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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terence James Anderson (ranked 3430 p4p, 375 weight class) and Jorge Galvao (ranked 3761 p4p, 396 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terence James Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a head kick. Galvao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jorge Galvao has been cut.
Galvao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Galvao gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galvao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Galvao tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galvao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Terence James Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Galvao.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Anderson gets in close and tags Galvao with a short punch that almost sends Galvao to the mat! Oh Galvao is in big trouble! He turns his back on Anderson, trying to create some distance but Anderson rushes him, striking wildly and Galvao goes down! The referee tackles Anderson into the cage to end the fight! Anderson is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terence James Anderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otto Fon Abiht (ranked 3095 p4p, 287 weight class) and Wojciech Kryszka (ranked 3215 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Fon Abiht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wojciech Kryszka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abiht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kryszka misses with a wild combination.
Abiht throws a poor cross that misses
and Kryszka counters with a two punch combo.
Abiht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abiht slips a jab and a cross from Kryszka.
Kryszka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abiht.
A shot to the liver by Abiht. Beautiful body shot.
Abiht is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kryszka.
Abiht misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abiht throws the left hand but Kryszka avoids the punch easily.
Abiht cracks Kryszka with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kryszka tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Abiht pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kryszka is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Fon Abiht!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Golovkin (ranked 3249 p4p, 302 weight class) and Jaycen Solo (ranked 2600 p4p, 246 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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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladmir Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaycen Solo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo dodges the punch combination from Golovkin.
Solo feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Golovkin. Those never looked like landing.
Solo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Golovkin swivels and escapes.
Solo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Golovkin counters with a crisp one two that drops Solo! Golovkin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Solo to his feet! Solo is in big trouble!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golovkin punishes Solo's body with a nice straight punch.
Golovkin throws a nice looking combination but Solo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solo with the counter takedown but Golovkin avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo with a poor takedown
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Vladmir Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaycen Solo.
Golovkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vladmir Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Solo misses with a takedown
and Golovkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Solo dives in and scores a takedown into Golovkin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo works over Golovkin with some ground and pound from guard.
Solo scoring with some ground and pound.
Solo passes Golovkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Solo working over Golovkin with some ground and pound. Golovkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Solo working the head and body with strikes.
Solo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
Solo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Vladmir Golovkin has been cut.
Solo slips a nice elbow through Golovkin's hands, connecting with Golovkin's forehead.
Golovkin wants to get back to his feet.
Solo lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo slips a nice elbow through Golovkin's hands, connecting with Golovkin's forehead.
Golovkin is rocked!
Golovkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Golovkin tries to get out of the position.
Solo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Solo loads up with a big shot that hurts Golovkin! He's pulled Solo in close but Solo has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Golovkin survive? More strikes from Solo and Golovkin is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaycen Solo!
A victorious Jaycen Solo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bernoulli (ranked 3274 p4p, 306 weight class) and Cory Ashby (ranked 2884 p4p, 275 weight class). Cory Ashby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johann Bernoulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Ashby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Johann Bernoulli has been cut.
Bernoulli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bernoulli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernoulli stopping the sweep attempt from Ashby.
Bernoulli lands a couple of elbows.
Bernoulli trying to control but Ashby is working from the bottom.
Bernoulli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bernoulli throws a big elbow that misses.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
Bernoulli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernoulli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernoulli stops Ashby from standing up.
Bernoulli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ashby's head.
Ashby has momentary wrist control but Bernoulli slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashby wants to stand but Bernoulli is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernoulli looking to sit in guard and control but Ashby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ashby preventing the sweep.
Bernoulli pulls Ashby in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernoulli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bernoulli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bernoulli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernoulli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernoulli throws an elbow that misses. Ashby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernoulli's guard. Nice move by Ashby!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bernoulli is on top in guard.
Bernoulli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bernoulli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bernoulli working some strikes from top position.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
Bernoulli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bernoulli chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernoulli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernoulli throws a big right hand that misses.
Ashby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bernoulli wants to control from the top but Ashby keeps moving.
Bernoulli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bernoulli.
Bernoulli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ashby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernoulli throws a strike but Ashby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ashby won't allow Bernoulli to sweep him here.
Bernoulli is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernoulli holds on and takes a little breather.
Bernoulli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bernoulli throws an elbow that misses. Ashby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernoulli's guard. Nice move by Ashby!
Bernoulli looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bernoulli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernoulli is pulling down on Ashby's head to control his posture.
Bernoulli trying to control the position.
Ashby decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bernoulli looks for a takedown but Ashby sprawls well.
Ashby throws a counter combo.
Bernoulli fails to land the takedown.
Bernoulli has closed the distance and engaged Ashby in a clinch.
Ashby working hard to break the clinch.
Bernoulli keeps control of Ashby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernoulli throws a head punch that misses.
Bernoulli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ashby backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Bernoulli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Bernoulli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bernoulli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ashby slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernoulli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Bernoulli backs off Ashby throws a huge counter combo but Bernoulli manages to avoid it all.
Bernoulli looks for a takedown but Ashby sprawls well.
No luck for Bernoulli with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johann Bernoulli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashby slips a straight right by Bernoulli.
Johann Bernoulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernoulli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashby.
Bernoulli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bernoulli lands in his opponent's guard.
Ashby is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernoulli prevents Ashby from breaking the clinch.
Bernoulli goes for a takedown attempt but Ashby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice combo by Ashby! Oh, that's hurt him - Bernoulli falls to the canvas and Ashby follows him into side control.
Bernoulli is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashby decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Bernoulli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cory Ashby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashby cracks Bernoulli's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bernoulli slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Ashby can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Ashby!
Cory Ashby took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davide Quincy (ranked 2909 p4p, 330 weight class) and Illidan Ladan (ranked 2591 p4p, 304 weight class). Davide Quincy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davide Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Illidan Ladan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooh!!! Ladan has knocked Quincy down with a huge combo! Ladan steps away and waves a wobbly Quincy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Quincy is rocked!
It looks like Davide Quincy has been cut.
Ladan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Quincy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quincy has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy seems to have got his legs back now.
Quincy presses Ladan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ladan avoids it.
A short left from Quincy.
Ladan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ladan.
Ladan's coach down at MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ladan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Quincy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ladan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Ladan wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Ladan can't break the clinch.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Ladan wants to break free but Quincy has control.
Quincy just leaning against Ladan, taking a breather.
Quincy pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladan scores with a shot to the body.
Quincy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ladan misses with a lunging right hand
and Quincy counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Ladan coming out on top.
Quincy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ladan has had enough of the clinch but Quincy keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy trying to land knees to the body.
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladan throws a head kick that misses.
Quincy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quincy rushes Ladan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy avoiding damage.
Quincy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladans head.
Quincy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ladan is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy keeps control of Ladan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
Ladan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ladan is looking to break free of the clinch but Quincy has double underhooks.
Ladan is trying to force a seperation but Quincy has the dominant position.
Quincy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ladan is trying to push Quincy away but Quincy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ladan is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Quincy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ladan tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ladan avoids it.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ladan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quincy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy dodges the punch combination from Ladan.
Ladan swings widly with a right hand
and Quincy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quincy takes the fight into the clinch.
Quincy prevents Ladan from breaking the clinch.
Ladan is trying to push Quincy away but Quincy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quincy lands a right hand.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Quincy.
A left hand lands to the body for Quincy.
A frustrated look appears on Ladan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quincy avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy stalling.
Ladan is trying to push Quincy away but Quincy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ladan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Quincy lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Quincy on the inside.
Quincy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ladan has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladan backwards.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Quincy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ladan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Quincy misses the target.
Quincy tries to clinch up
enabling Ladan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladan looks to land a right hand but Quincy moved out of range.
Quincy has managed to clinch.
Quincy breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Quincy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davide Quincy'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.
The crowd cheers as Ladan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quincy doesn't seem phased though.
Quincy rushes Ladan and presses him up against the cage.
Quincy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ladan tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Ladan is trying to force a seperation but Quincy has the dominant position.
Ladan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ladan up against the cage.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quincy closes the distance and clinches.
Davide Quincy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body.
Ladan tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Illidan Ladan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladan missing with a left hand there. Quincy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladan throws out a counter right but Quincy avoids it with no problem.
Ladan loads up on a big right hand but Quincy slips the punch.
Ladan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quincy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ladan can do to turn this around?
Quincy has Ladan pushed against the cage.
Ladan tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Quincy prevents Ladan from breaking the clinch.
Ladan wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Ladan is trying to force a seperation but Quincy has the dominant position.
Ladan wants to break free but Quincy has control.
Ladan is trying to push Quincy away but Quincy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quincy has Ladan pressed against the cage, preventing Ladan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quincy stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ladan.
Ladan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ladan has had enough of the clinch but Quincy keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy digs a right hand underneath Ladan's ribcage. Ladan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Quincy to work.
Ladan tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Ladan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ladan tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladan connects with a crisp jab.
Ladan keeps the fight on the outside.
Quincy rushes Ladan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Ladan misses with the head strike.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladan takes a swing at Quincy's ribcage but misses.
Ladan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Ladan looks to move away, Quincy throws a big counter combo but Ladan just gets out of the way.
Ladan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ladan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quincy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Ladan tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Ladan has had enough of the clinch but Quincy keeps him there for the moment.
Ladan tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Ladan keeps the fight on the outside.
Quincy with a jab.
Quincy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quincy prevents Ladan from breaking the clinch.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Ladan's head.
Ladan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Ladan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quincy digs a right hand underneath Ladan's ribcage. Ladan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quincy keeps control of Ladan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Nice body punch from Quincy.
Quincy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quincy controlling the action here for a moment.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy rushes Ladan and presses him up against the cage.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladan is looking to break free of the clinch but Quincy has double underhooks.
Quincy pushes Ladan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladan is trying to break the clinch but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quincy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quincy breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ladan misses the target.
Quincy tries to clinch up.
Quincy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ladan lands a nice looking body kick.
Quincy wants to clinch
letting Ladan counter with a right hand.
Ladan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Illidan Ladan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladan misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
Ladan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quincy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Quincy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davide Quincy'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. This is the final round!
Ladan misses with a looping right.
Quincy rushes Ladan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quincy lands a body punch.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladans head.
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quincy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ladan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quincy scrambles back to his feet.
Ladan scores with a hook to the body. Quincy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quincy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Ladan working hard to break the clinch.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ladan backwards.
Ladan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quincy cracks Ladan with a nice body shot.
A short right from Quincy on the inside.
Ladan is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quincy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Quincy as the two fighters clinch.
Ladan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladan's efforts to push away.
Ladan tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Ladan is trying to break free.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Ladan wants to get back to striking at distance but Quincy won't allow it.
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
Ladan tries to circle away but Quincy has him pinned against the cage.
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
Ladan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladan's efforts to push away.
Ladan working hard to break the clinch.
Quincy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladan's efforts to push away.
Illidan Ladan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Quincy.
Ladan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ladan is trying to force a seperation but Quincy has the dominant position.
Quincy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ladan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quincy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ladan finds it's way round the side to connect with Quincy's head.
Quincy is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ladan can't break the clinch.
Quincy avoiding damage.
Quincy digs a right hand underneath Ladan's ribcage. Ladan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladan throws an overhand right that lands on Quincy's shoulder, as Quincy tries to avoid the shot.
Quincy with a nice cross.
A combination from Quincy does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ladan.
Quincy slips under a jab from Ladan.
Ladan misses with the combination.
Quincy forces Ladan back against the cage and clinches.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladan has had enough of the clinch but Quincy keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Ladan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladan throws a head kick but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ladan with a hook.
Quincy darts in and clinches Ladan up against the cage.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quincy forces Ladan back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladan takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quincy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ladan is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Ladan can't break the clinch.
Ladan is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ladan fails to land.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Ladan tries to circle away but Quincy has him pinned against the cage.
Ladan tries to break free but Quincy pushes him back against the cage.
Ladan throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladan loads up on a big right hand but Quincy slips the punch.
As Ladan looks to move away, Quincy throws a big counter combo but Ladan just gets out of the way.
Quincy slips under a jab from Ladan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Quincy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quincy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davide Quincy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 3931 p4p, 339 weight class) and Micky Ireland (ranked 1661 p4p, 180 weight class). John Cena could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Micky Ireland's chin.
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251 lbs
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230 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Ireland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ireland misses with a lunging right hand
and Ireland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ireland wants to clinch.
Cena throwing a counter right hand but Ireland manages to avoid it.
Ireland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ireland tries to clinch but Cena moves away
and Cena counters with a crisp one two that drops Ireland! Cena thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ireland to his feet! Ireland is in big trouble!
Ireland is rocked!
Ireland throws a lazy uppercut
and Cena counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Cena!
A less than humble John Cena misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Micky Ireland had this to say: 'Don't worry ... Irish Micky will be back and harder than ever. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 1055 p4p, 130 weight class) and Don Marshall (ranked 2380 p4p, 233 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bizihwaeile might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'M AN ANIMAL! #MATYME. Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Marshall's chin.
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Marshall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile slips a jab from Marshall.
Bizihwaeile staying out of range there.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Marshall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bizihwaeile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bizihwaeile moves into the clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile has managed to clinch.
Marshall working aggressively here.
Bizihwaeile works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile scores with a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
Bizihwaeile prevents Marshall from breaking the clinch.
Bizihwaeile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Bizihwaeile moved out of range nicely.
Bizihwaeile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bizihwaeile has closed the distance and engaged Marshall in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall being controlled against the cage.
Bizihwaeile just leaning against Marshall, taking a breather.
Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile gets a clinch.
Marshall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bizihwaeile lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marshall.
Nice body punch from Bizihwaeile - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshall.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile is stalling here.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall letting Bizihwaeile take a breather here.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Bizihwaeile there.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bizihwaeile with a body shot.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bizihwaeile misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Bizihwaeile lands.
Marshall throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a poor cross that misses
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaeile is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bizihwaeile dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaeile's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshall under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Bizihwaeile.
Marshall is rocked!
Bizihwaeile drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Marshall right on the button. Marshall goes down! Bizihwaeile follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bizihwaeile gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile retains his heavyweight title!
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un (ranked 856 p4p, 131 weight class) and Ragnar Blaze (ranked 2675 p4p, 335 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ragnar Blaze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blaze!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim Jong Un shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaze sprawls well. He's pushed Kim Jong Un 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze drives through and clinches with Kim Jong Un against the cage.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Kim Jong Un tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blaze smiles and moves away.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze clinches with his opponent.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Kim Jong Un has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blaze lands a right hand.
Blaze stops a takedown attempt from Kim Jong Un .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim Jong Un jumps guard but Blaze stands there with Kim Jong Un around his waist. Kim Jong Un gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blaze is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Kim Jong Un is trying to drag Blaze to the mat but Blaze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
Kim Jong Un drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kim Jong Un blocking some punches.
A short left from Blaze.
Kim Jong Un drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Kim Jong Un blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kim Jong Un .
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
Kim Jong Un prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Kim Jong Un changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blaze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Dong Hyun Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Blaze steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Kim Jong Un is out on his feet! Blaze sets himself and nearly takes Kim Jong Un 's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragnar Blaze!
Ragnar Blaze is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ragnar Blaze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shay O Donnelly (ranked 564 p4p, 70 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 1378 p4p, 173 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shay O Donnelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Shay O Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Donnelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa slips a straight right by O Donnelly.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from O Donnelly misses.
O Donnelly scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnelly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Donnelly misses with a hook.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnelly.
O Donnelly blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
O Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing O Donnelly back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Donnelly as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa jumps guard but O Donnelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but O Donnelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shay O Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa letting O Donnelly take a breather here.
Barbosa is looking to control O Donnelly's arms but O Donnelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but O Donnelly has him pressed against the cage.
O Donnelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa gets control of O Donnelly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barbosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa working for a triangle but O Donnelly defends it easily.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Donnelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Donnelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barbosa is proving hard to escape from.
Barbosa is looking to cinch up a triangle. O Donnelly throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barbosa's body to avoid the submission. Barbosa has instead reached around O Donnelly's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barbosa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Barbosa!
Daniel Barbosa is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Daniel Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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pop
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