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DFC Excursion 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Curtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Womack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Curtin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Womack!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtin.
Womack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Womack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Curtin tries to move into range but Womack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Womack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curtin counters with a solid body kick.
Womack cracks Curtin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Womack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curtin has his takedown stuffed
and Womack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Womack lands with a good body shot.
Curtin tries for a takedown but Womack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Womack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Womack lands with a good body shot.
Womack tests Curtin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Womack.
A slapping leg kick lands for Womack.
Ken Womack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack looks to land a body kick but Curtin moved away.
Womack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Womack misses with a leg kick
and Curtin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Womack!
Womack is trying to control Curtin's posture but Curtin avoids it.
Womack is looking to regain half guard here but Curtin keeps moving and retains side control.
Curtin controlling from side mount.
Womack struggling a bit here.
Womack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curtin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtin stands up and beckons Womack to his feet.
Womack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Curtin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Curtin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Womack scores with a body shot.
Womack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtin fails with the takedown.
Curtin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Womack thuds a left hand into Curtin's body.
Womack throws a leg kick that misses.
Curtin shoots in and gets a takedown into Womack's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curtin is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtin slips nicely into half guard.
Curtin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Womack is looking to improve his position.
Curtin winds up and cracks Womack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Womack is looking for a sweep. Curtin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curtin is working for a kimura but Womack is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack is trying to control but Curtin manages to pass to mount!
Womack defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Curtin.
Curtin controlling the pace for now.
Womack is working to get back to half guard.
Curtin looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Womack will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtin closes the distance and clinches.
Curtin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Womack after a bit of a struggle.
Womack struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtin controls his hands.
Curtin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Womack uses from the top position.
Curtin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Womack.
Womack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Womack wants to stand and escape but instead Curtin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Womack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Womack trying to keep a closed guard but Curtin is proving a slippery customer.
Curtin won't allow Womack to sweep him here.
Curtin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Womack for as long as he can get away with.
Curtin'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.
Curtin postures up.
Curtin stopping the sweep attempt from Womack.
Womack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Womack being controlled here, momentarily.
Womack has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Curtin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Womack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Womack working a defensive guard but Curtin passes into half guard.
Curtin is working for a submission of some sort.
Curtin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Curtin working Womack over with strikes.
Curtin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Womack tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Curtin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Curtin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dobber Snodgrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dobber Snodgrass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilaxo tries to bum rush Snodgrass with a series of wild strikes but Snodgrass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilaxo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Snodgrass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dilaxo on the side of the head.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Dilaxo walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Dilaxo. Those never looked like landing.
Snodgrass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilaxo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dilaxo misses with a combination
and Snodgrass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass gets through Dilaxo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snodgrass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dilaxo is looking to break free of the clinch but Snodgrass has double underhooks.
Dilaxo is looking to break free of the clinch but Snodgrass has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Snodgrass as the two fighters clinch.
Snodgrass cracks Dilaxo with a nice body shot.
Snodgrass scores with a shoulder strike.
Snodgrass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilaxo is rocked!
Dilaxo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Dilaxo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Snodgrass.
Nice body punch from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass lands a big right hand that drops Dilaxo! The killer instinct kicks in and Snodgrass finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Snodgrass!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dobber Snodgrass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Kowalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalchuk 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Night. Joe Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vyacheslav Kowalchuk !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalchuk throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Kowalchuk gets caught flat footed, as Swanson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalchuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowalchuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swanson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kowalchuk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalchuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalchuk has his foot on Swanson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swanson works his way back into a safe position though.
Kowalchuk seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalchuk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kowalchuk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Kowalchuk blocks nicely.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kowalchuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson works over Kowalchuk with some ground and pound from guard.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson throws a sloppy strike and Kowalchuk has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Swanson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Kowalchuk !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vyacheslav Kowalchuk !
An out of breath Vyacheslav Kowalchuk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sea Kayak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyman Kissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyman Kissell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sea Kayak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyman Kissell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayak ducks under a wild hook from Kissell.
It looked like Kayak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kissell blocks a leg kick.
Kayak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kayak throws out a leg kick but Kissell moves out of range and Kayak only half commits.
Kayak slips a jab from Kissell.
Kayak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kayak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kissell, pushing him back against the cage.
Kayak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kissell pulls guard successfully.
Kayak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kissell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kissell pushes down on Kayak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kissell is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayak is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kissell connects with a nice short shot to Kayak's temple.
Kissell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kissell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kayak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kissell on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kissell connects with a nice short shot to Kayak's temple.
Kayak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kissell lands a nice short elbow.
Kissell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kissell is working away from the top position though.
Kissell working the head and body with strikes.
Kissell moves into full mount! Kayak won't be happy about that!
Kayak is squirming around, avoiding Kissell's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kissell lands a big shot there that rocks Kayak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kayak wants to control but Kissell is having none of it.
Kayak is looking to improve his position but Kissell isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayak is working hard here to advance position.
Kissell landing punches.
Kayak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kayak is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kayak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kissell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kissell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kayak?
The referee warns Kayak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kissell is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kayak is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyman Kissell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Paddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy comes to the cage accompanied by The Battering Ram - Come Out & Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Paddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pott ducks under a wild hook from Paddy.
Paddy throws a hook but Pott blocks it.
Pott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Paddy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pott prevents Paddy from breaking the clinch.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
Paddy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pott.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pott throws an elbow but misses.
Paddy blocks an elbow strike.
Paddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paddy tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
Pott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott throws an elbow that misses.
Paddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Paddy does it's job there.
It looks like Jack Pott has been cut.
Pott wants to slow Paddy down by chopping away at his legs.
Mike Paddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott forces Paddy back against the cage and clinches.
Paddy avoids the elbow strike from Pott, against the cage.
Paddy dodges an elbow strike from Pott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paddy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pott throws an elbow but misses.
Pott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paddy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Paddy.
Paddy dodges an elbow strike from Pott.
Pott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pott working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pott throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pott in side control, throwing shots but Paddy defends.
Pott in side control, throwing shots but Paddy defends.
Paddy struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paddy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pott connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pott scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Paddy to see if he's OK.
Paddy is looking for a sweep.
Pott looks up at the clock and then as Paddy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pott smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy tries to buck Pott off but Pott is having none of it.
Paddy parries the strikes from Pott easily there. Pott is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paddy to escape.
Paddy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paddy wants to control but Pott is keeping busy.
Pott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pott working over Paddy with some ground and pound. Paddy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy keeping control of the position.
Paddy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Pott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pott passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pott scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paddy?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Pott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Pott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pott shoots in looking for a takedown. Paddy tries to sprawl out of it but Pott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paddy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paddy.
Pott wants to clinch up but Paddy keeps it at a distance.
Paddy misses with a looping right.
Paddy misses the shot to the body.
Pott slips a straight right by Paddy.
Pott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paddy defends it well.
Pott takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Paddy on the inside.
A short right from Paddy on the inside.
Paddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott's coach down at Gonzasco Hydropathy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Paddy working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy can't find room to land a body shot as Pott controls the action.
Pott misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paddy's brow.
Paddy avoids the elbow strike from Pott, against the cage.
Pott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paddy's brow.
Pott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paddy avoids a wild elbow strike from Pott.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paddy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pott is working for takedown but Paddy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paddy can't find room to land a body shot as Pott controls the action.
Pott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Paddy.
Pott misses with an elbow over the top.
Paddy avoids a wild elbow strike from Pott.
Pott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paddy misses with a punch on the inside.
Paddy misses with a punch to the body.
Paddy tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
Paddy misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paddy prevents it.
Mike Paddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Pott.
Paddy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paddy to the mat. Paddy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Paddy is controlling Pott's posture.
Paddy is trying to control the position but Pott postures up.
Pott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paddy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paddy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Paddy, not yet.
Pott working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paddy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pott is looking to chop away at Paddy's legs.
A leg kick checked by Paddy.
Pott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Paddy does no damage.
Paddy scores with a punch to the head.
Pott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pott is looking to pass Paddy's guard but actually Paddy recovers to full guard.
Jack Pott has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pott postures up and lands a big shot to Paddy's brow.
Pott with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Paddy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Pott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pott tries to clinch but Paddy is having none of it.
Pott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pott has closed the distance and engaged Paddy in a clinch.
Pott tightens his grip and picks Paddy up, before dumping him to the ground. Paddy manages to land in guard.
Pott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paddy keeping full guard, as Pott tries to pass.
Pott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pott with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott working some strikes from top position.
Pott throwing strikes from guard but Paddy blocks nicely.
Paddy trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paddy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pott chips away with some ground and pound.
Paddy wants to sweep but no luck.
Pott looking to pass the guard.
Pott landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddy looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paddy checks a leg kick.
Paddy gets caught flat footed, as Pott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Paddy working a defensive guard here.
Pott postures up and lands a big shot to Paddy's brow.
Paddy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pott is looking to work some ground and pound but Paddy has wrist control.
Pott looking to sit in guard and control but Paddy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paddy stopping the sweep attempt from Pott.
Pott keeping moving, preventing Paddy from controlling successfully.
Pott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws his legs up looking for a submission but Paddy uses it to pass to side control.
Paddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pott keeps working.
Pott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Pott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pott 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Pott!
Jack Pott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Mike Paddy had this to say: 'This will be my last professional fight, as I'll be moving on in a coaching position. Thanks everyone. Cheers'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another One Bites the Dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! King Bradley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Bradley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradley has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Bradley is looking to land body kicks.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley gets a clinch.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradley.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
A short left from Bradley.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Bradley. Beautiful body shot.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley lands with a shot to the body.
Bradley lands with an overhand left.
Bradley catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bradley misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses the jab.
Walker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradley pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradley pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley leaning his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Bradley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Bradley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley backing away here, and Walker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good exchange - Bradley coming out on top.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Bradley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Bradley settles back down.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Bradley misses.
Bradley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
King Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley thumps Walker with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bradley as he checks the leg kick.
Walker checks a low kick from Bradley.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradley digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Bradley misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Bradley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Bradley misses
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley misses with the body kick
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley. That's going to slow Walker down.
A clash of legs there as Walker blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Walker blocks a body shot from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Bradley wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Bradley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Bradley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walker thinks about the counter body kick.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradley 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 Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Walker stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Bradley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Walker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
It looks like Bradley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Walker thumps Bradley with a low kick.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley pushes Walker away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.
Nice straight punches there by Bradley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradley.
Bradley misses with a body punch
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Walker throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Walker tries to land a leg kick but Bradley saw it coming and moves away.
And Bradley counters with a quick kick to the body but Walker blocks it.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
Nice body kick there by Bradley.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradley can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bradley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradley swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Bradley needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Bradley connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Bradley misses with a kick to the body
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley misses with a leg kick
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Walker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bradley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bradley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Walker.
Well Bradley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Bradley!
A less than humble King Bradley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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22
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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27
278 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Amos Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shevchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shevchenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miguel trying to control but Shevchenko is working from the bottom.
Shevchenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shevchenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miguel defends well.
Shevchenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shevchenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miguel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shevchenko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miguel is aware though and is defending well.
Miguel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shevchenko is proving hard to escape from.
Shevchenko managing to control the position.
Shevchenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miguel defends well.
Shevchenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shevchenko keeping moving, preventing Miguel from controlling successfully.
Shevchenko has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Miguel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Shevchenko has tightened it up now! Miguel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taras Shevchenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith is looking to chop away at Harada's legs.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooh!!! Harada has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Harada steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Harada blocks the low kick.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a push kick but Harada slaps the foot to one side.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch
letting Harada counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Harada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harada counters with a two punch combo.
Smith looks winded!
Look low, kick high! Harada uses the oldest trick in the book to send Smith tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Harada is absolutely delighted - when Smith wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenuichio Harada!
Kenuichio Harada very nearly forgot to thank Conviction 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietr Oblamenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos De Los Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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243 lbs
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255 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietr Oblamenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos De Los Santos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oblamenko throws a head kick that De Los Santos semi-blocks.
It looks like Marcos De Los Santos has been cut.
De Los Santos blocks a head kick by Oblamenko.
De Los Santos dodges the punch combination from Oblamenko.
De Los Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oblamenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Oblamenko! De Los Santos is out on his feet! Oblamenko rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - De Los Santos is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! De Los Santos is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietr Oblamenko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Nichalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichalos comes to the cage accompanied by Hallow Point Heroes- Calm Before The Storm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacoby Nichalos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Shore!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichalos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shore shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shore trying to mount his opponent but Nichalos defends it.
Nichalos is looking to escape.
Shore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nichalos wants to get back to his feet.
Nichalos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nichalos's coaches at Enterprise Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Shore is pressing down on Nichalos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nichalos is holding on for now.
Nichalos wants to get back to his feet.
Shore stands up out of the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nichalos circles away quickly and effectively.
Nichalos looks to land a right hand but Shore moved out of range.
Nichalos looks to throw the jab but Shore is out of range.
Shore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shore misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nichalos. Shore does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore tries to clinch but Nichalos moves out of range.
Nichalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shore or perhaps it was just good defense by Nichalos, which made it look bad.
Nichalos looks to land a right hand but Shore moved out of range.
Nichalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shore tries to keep at a distance but Nichalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichalos avoids the damage to the body.
Nichalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nichalos lands with a left to the head.
Shore is trying to pull guard but Nichalos has him pressed against the cage.
Shore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nichalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacoby Nichalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Shore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Nichalos.
A short uppercut from Nichalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos scores with a hook to the body.
Nichalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nichalos - that landed with a thud.
Nichalos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos gets underhooks to prevent Shore's takedown attempt.
Nichalos is working Shore over against the cage.
Shore looks winded!
Nichalos lands an elbow inside.
Shore blocks a body shot from Nichalos.
Shore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nichalos prevents Shore from breaking the clinch.
Nichalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichalos lands a left hand.
Shore prevents a body shot from Nichalos.
Shore tries to pull guard but Nichalos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos stands there with Shore around his waist. Shore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
Nichalos can't find room to land a body shot as Shore controls the action.
Nichalos lands with a left to the head.
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nichalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichalos lands a body shot.
Nichalos keeps control of Shore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichalos.
Nichalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos gets through Shore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Nichalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nichalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nice elbow from Nichalos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nichalos digs a right hand underneath Shore's ribcage. Shore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nichalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
Shore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nichalos smiles and moves away.
Nichalos misses with a wild body shot.
Shore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nichalos at a distance.
Shore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nichalos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nichalos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shore on the side of the head.
Nichalos drives through and clinches with Shore against the cage.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichalos.
Nichalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nichalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Shore controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Nichalos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nichalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shore manages to avoid it.
Shore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nichalos counters by clinching up.
Nichalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shore can do to turn this around?
Nichalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichalos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
Shore's coach down at Lights Out™ ($849 15 Elite Coaches!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nichalos has him pressed against the cage.
Nichalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos tries to throw a body punch but Shore avoids it by throwing Nichalos back against the cage.
Shore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nichalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nichalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichalos lands a damaging elbow.
Nichalos lands an uppercut.
Nichalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands a nice uppercut.
Nichalos tries to work over Shore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shore tries to pull guard but Nichalos holds him up against the cage and eventually Shore drops back down to his feet.
Jacoby Nichalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nichalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos stands there with Shore around his waist. Shore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jacoby Nichalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Shore.
Nichalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nichalos digs a right hand underneath Shore's ribcage. Shore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore is breathing heavily.
Nichalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nichalos lands an elbow inside that Shore shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Nichalos.
Shore tries to pull guard but Nichalos holds him up against the cage and eventually Shore drops back down to his feet.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Nichalos - that landed with a thud.
Nichalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Nichalos.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a damaging elbow.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nichalos scores with a shot to the side of Shore's head.
Nichalos gets through Shore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shore tries to score a body lock takedown but Nichalos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nichalos.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichalos.
Shore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nichalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shore.
Nichalos lands an elbow inside.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nichalos lands an elbow just above Shore 's eye.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shore's elbow.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichalos cracks Shore with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nichalos.
A hook to the body from Nichalos.
Nichalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nichalos lands an uppercut.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Shore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nichalos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos presses Shore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore is rocked!
Nichalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Nichalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nichalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Nichalos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Shore slips under a jab.
Shore throws a right and a left that Nichalos avoids nicely.
Nichalos throws a jab when Shore was well out of range.
Shore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nichalos.
Shore throws a counter combo.
Nichalos has closed the distance and engaged Shore in a clinch.
Nichalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nichalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nichalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nichalos misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nichalos on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nichalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Nichalos.
Nichalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
Shore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nichalos.
A short body shot lands from Nichalos as the two fighters clinch.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice uppercut.
Shore is still on wobbly legs! Can Nichalos finish him?
A hook to the body from Nichalos.
Shore seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichalos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichalos.
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!
Shore wants to break free but Nichalos has control.
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nichalos lands an uppercut.
Nichalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nichalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nichalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nichalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos cracks Shore with a nice body shot.
Nichalos cracks Shore with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nichalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos lands with a left to the head.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichalos lands a body shot.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichalos.
A body shot lands from Nichalos.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos gets through Shore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichalos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos lands an elbow inside that Shore shrugs off.
Nichalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nichalos presses Shore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nichalos.
A short body shot lands from Nichalos as the two fighters clinch.
Nichalos lands an elbow just above Shore 's eye.
A body shot lands from Nichalos.
Nichalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Nichalos clearly takes that round.
That's time! Nichalos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nichalos misses with an uppercut. Shore saw that one coming.
Shore misses with a few strikes there.
Shore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shore duly obliges.
Nichalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Shore.
No joy there for Shore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shore misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shore!
Nichalos rushes Shore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos dips a shoulder and cracks Shore with a mighty uppercut! Shore falls back against the cage and Nichalos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shore is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nichalos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacoby Nichalos!
Jacoby Nichalos retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacoby Nichalos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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