gruszczyk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilde backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruszczyk.
Gruszczyk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilde is rocked!
Gruszczyk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh Wilde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruszczyk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wilde with a big uppercut! Wilde tries to clinch up but Gruszczyk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wilde to the mat! Wilde covers up and Gruszczyk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michal Gruszczyk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Hold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Interpol - "NYC". Marcin Hold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atticus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Hold!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hold staying out of range there.
Hold misses with a body shot.
Hall with a hook.
Hold tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Hold tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hold takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hold moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hold changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Hold is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall misses with a combination
and Hold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Hold from controlling successfully.
Hold drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hall dives on top into guard.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hold keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hold has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Hold has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hold.
Hold tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Hold prevents Hall from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hold is looking for a sweep.
Hall controls the position from side control.
Hall tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hall remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hold tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Hold sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Hall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hold is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Hold actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Hall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atticus Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Hall dominated that round.
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.
Hold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Hold's head.
Hold is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Nice defenses there by Hold.
Hold seems to have recovered his senses.
Hold takes one on the button.
Hold tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hold can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall counters with a nice right hand that sends Hold toppling to the canvas! Hold scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hall finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Atticus Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall misses the jab.
Hold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hold tries to clinch up.
A jab from Hall misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hold.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Hold.
Hold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hold with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall lands a big uppercut and Hold crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hold looks OK. Hall waves Hold back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hold switches off momentarily and Hall cracks him with a monster right hand! Hold topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Hall dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Atticus Hall!
Atticus Hall gave a mention to Machine Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Janicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Freed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Janicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Freed!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janicki scores with a body shot.
Janicki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Freed takes one to the chin there.
Janicki leaves Freed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Janicki rushes Freed and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janicki.
Freed takes a shot to the head.
Janicki lands a damaging elbow.
Janicki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Freed takes an elbow to the temple.
Freed is rocked!
It looks like Dave Freed has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freed is pressed against the cage. Janicki pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Freed! Two more big strikes from Janicki and Freed crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Piotr Janicki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme's entrance music is PIMP - 50 Cent. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryosuke Sato!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sato.
Ryosuke Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Damme throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Damme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damme scores with a punch to the head.
Damme lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sato takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damme misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sato.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
Sato lands a left hand.
Sato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
Damme is breathing heavily.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Damme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damme blocks a body shot from Sato.
A right hook to the body lands for Sato.
Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato lands a body punch.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damme or not.
Damme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
Damme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damme is rocked!
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato lands a right hand.
Oh Damme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damme.
Sato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Damme's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Damme drops to his knees and Sato pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryosuke Sato!
Ryosuke Sato bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomu Gomu (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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260 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gomu Gomu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomu pinned against the cage. Gomu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomu.
It looks like James Marley has been cut.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped Gomu's head back.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
Marley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomu misses with some punches.
Gomu working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Gomu's coach down at All Elite Coach Specialist was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gomu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Marley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gomu working aggressively here.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomu struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gomu fails to land.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomu is defending well.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomu misses with the head strike.
Gomu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley lands a left hand.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marley in his tracks.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomu Gomu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marley throws a jab when Gomu was well out of range.
Gomu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Gomu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body kick.
Gomu closes the distance but Marley moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gomu moves away from the strike by Marley.
Gomu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Gomu. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley is looking to land body kicks.
Gomu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marley thows a body kick. Gomu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomu rushes Marley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Gomu misses with the head strike.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Gomu avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Marley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomu has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomu prevents a body shot from Marley.
Marley blocking some punches.
Gomu has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Gomu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomu misses with some punches.
Gomu throws a head punch that misses.
Marley blocking some punches.
Gomu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Gomu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marley.
Gomu blocks an uppercut.
Gomu misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Gomu looks winded!
Gomu working aggressively here.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Gomu.
Gomu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Marley scores with a push kick.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomu moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gomu Gomu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomu.
Gomu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomu misses the jab.
Gomu misses with an uppercut.
Gomu misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Gomu misses.
Marley needs to keep his hands up - Gomu had a free shot at his head there.
Gomu clobbers Marley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Gomu's shoulder, as Gomu tries to avoid the shot.
Gomu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomu misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Gomu as he checks the leg kick.
Marley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a low kick as Gomu jumps back.
Gomu scores with a shot to the body.
Gomu throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Gomu throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Gomu's shoulder, as Gomu tries to avoid the shot.
Gomu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Gomu Gomu's cut even more.
Gomu swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Gomu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomu manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Gomu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marley has time to react.
Marley gets tackled into the cage by Gomu. Gomu maintains the clinch.
Gomu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomu can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Gomu Gomu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Marley breaks the clinch.
Gomu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marley momentarily.
Gomu Gomu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomu manages to avoid it.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomu. That did some damage!
Gomu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gomu.
Marley moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gomu goes down! Can Marley finish him!?
Marley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomu is pulling down on Marley's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley gets to his feet and stands over Gomu, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gomu felt that one! Marley unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gomu from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Marley!
James Marley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Gomu Gomu had this to say: 'Congrats to my opponent, i gave my all, but he just better this time..he deserve to final.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McLean has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Maldonado sizes up McLean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McLean throws a shot from downtown. Maldonado moves away and avoids it.
McLean throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Maldonado closes the distance and pushes McLean back into the cage.
McLean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado struggles to land a body shot inside as McLean controls his hands.
Maldonado throws a punch but it's blocked by McLean.
McLean misses with some punches.
Maldonado lands a right hand.
McLean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldonado's elbow.
Maldonado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLeans head.
McLean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldonado lands a right hand.
Maldonado lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLean wants to break the clinch but can't.
McLean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldonado's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Maldonado as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Maldonado.
Maldonado pushes McLean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLean is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLean backwards.
Maldonado creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McLean with a big uppercut! McLean tries to clinch up but Maldonado pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McLean to the mat! McLean covers up and Maldonado unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rob Maldonado!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Maldonado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Winklejax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Salavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Salavez 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Winklejax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Salavez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winklejax lunges at Salavez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salavez's hand.
Winklejax connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salavez shoots in for a takedown but Winklejax shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Winklejax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salavez throws a lazy head kick
enabling Winklejax to counter with a crisp jab.
Salavez throws a head kick that half lands.
Salavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salavez looks to throw the jab but Winklejax is out of range.
Salavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Winklejax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winklejax scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salavez throws a head kick but Winklejax moves out of range.
Winklejax is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Salavez.
Salavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winklejax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salavez.
Salavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Winklejax misses its target.
Salavez dives in for a single leg takedown but Winklejax sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winklejax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salavez.
Salavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Winklejax's head coaches at LOD: Black Label that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Salavez throws a low kick but Winklejax moves out of range easily.
Winklejax clinches with his opponent.
Winklejax can't find room to land a body shot as Salavez controls the action.
Winklejax scores with a hook to the body.
Salavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salavez.
Winklejax misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Salavez.
Salavez goes for a takedown attempt but Winklejax pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greg Winklejax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Salavez.
Winklejax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salavez is rocked!
Winklejax weaves into range and cracks Salavez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Salavez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Winklejax is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Winklejax!
Greg Winklejax decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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