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CFL 117 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and amir alltime (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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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, amir alltime!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
alltime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
alltime throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for alltime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
alltime throws a right and a left that both miss.
alltime throws a nice looking combination but Funktastic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funktastic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but alltime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
alltime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funktastic moves into the clinch.
alltime lands an elbow just above Funktastic 's eye.
It looks like Mr Funktastic has been cut.
alltime has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
alltime is trying to break free.
alltime tries to break the clinch but Funktastic is controlling the position.
Funktastic jumps guard and drags alltime to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Funktastic is trying to keep alltime in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
alltime landing with the ground and pound.
alltime avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funktastic 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 one minute gone in the round.
alltime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
alltime must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Funktastic working a defensive guard here.
Funktastic wants to sweep but no luck.
Funktastic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. alltime defends it easily.
alltime passes Funktastic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
alltime looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Funktastic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Funktastic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
alltime is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
alltime sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
alltime is looking for a kimura here.
Funktastic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Funktastic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funktastic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for alltime!
alltime is trying desperately to improve position.
alltime tries to lock up and control but Funktastic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funktastic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… alltime turns into him and now he's in Funktastic's guard.
alltime trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom.
alltime got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funktastic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, alltime has managed to get both his arms back between Funktastic's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funktastic is breathing heavily.
alltime looking to sit in guard and control but Funktastic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Funktastic wants to pass the guard but alltime is keeping the position.
alltime working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Funktastic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Funktastic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
alltime is trying to keep Funktastic in close.
alltime working for a triangle but Funktastic defends it easily.
alltime is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funktastic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. alltime is keeping the position for now.
alltime is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funktastic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funktastic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
alltime controls Funktastic momentarily but Funktastic frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Funktastic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mr Funktastic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Funktastic scores with a takedown into alltime's guard.
alltime working a defensive guard here.
alltime keeping moving, preventing Funktastic from controlling successfully.
Funktastic tries to free his leg and advance position but alltime is retaining full guard.
alltime working for a triangle but Funktastic defends it easily.
alltime trying to control the position here.
alltime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
alltime is breathing heavily.
Funktastic drops back looking for a leg! alltime is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and alltime manages to kick Funktastic off! Funktastic jumps back into alltime's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Funktastic decides to stand back up. Funktastic steps back and let's alltime get back to his feet.
Funktastic tries to close the distance and clinch up but alltime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funktastic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Funktastic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Funktastic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Funktastic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but alltime manages to avoid the submission attempt.
alltime is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Funktastic off and has taken his back!
alltime working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Funktastic is doing well to defend. alltime seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Funktastic is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). amir alltime!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Fightmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lars Fightmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kung Lao's chin.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Fightmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fightmann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fightmann slips a straight right by Lao.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lao.
Lao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fightmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fightmann cracks Lao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Lao finds it's way through Fightmann's defenses.
It looks like Lars Fightmann has been cut.
Lao loads up on a big right hand but Fightmann slips the punch.
Lao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fightmann manages to avoid it.
Lao scores with a nice right hand.
Lao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fightmann.
Lao lands a nice shot that snaps Fightmann's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao misses with a looping left.
Lao throws out a leg kick but Fightmann moves out of range and Lao only half commits.
Good exchange - Lao coming out on top.
Lao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fightmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lao slips a jab from Fightmann.
Lao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fightmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot by Lao.
Kung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fightmann fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Fightmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fightmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fightmann. That did some damage!
Fightmann is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Lao misses its intended target.
Lao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao lands a two punch combo.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Fightmann moves out of range easily.
Lao is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Fightmann hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kung Lao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes to the cage accompanied by Devils. Uriel Amok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hung!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hung misses with a takedown attempt - Amok sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hung throws a lazy right hand but Amok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hung loads up on a big right hand but Amok slips the punch.
Hung moves out of range as Amok strikes.
Hung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amok with a poor takedown
letting Hung counter with a right hand.
Amok throws a hook but Hung blocks it.
Sam Hung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hung tests Amok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hung lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hung misses with a wild combination.
Amok has closed the distance and engaged Hung in a clinch.
Amok misses with some punches.
Amok tries to throw a body punch but Hung avoids it by throwing Amok back against the cage.
Hung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Amok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Amok misses with the head strike.
Hung prevents Amok from breaking the clinch.
Amok struggles to land a body shot inside as Hung controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hung prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hung throws a jab but it's blocked by Amok.
Hung fails with the takedown
and Amok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hung wants to control but Amok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amok working over Hung with some ground and pound. Hung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Amok lands with a punch from half guard.
Amok throwing shots but Hung is blocking nicely.
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.
Hung trying to control but Amok postures up.
Hung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amok wants to pass to mount but Hung is defending the position.
Hung trying to hold on to Amok's head to control him but Amok postures up.
Nice strikes from Amok there.
Amok moves nicely into side control.
Hung manages to get back to half guard.
Amok works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok lands a big elbow.
Amok landing strikes from the mount.
Hung working to try and regain half guard.
Hung is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hung is desperately trying to improve his position but Amok has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok working the ground and pound effectively.
Hung is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Amok dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amok walks into a jab.
Hung throws a shot from downtown. Amok moves away and avoids it.
Amok shoots for a double leg takedown but Hung sprawls well. He's pushed Amok's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amok closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hung to the mat! Hung manages to get full guard.
Amok wants to control from the top but Hung keeps moving.
Amok preventing the sweep.
Amok looking to pass the guard.
Hung controlling Amok's posture.
Amok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amok preventing the sweep.
Amok postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hung slaps away a takedown attempt from Amok, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amok moves in looking to clinch but Hung pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Hung.
Hung lands a slapping body shot.
Amok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hung circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amok shoots in for a double leg but Hung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Hung.
Hung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amok.
Hung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Amok shoots in but Hung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hung moves away from the strike by Amok.
Hung with a poor takedown
and Amok counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hung thinking.
Hung looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hung looking to sit in guard and control but Amok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Hung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hung looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Amok puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Amok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amok throwing strikes but missing.
Amok controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hung seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Uriel Amok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Hung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hung lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Amok!
Hung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amok can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Amok tries to hold on but Hung pushes him away.
Hung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Amok because Hung loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amok sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Amok. That snapped Hung's head back.
Hung defending well as Amok loads up on a big left hand.
Amok staying out of range there.
Hung swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Amok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hung moves in looking to clinch but Amok pushes him off.
Hung swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amok counters with a series of strikes. Hung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hung fails with the takedown.
Amok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amok throws a hook but Hung blocks it.
Hung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amok.
A cross from Amok lands.
Sam Hung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amok fails with the takedown.
Hung throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
Hung swings for the body but Amok moves out of range.
Amok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hung misses with a hook. Amok ducked under it nicely.
Hung misses with a straight left.
Amok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amok lands with an uppercut that bounces Hung off the cage and back into rage.
Hung lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung tries to move into range but Amok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Amok takes one to the chin there.
Amok throws a body punch but Hung moves out of range.
Amok lands a jab to the nose.
Amok rushes Hung and presses him up against the cage.
Amok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hung or not.
Hung throws a punch but it's blocked by Amok.
Amok throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amok.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Amok as Hung tries to tie him up.
Amok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amok has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok throws a punch but it's blocked by Hung.
Amok is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hung blocks a body shot from Amok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok is working Hung over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Amok - that landed with a thud.
Amok is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Amok slaps away a takedown attempt from Hung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uriel Amok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hung.
Amok scores a takedown into full mount!
Hung in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Hung that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Amok controlling from the full mount.
Amok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok working Hung over with strikes here.
Amok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hung is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hung in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Amok lands a big elbow.
Amok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amok is landing with some decent strikes but Hung is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Amok looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Hung that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Amok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hung is rocked!
Amok lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Amok showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Amok!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sparka man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Baker (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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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, sparka man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Butch Baker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baker wants to clinch up but man keeps it at a distance.
Baker wants to clinch up but man keeps it at a distance.
man keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker wants to clinch.
Baker connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baker lands a hook that stumbles man back into the cage. Baker follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping man to the canvas! Baker pounces and lands several unanswered shots - man has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Butch Baker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Potts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole throws a body punch but Potts moves out of range.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potts throws a leg kick but Cole checks it.
Potts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Potts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Potts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Potts blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole pushes Potts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Cole gets through Potts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potts is rocked!
Cole cracks Potts with a nice body shot.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potts misses with a combination
and Cole counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potts misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Potts throws a combination that misses
and Cole moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potts looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Potts backwards.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Potts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potts slows down the pace here.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potts backwards.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potts backwards.
Potts takes a shot to the head.
Cole pushes Potts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Potts is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
A short left from Cole.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potts seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Potts blocking some punches.
Potts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole blocking some punches.
Potts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Potts.
Cole working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole is leaning against Potts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potts.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole lands with a cross.
Cole lands with a cross.
Potts takes one to the side of the head.
Potts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hank Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Potts.
Potts looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Hank Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole lands a nice hook to Potts's body. Potts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cole moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cole moves into range and clinches up with Potts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Cole misses its intended target.
Potts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Potts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Potts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole scores with a jab to the head.
Cole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potts tries for a takedown but Cole manages to get underhooks.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cole.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potts is breathing heavily.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Potts backwards.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Potts backwards.
Potts swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pottss head.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Potts working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potts.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole works on Potts's body with a couple of short punches.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pottss head.
Potts blocking some punches.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cole creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Potts's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Potts drops to his knees and Cole pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Cole!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Olle Koskinen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown slips under a jab.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Chester Brown has been cut.
Koskinen takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Koskinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Koskinen scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Brown throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koskinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Koskinen misses with a straight left.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen misses the jab.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Koskinen misses the target.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koskinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Koskinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Koskinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a right hook to the body.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koskinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koskinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koskinen counters with a left to the body.
Olle Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Koskinen connects with a single shot there.
Koskinen lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Olle Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koskinen jabs at Brown's body.
Chester Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koskinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koskinen stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Koskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Koskinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Koskinen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Brown misses.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koskinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chester Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Koskinen misses the jab.
Brown misses with a combination
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
Brown avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Koskinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown working aggressively here.
Koskinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Brown lands a left hand.
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Koskinen as the two fighters clinch.
Koskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Koskinen.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koskinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Koskinen lands with a right to the head.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Koskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Koskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koskinen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Koskinen lands a left hand.
Koskinen lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen lands a big right hand that drops Brown! The killer instinct kicks in and Koskinen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Koskinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olle Koskinen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nic ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ola comes to the cage accompanied by Disorder by Ice T&Slayer. Crotch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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141 lbs
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131 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, nic ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Crotch or perhaps it was just good defense by ola which made him look bad.
ola throws a right and a left that both miss.
ola staying out of range there.
ola lands a high kick!
ola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crotch fails with a takedown attempt.
Crotch thows a leg kick but ola checks it
and ola counters with a head kick.
Crotch misses with a takedown attempt
and ola counters with a thumping low kick.
nic ola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Crotch.
ola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crotch.
ola cracks Crotch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for ola.
ola stuns Crotch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
ola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crotch.
Crotch loads up on a big right hand but ola slips the punch.
ola drives through and clinches with Crotch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ola ducks under a wild hook from Crotch.
ola avoids a punch combination nicely.
ola connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crotch fails with the takedown
and ola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crotch thinking.
Crotch looks gassed!
ola lands with a nice body kick.
ola throws a head kick that half lands.
nic ola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ola drives through and clinches with Crotch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ola obliges.
ola lands a damaging elbow.
ola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crotchs head.
ola lands an elbow just above Crotch 's eye.
ola throws an elbow that misses.
ola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Crotch misses its intended target.
Richard Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crotch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crotch fails with the takedown
and ola counters with a one-two to the body.
ola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ola has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
ola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ola throws a right hand that Crotch ducks under and follows up with a left that Crotch also avoids with ease.
Crotch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ola did well to prevent Crotch getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
ola throws a strike from the bottom but Crotch passes into side control!
ola gets back to half guard.
Crotch blocks the strikes from ola.
Crotch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
ola regains full guard. Nicely done.
ola will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
ola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ola punching to the body, from the bottom.
Crotch got a little sloppy there for a moment and ola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crotch has managed to get both his arms back between ola's legs - danger averted.
Crotch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ola keeping moving, preventing Crotch from controlling successfully.
Crotch has gone for a leg lock! ola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crotch's guard.
Crotch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ola with a flurry of punches that miss.
ola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
ola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crotch wants to sweep here but ola controlling him for the moment.
ola throwing strikes from guard but Crotch blocks nicely.
ola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Crotch misses.
Crotch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
ola rushes Crotch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crotch is trying to force a seperation but ola has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ola misses with an elbow strike.
Crotch blocks an elbow strike from ola.
ola manages to break the clinch.
ola thows a body kick. Crotch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
ola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nic ola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick by Crotch misses
and ola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crotch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crotch avoids the head kick by ola.
Crotch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming ola to the mat! ola manages to get full guard.
ola trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
ola lands an upkick as Crotch stands over him.
ola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crotch is aware though and is defending well.
Crotch content to stall in guard here.
Crotch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
ola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crotch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but ola is tightening it up a little... Crotch has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crotch reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crotch taps out! nice BJJ there by ola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). nic ola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote comes to the cage accompanied by Bas' Theme. Staley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - No Excuses kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Layne Staley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groote tries for a takedown but Staley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from De Groote.
Staley misses with the combination.
De Groote is looking to land body kicks.
Staley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Groote fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Staley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Staley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Layne Staley has been cut.
De Groote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groote has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Groote there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staley tries to move into range but De Groote moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Groote misses the shot to the body.
Staley throws a head kick but De Groote moves out of range.
De Groote will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groote misses with a combination
and Staley counters with a low kick, right behind De Groote 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote takes a swing at Staley's ribcage but misses.
De Groote thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groote throws a hook but Staley blocks it.
De Groote scores with the left hand. Staley knows he should have avoided that one.
De Groote throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groote.
Staley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groote manages to avoid it.
Staley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Groote throws the left hand but Staley avoids the punch easily.
Staley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groote throws a low kick, looking for Staley's leg but Staley calmly moves out of range.
Staley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groote.
Staley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Staley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staley misses with a double jab
and De Groote counters with a one-two to the body.
Staley throws a jab when De Groote was well out of range.
De Groote goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Staley misses.
De Groote cracks Staley with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staley moves out of range as De Groote throws a body kick.
De Groote bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Staley's head backwards.
De Groote is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Staley.
De Groote keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Groote throws a lazy head kick
and Staley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Groote is looking to slow Staley down with leg kicks.
De Groote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Groote misses the body punch
and Staley counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groote fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Staley throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groote counters with a nice body shot.
Staley looks gassed!
De Groote throws a head kick that half lands.
De Groote lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Groote slips a straight right by Staley.
De Groote lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from De Groote! Staley is out on his feet! De Groote rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Staley is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Staley is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas De Groote!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lao's choice of entrance music: Rock Superstar by Cypress Hill. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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203 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve McQueen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao walks into a jab.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQueen throws a leg kick which misses Lao's front leg but catches the back leg as Lao tries to avoid it.
McQueen throws a hook but Lao blocks it.
McQueen throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McQueen misses with a straight right.
Lao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McQueen.
It looks like Kung Lao has been cut.
McQueen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McQueen avoids a kick to the body.
Kung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McQueen throws a hook but Lao blocks it.
Lao moves away from the strike by McQueen.
Lao lets loose with a powerful body kick. McQueen will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Lao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McQueen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Lao lands but McQueen takes it in his stride.
Lao misses with a kick to the body.
McQueen misses the jab.
McQueen avoids the head kick by Lao.
McQueen checks a leg kick nicely.
Lao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McQueen's head.
McQueen throws a hook to the side of Lao's head but Lao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Lao lands but McQueen takes it in his stride.
Lao throws a leg kick but McQueen moved away.
McQueen lands with a cross.
Lao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQueen.
McQueen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lao throws a leg kick which misses McQueen's front leg but catches the back leg as McQueen tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McQueen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao misses with a body kick.
McQueen tries to work over Lao's front leg with a kick but Lao checks it.
Lao lands with a good body shot.
McQueen lands the left hand.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and McQueen moves out of range easily.
Lao throws a head kick but McQueen moves out of range.
McQueen swings for the body but Lao moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from McQueen.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McQueen takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.
McQueen blocks a head kick by Lao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lao.
McQueen tries a low kick but Lao avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for McQueen. That snapped Lao's head back.
McQueen misses with a body shot.
McQueen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQueen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lao lands a head kick. McQueen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lao tries to move into range but McQueen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McQueen lands with a cross.
McQueen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lao scores with a push kick.
McQueen takes a kick to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lao!
McQueen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen tried to score with a low kick but Lao checks it.
Lao throws a front kick aimed at McQueen's knee but McQueen avoids it well.
Lao misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from McQueen.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao misses with a head kick.
Lao is looking to clinch but McQueen is avoiding it.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Lao avoids them all with ease.
Lao thows a body kick. McQueen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McQueen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McQueen finds it's way round the side to connect with Lao's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Lao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McQueen connects with a looping right hand.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but McQueen ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Lao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McQueen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McQueen looks for the body kick but Lao saw that one coming.
Lao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McQueen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick by Lao misses
and Lao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Lao.
McQueen tries to land a body kick
and Lao counters with a low kick, right behind McQueen 's knee.
Lao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lao throws a head kick that misses
and McQueen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McQueen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQueen.
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lao throws a head kick that misses
and McQueen counters with a nice uppercut.
McQueen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao throws a leg kick that is checked
and McQueen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and McQueen moves out of range easily.
Lao walks into a straight right hand from McQueen.
A head kick misses from Lao.
Lao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lao drops his hands momentarily and McQueen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McQueen throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lao lands a head kick!
McQueen lands a lovely overhand right.
Lao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from McQueen lands but Lao takes it in his stride.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Lao misses
and McQueen counters with a good low kick that Lao was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lao misses
and McQueen counters with a nice body shot.
McQueen feints and then cracks Lao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lao down.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Lao scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQueen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lao throws a lazy head kick
and McQueen counters with a stiff right hand.
McQueen lands with a cross.
McQueen avoids the head kick by Lao.
McQueen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McQueen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and McQueen moves out of range easily.
McQueen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McQueen.
McQueen throws a leg kick but Lao checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao tries to land a body kick
and McQueen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lao tries to land a front kick but McQueen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McQueen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lao counters with a head kick.
McQueen misses with a wild body shot.
McQueen clobbers Lao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McQueen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lao is rocked!
McQueen cracks Lao with a hook to the temple - Lao is on wobbly legs here! McQueen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lao falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McQueen wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve McQueen!
Steve McQueen retains his middleweight title!
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