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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Monte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Diprose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Monte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Diprose!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Adam Monte has been cut.
Monte with a poor takedown
and Diprose counters with a nice body shot.
Monte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diprose closes the distance and clinches.
Diprose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diprose takes the fight into the clinch.
Diprose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diprose wants to slow Monte down by chopping away at his legs.
Adam Monte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monte shoots and misses
and Diprose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diprose.
Monte wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Monte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diprose is leaning against Monte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monte is breathing heavily.
Diprose manages to break the clinch.
Diprose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diprose ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Monte out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Diprose!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Rony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sabin Rony!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rony looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rony throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duberry misses with a hook
and Rony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duberry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duberry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duberry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duberry moves into range and clinches up with Rony.
Duberry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duberry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duberry.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
Rony shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rony sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duberry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duberry throws a body punch but Rony moves out of range.
Duberry thows a body shot but no joy.
Rony has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duberry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rony on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duberry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duberry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duberry scores with the left hand. Rony knows he should have avoided that one.
Rony takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duberry punishes Rony's body with a nice straight punch.
Duberry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rony on the side of the head.
It looks like Sabin Rony has been cut.
Nice body punch from Duberry.
Duberry is looking to wear down Rony with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duberry connects with a looping right hand.
Duberry lands a right hook to the body.
Duberry closes the distance and pushes Rony back into the cage.
Duberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Duberry as he connects with a hook.
Duberry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rony has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rony there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duberry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Duberry.
Duberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rony manages to avoid it.
Duberry has managed to clinch.
Duberry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duberry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duberry working Rony over with knees to the body.
Duberry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duberry.
Duberry cracks a nice hook into Rony's ribs.
Duberry thumps Rony with a low kick.
Duberry scores with a body shot.
Duberry connects with a body shot that sends Rony's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry darts in and clinches Rony up against the cage.
Duberry breaks the clinch.
Rony gets tackled into the cage by Duberry. Duberry maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Duberry.
Duberry landing knees to the body.
Rony tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duberry smiles and moves away.
Duberry jabs Rony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duberry lands a nice shot to the body.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
Fidel Duberry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duberry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rony at a distance.
Duberry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry digs a good hook to Rony's body.
Duberry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duberry lands a really nice looking cross but Rony seems unphased.
Rony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duberry dips to his left and cracks Rony with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Duberry as he connects with a hook.
Duberry cracks Rony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rony takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duberry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duberry digs a good body shot into Rony's ribs.
Duberry scores with a jab to the head.
Rony takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Duberry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabin Rony's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duberry thows a body shot but no joy.
Duberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rony.
Duberry digs a good hook to Rony's body.
Nice straight punches there by Duberry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duberry.
Rony takes one on the button.
Duberry digs a good body shot into Rony's ribs.
Duberry instigates a clinch.
Duberry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duberry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rony looking to stall.
Duberry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duberry lands a nice uppercut.
Duberry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rony won't want to take too many of those.
Rony is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duberry leaning against his opponent.
Duberry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Duberry.
Duberry pushes Rony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duberry works on Rony's body with a couple of short punches.
Rony takes a shot to the head.
Duberry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rony is rocked!
Duberry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rony backwards.
Rony is still on wobbly legs! Can Duberry finish him?
Duberry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rony can do to turn this around?
Duberry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duberry lands a body shot.
Duberry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rony in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duberry leaning against his opponent.
Rony seems to have recovered his senses.
Duberry seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Duberry lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Sabin Rony's cut even more.
A body shot lands from Duberry.
Rony takes an elbow to the temple.
Duberry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duberry lands an elbow just above Rony 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry lands an elbow just above Rony 's eye.
Duberry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duberry lands with a nice body punch.
Duberry connects with a leg kick. Rony looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
Rony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duberry rushes Rony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duberry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rony backwards.
Duberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rony walks into a stiff left hand from Duberry.
Decent striking displayed by Duberry there.
Duberry cracks Rony with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duberry misses with a double jab.
Duberry digs a good body shot into Rony's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry lands a right hook to the body.
Sabin Rony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rony moves away.
Rony moves to clinch but Duberry breaks away
and Duberry counters with a right hand to the body.
Duberry scores with a leg kick.
Duberry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rony on the side of the head.
Fidel Duberry is winning the standup battle so far.
Rony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duberry.
Duberry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rony has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duberry.
Duberry darts in and clinches Rony up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Duberry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry manages to break the clinch.
Duberry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Duberry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duberry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rony at a distance.
Duberry swings for the body but Rony moves out of range.
Duberry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duberry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duberry has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duberry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duberry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Rony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duberry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rony has time to react.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Duberry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sabin Rony's cut.
That's time! Duberry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duberry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rony's hands.
Rony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duberry.
Duberry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rony manages to avoid it.
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rony tries to clinch but Duberry moves away
and Duberry counters by clinching up.
Duberry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duberry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rony fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duberry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Duberry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duberry.
Duberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rony.
Rony takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duberry scores with the left hand. Rony knows he should have avoided that one.
Duberry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rony moves away.
Duberry thuds a left hand into Rony's body.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
Duberry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duberry sends Rony crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Duberry is motioning to the referee to let Rony up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Duberry throws a monster overhand right that drops Rony! Duberry follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Duberry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Zangiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Darian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Zangiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Darian!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangiev tries to sprawl but Darian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Darian tries to stand and escape but Zangiev actually recovers to full guard.
Darian wants to stand but Zangiev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zangiev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangiev is landing with some decent strikes but Darian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zangiev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Darian's face.
Darian working to try and regain half guard.
Darian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zangiev prevents Darian from getting the reversal.
Zangiev lands a nice shot to the head.
Darian is rocked!
It looks like Lance Darian has been cut.
Zangiev is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zangiev softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Darian is out cold! Zangiev jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Zangiev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maimuta Prunea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maimuta Prunea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Maimuta Prunea!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prunea checks a leg kick.
Prunea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Costa lands a right hook to the body.
Prunea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Da Costa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Costa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Da Costa has his hands on Prunea's head, controlling the position.
Da Costa is looking for a triangle but Prunea pushes his legs off easily.
Prunea is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Costa has wrist control.
Da Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prunea is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Da Costa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Prunea is looking to defend but Da Costa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Prunea! Da Costa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Prunea taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adriano Da Costa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Inman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lulo Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lulo Porter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Matt Inman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Inman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lulo Porter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Porter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Porter.
Inman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Inman tries to hold on but Porter postures up.
Porter prevents Inman from getting the reversal.
Porter avoids the attempt from Inman to control.
Porter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Inman is looking to improve his position but Porter isn't that keen on the idea.
Inman is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter has control of Inman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Inman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Porter looks gassed!
Inman is working to get back to half guard.
Porter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter looking to finish with strikes here!
Inman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porter on the ground.
Inman wants to hold on but Porter pushes him away.
Inman regains half guard.
Porter trying to advance position but Inman counters by regaining guard.
Inman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inman looking to control.
Inman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Porter throwing strikes from guard but Inman blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Inman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Inman controls Porter momentarily but Porter frees himself.
Inman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inman trying to control the position.
Porter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Inman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Porter thows a big elbow that misses.
Porter wants to control from the top but Inman keeps moving.
Inman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Inman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Inman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Lulo Porter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Porter wants to clinch.
Porter thows a leg kick but Inman checks it
and Inman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porter slaps away a takedown attempt from Inman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Inman. Those never looked like landing.
Inman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Inman is trying to get back to full guard.
Inman is trying to maintain the position but Porter is very close to passing his half guard.
Inman actively working from the bottom here.
Inman wants to control but Porter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inman is looking for a sweep. Porter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inman is looking to control Porter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inman avoid being mounted?
Porter trying to control from half guard but Inman is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Inman wants to control but Porter passes into side.
Inman struggling a bit here.
Inman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Inman gets back to half guard.
Inman manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inman is on top in guard.
Inman wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
Inman trying to move into half guard but instead Porter has managed to sweep!
Porter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Porter throws a big right hand that misses.
Porter won't allow Inman to sweep him here.
Porter wants to control from the top but Inman keeps moving.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Inman has wrist control.
Inman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inman looking for a sweep. Not yet Inman, not yet.
Inman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porter postures up in Inman's guard and throws a big left but Inman blocks it.
Porter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Porter throws a right hand that Inman ducks under and follows up with a left that Inman also avoids with ease.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Inman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inman.
Nice sprawl there from Porter as Inman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Inman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inman slips under a jab from Porter.
Inman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inman lands with a slapping head kick.
Porter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inman.
Inman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porter's waist but Porter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inman off to one side.
Inman shoots and misses
and Porter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Inman won't be happy with that.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Lulo Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Inman lands a head kick!
Inman tries for a takedown but Porter circles away easily
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Porter forces Inman back against the cage and clinches.
Porter turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lulo Porter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inman struggling a bit here.
Porter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Porter.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inman struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inman regains half guard.
Inman wants to control but Porter is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Inman.
Inman is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Porter slaps away a takedown attempt from Inman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Inman with a poor takedown
and Porter counters with a shoot takedown. Inman fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Inman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inman trying to control the position.
Inman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inman is trying to work for a kimura but Porter is defending well.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
Matt Inman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Porter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
Porter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Inman trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Inman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Inman trying to mount his opponent but Porter defends it.
Inman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Porter is just riding it out for now. Inman eventually gives up the hold.
Inman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lulo Porter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lulo Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lulo Porter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olu Deniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Kosowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
178 lbs
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25
180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olu Deniz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Radoslaw Kosowski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deniz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deniz is looking to clinch.
Deniz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deniz wants to clinch.
Kosowski misses with the combination.
Deniz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deniz looks to land a combination but Kosowski avoids it well.
Deniz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deniz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deniz stalling in the clinch but Kosowski improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kosowski is trying to break the clinch but Deniz is controlling him.
Kosowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deniz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kosowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Deniz's head.
Deniz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kosowski's waist but Kosowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deniz off to one side.
Kosowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kosowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Olu Deniz has been cut.
Radoslaw Kosowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosowski is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Deniz like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Deniz from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radoslaw Kosowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazi Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazi Don has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazi Don!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Kazi Don has been cut.
Gump changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Don looks gassed!
Gump bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Don! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gump gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Don looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gump lands a right hand from hell, dropping Don. Gump pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forest Gump!
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