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Amateur League 107 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czech Yosef (ranked 24754 p4p, 106 weight class) and Balthazar Tazer (ranked 4577 p4p, 65 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Czech Yosef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balthazar Tazer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yosef moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yosef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Yosef both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Balthazar Tazer has been cut.
Tazer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yosef is trying to force a seperation but Tazer has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Yosef.
Tazer has a couple of punches blocked by Yosef.
Tazer scores with a shot to the side of Yosef's head.
Tazer keeps control of Yosef as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yosef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tazer misses with the head strike.
Yosef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yosef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tazer has him pressed against the cage.
Yosef swings wildly with an uppercut but Tazer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tazer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yosef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yosef.
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!
Yosef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yosef tries to break the clinch but Tazer is controlling the position.
Yosef tries to break free but Tazer pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yosef.
Tazer lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yosef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tazer backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Yosef's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tazer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tazer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tazer.
Tazer lands with a left to the head.
Yosef wants to break free but Tazer has control.
Yosef being controlled against the cage.
Tazer misses with the head strike.
Tazer misses with the head strike.
Tazer dodges an elbow strike from Yosef.
Yosef wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tazer lands a left hand.
Tazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Yosef.
Tazer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yosef backwards.
Yosef blocking some punches.
Tazer lands an uppercut.
Yosef is trying to break the clinch but Tazer is controlling him.
Yosef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tazer on the inside.
Tazer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tazer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yosef looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tazer swings wildly with an uppercut but Yosef uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tazer fails to land.
Yosef can't break the clinch.
Yosef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yosef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tazer is working Yosef over against the cage.
Yosef blocks an uppercut.
Tazer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tazer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tazer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yosef backwards.
Yosef working aggressively here.
Tazer pushes Yosef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tazer is leaning against Yosef and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tazer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yosef blocks a body shot from Tazer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yosef backwards.
Tazer throws a punch but it's blocked by Yosef.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yosef.
Tazer can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tazer.
Tazer is struggling to control the position.
Yosef has had enough of the clinch but Tazer keeps him there for the moment.
Yosef tries to break free but Tazer pushes him back against the cage.
Yosef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tazer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yosef backwards.
Yosef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yosef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tazer can't find room to land a body shot as Yosef controls the action.
Tazer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tazer pushes Yosef up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yosef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tazer clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tazer.
Tazer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tazer lands with a left to the head.
Yosef tries to break the clinch but Tazer is controlling the position.
Tazer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tazer lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Tazer blocks an elbow strike.
Tazer stalling.
Tazer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yosef blocks a body shot from Tazer.
Tazer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yosef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tazer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tazer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yosef is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yosef scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tazer.
Tazer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yosef's efforts to push away.
Tazer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tazer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Tazer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Tazer'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.
Tazer is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Yosef moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Czech Yosef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flying Almighty Askren (ranked 4122 p4p, 57 weight class) and Twistan Breakum (ranked 4325 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Flying Almighty Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Twistan Breakum!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren closes the distance and clinches.
Askren manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Breakum landing some decent shots from guard.
Askren tries to strike from the bottom.
Breakum slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Askren.
Askren tries to get to full guard but Breakum has control of the leg.
Askren is defending against the submission attempts here by Breakum.
Breakum is working for a kimura but Askren is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren tries to roll over but Breakum keeps him under control.
Askren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Breakum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
Breakum is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Breakum is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Askren is working to get back to half guard.
Breakum blocks Askren's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Askren defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Breakum.
Askren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Breakum throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Askren is trying to escape the mount.
Breakum controlling the position easily from mount.
Breakum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Askren is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is looking to improve his position but Breakum isn't that keen on the idea.
Askren tries to hold on but Breakum postures up.
Breakum looking for a guillotine from mount but Askren is having none of it.
Breakum swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Twistan Breakum!
Twistan Breakum tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Packin Paulie (ranked 4101 p4p, 56 weight class) and Nick Virtanen (ranked 4559 p4p, 64 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Decent knees
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Packin Paulie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
Virtanen cracks Paulie with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Virtanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Virtanen prevents a body shot from Paulie.
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Virtanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paulie tries to score a body lock takedown but Virtanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a left to the head.
Paulie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Virtanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Packin Paulie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Virtanen prevents it.
Virtanen with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulie takes a shot to the head.
Paulie trying to control the position but instead, Virtanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paulie into the cage.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen digs a right hand into Paulie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulie's gas tank.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulie won't want to take too many of those.
Virtanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paulie is breathing heavily.
Virtanen lands a right hand.
Virtanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Virtanen.
Paulie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Virtanen.
Virtanen pushes Paulie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulie won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Virtanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paulie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Virtanen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Virtanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Virtanen lands with a light punch inside.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulie's face.
Paulie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Virtanen.
A short left from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Virtanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Virtanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Paulie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Virtanen is defending well.
Virtanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Virtanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Virtanen.
Virtanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Virtanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Virtanen - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Virtanen.
Paulie misses with some punches.
Virtanen is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Virtanen landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Virtanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtanen just leaning against Paulie, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Virtanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Virtanen digs a right hand underneath Paulie's ribcage. Paulie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Virtanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulie is trying to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling him.
Virtanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Virtanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Virtanen.
A nice left hand lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen gets through Paulie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen lands with a light punch inside.
Paulie tries to throw a body punch but Virtanen avoids it by throwing Paulie back against the cage.
Good body shot from Virtanen.
A short body shot lands from Virtanen as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Virtanen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Virtanen clinches up with Paulie and pushes him back against the cage.
Virtanen lands a right hand.
Come on Virtanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulie.
Virtanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulie misses with a body punch.
Virtanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paulie misses with a punch on the inside.
Virtanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Virtanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen lands with a light punch inside.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtanen lands a body shot.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulie's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Virtanen - that landed with a thud.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulie's face.
Virtanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paulie.
Virtanen lands with a left to the head.
Virtanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Virtanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Virtanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Virtanen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulie won't want to take too many of those.
Virtanen effectively controlling the action here.
Virtanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Virtanen blocks a body shot from Paulie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Virtanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Virtanen digs a right hand into Paulie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulie's gas tank.
Virtanen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Virtanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Virtanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Virtanen.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Virtanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Virtanen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Virtanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen with a knee to the head.
Virtanen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Virtanen digs a right hand into Paulie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulie's gas tank.
Paulie taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike.
Virtanen gets through Paulie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen works on Paulie's body with a couple of short punches.
Virtanen is working Paulie over against the cage.
Virtanen lands a left hand.
Virtanen lands a left hand.
Virtanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Virtanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Virtanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
Paulie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Virtanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen gets through Paulie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Virtanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paulie's hands.
Paulie looks for a takedown but Virtanen sprawls well.
Paulie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Virtanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Virtanen stalks Paulie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paulie's face. Paulie staggers backwards, shaken.
Paulie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Virtanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paulie scrambles back to his feet.
Virtanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Paulie off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Virtanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Virtanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paulies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nick Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paulie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Virtanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Virtanen cracks Paulie with a good jab.
Virtanen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Virtanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Virtanen lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paulie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Paulie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virtanen lands a right hook to the body.
Paulie seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulie takes one on the button.
Virtanen moves into the clinch.
Virtanen digs a right hand underneath Paulie's ribcage. Paulie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Virtanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paulie takes a shot to the head.
Virtanen lands with a right to the head.
Virtanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulie backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen cracks Paulie with a nice body shot.
A short right from Virtanen on the inside.
Virtanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulie struggles to land a body shot inside as Virtanen controls his hands.
A short right from Virtanen on the inside.
Virtanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paulie up against the cage.
Paulie tries a body shot but Virtanen blocks it.
Packin Paulie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Virtanen is pushing Paulie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Virtanen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Virtanen scores with a shot to the side of Paulie's head.
Nick Virtanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Virtanen cracks Paulie with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Virtanen.
Virtanen works on Paulie's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Virtanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Virtanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paulie swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Virtanen.
A right hand to the body from Virtanen.
Nick Virtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Virtanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Virtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Virtanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Collins (ranked 7431 p4p, 102 weight class) and Hideo Hayashi (ranked 4020 p4p, 54 weight class). Hayashi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Charmels - As Long As I've Got You. 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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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hideo Hayashi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hayashi.
Collins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Collins tries to get out of the position.
Hayashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hayashi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Collins looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hayashi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Collins is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hayashi lets go of the hold and Collins can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hideo Hayashi!
A very excited looking Hideo Hayashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Riot (ranked 4155 p4p, 59 weight class) and Tokkie Terblanche (ranked 4744 p4p, 68 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Terblanche's choice of entrance music: Going Down. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Riot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokkie Terblanche!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riot throws a sloppy head kick
and Terblanche counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Terblanche with a nice head shot there.
Terblanche controls from within his opponent's guard.
Terblanche avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Terblanche scoring with some ground and pound.
Riot has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Terblanche should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Riot has tightened it up now! Terblanche 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 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Riot!
Tony Riot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tokkie Terblanche spoke after the fight, saying 'You are going down, my friend, down!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 3116 p4p, 44 weight class) and Fast McGraw (ranked 3582 p4p, 49 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 London, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fast McGraw!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw scores with a nice right hand.
McGraw throws a body punch but Laranja moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Laranja.
Laranja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGraw pinned against the cage. McGraw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Laranja backs off McGraw throws a huge counter combo but Laranja manages to avoid it all.
McGraw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laranja moves away.
Laranja moves into the clinch.
Laranja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laranja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGraw smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Laranja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGraw throws a body punch but Laranja moves out of range.
Laranja feinted with a counter takedown.
McGraw gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGraw.
Laranja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGraw walks away with a smile on his face. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGraw misses with a jab to the body
and Laranja decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGraw's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGraw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laranja is controlling him.
Laranja wants to control from the top but McGraw keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGraw is keeping the position for now.
McGraw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laranja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGraw is looking to stand up but Laranja isn't so interested in that idea.
Laranja drops back looking for a leg! McGraw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGraw manages to kick Laranja off! Laranja jumps back into McGraw's guard.
McGraw wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Laranja's hips, looking to push off. But Laranja grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! McGraw screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Renato Laranja!
After the fight, Renato Laranja was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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