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Utopia 13: Victorian Crisis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xac Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Ray Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Some Bodies Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Bobby Ray Freeman 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xac Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Ray Freeman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freeman.
Freeman gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xac Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freeman throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Xac Jones has been cut.
A head kick misses from Freeman.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Freeman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones tries to buck Freeman off but Freeman is having none of it.
Jones striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Freeman stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Freeman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Freeman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Freeman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Freeman manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Freeman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Freeman gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freeman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Freeman moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Jones! Freeman continues to tee off on Jones, landing with a left and a right! Freeman connects with a right hand that leaves Jones sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Ray Freeman!
A less than humble Bobby Ray Freeman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Do De Bilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Manel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Do De Bilha's chin.
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Do De Bilha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Manel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bilha scoring well with a low kick there.
De Bilha fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Manel misses
and De Bilha moves into the clinch.
De Bilha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Bilha throws an elbow but it misses.
De Bilha ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Bilha no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Manel stands and steps away. De Bilha gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De Bilha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manel circles away.
Manel dives in and scores a takedown into De Bilha's guard.
Manel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Manel pushing down on De Bilha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manel controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manel controlling the action here.
Manel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Bilha defending well though.
Manel stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows De Bilha to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bilha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manel lands a nice shot to the body.
Manel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching De Bilha on his heels. He'll look to pass De Bilha's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Bilha is trying to hold Manel in close to prevent damage but Manel has managed to pass into half guard.
De Bilha is trying to stand back up but Manel is controlling him
De Bilha is breathing heavily.
Manel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Bilha wants to get back to full guard but Manel has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel looks up at the clock and then as De Bilha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De Bilha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manel on the ground.
Manel controls the position from side control.
Manel stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel has closed the distance and engaged De Bilha in a clinch.
Manel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manel looking to score a takedown here. De Bilha is defending well but Manel drives through and ends up in De Bilha's guard.
Manel is pushing down on De Bilha's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Bilha is fighting to maintain full guard but Manel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Manel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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!
Manel decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Manel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Bilha shoots in and drives through. Manel sprawls well.
De Bilha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manel dives in and grabs De Bilha's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Bilha pushes down on Manel's head and hops out.
Manel misses with a body kick.
De Bilha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manel.
De Bilha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Manel passes into half guard.
Manel working De Bilha over with strikes.
Manel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manel in particular looking to stall.
Manel is trying for a kimura here. De Bilha looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Manel wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roger Manel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maggot King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Bevan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Make Them Suffer - Widower. Red Bevan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maggot King's chin.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maggot King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Red Bevan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bevan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King wants to clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Bevan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bevan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Bevan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bevan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Bevan misses with a shot to the body
and King makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bevan really felt that one!
Bevan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by King.
King clinches with his opponent.
Bevan is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King manages to break the clinch.
King rushes Bevan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King misses with a knee strike.
King wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King scores with a shot to the side of Bevan's head.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bevan avoids it.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bevan is defending well for now.
Bevan looking for a takedown.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Bevan backwards.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bevan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bevan wants a takedown.
Maggot King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Bevan.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Bevan is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
Bevan drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks for the body kick but Bevan saw that one coming.
Bevan closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King cracks the inside of Bevan's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bevan clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King misses with a knee strike.
Bevan drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King is looking to clinch.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King has closed the distance and engaged Bevan in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bevan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Bevan avoids the damage to the body.
King landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Bevan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Bevan is blocking nicely.
Bevan can't get the takedown.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bevan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bevan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bevan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Bevan off balance momentarily.
King tries to clinch but Bevan moves out of range.
Bevan moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King tries to clinch but Bevan moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bevan scores with a takedown into King's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bevan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Bevan throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bevan's guard. Nice move by King!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maggot King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bevan thows a body shot but no joy.
King gets a clinch.
King stops a takedown attempt from Bevan.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Bevan gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bevan.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bevan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Bevan is blocking nicely.
Bevan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maggot King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Bevan.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bevan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bevan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bevan wants a takedown.
Bevan is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from King.
King breaks from the clinch.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bevan.
Bevan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bevan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
King closes the distance and pushes Bevan back into the cage.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bevan avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King breaks the clinch.
Bevan closes the distance and clinches.
Bevan drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bevan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maggot King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to clinch up but Bevan keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bevan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bevan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King clinches with his opponent.
Bevan takes a knee to the side of the body.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bevan can't get the takedown.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bevan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
King lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries a knee to the head but Bevan blocks it.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bevan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King is looking to slow Bevan down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bevan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bevan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bevan throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King has Bevan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bevan is looking to take this one to the mat.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bevan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bevan rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King lands an elbow inside that Bevan shrugs off.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bevan tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
Bevan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bevan is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bevan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maggot King dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King is looking to clinch but Bevan is avoiding it.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Bevan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Bevan persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King is looking to slow Bevan down with leg kicks.
Bevan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
King rushes Bevan and presses him up against the cage.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King is looking to control Bevan's arms but Bevan gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
A knee to the head by King.
King breaks the clinch.
Bevan gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King working Bevan over with knees to the body.
King trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maggot King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bevan, pushing him back against the cage.
Bevan is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maggot King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Bevan.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King breaks from the clinch.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Bevan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King gets a clinch.
King landing knees to the head.
King wants to break free but Bevan has control.
Bevan takes a knee to the side of the body.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bevan.
King working Bevan over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bevan has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Bevan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
King wants to control but Bevan is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bevan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bevan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
King wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bevan is controlling the pace.
Bevan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bevan with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bevan throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King looking to control.
King wants to stand but Bevan is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bevan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Red Bevan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maggot King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maggot King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maggot King!
Maggot King thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sombat Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Banchamek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soprano is in Banchamek's guard.
Soprano working some strikes from top position.
Banchamek wants to sweep here but Soprano controlling him for the moment.
Soprano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soprano working some strikes from top position.
Banchamek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soprano on the ground.
Soprano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soprano wants to pass the guard but Banchamek is keeping the position.
Soprano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Soprano wasn't active enough on the ground.
Banchamek misses with a looping right.
Banchamek keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano closes the distance and clinches.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Soprano.
Soprano tries to pull guard but Banchamek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soprano can't break the clinch.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banchamek is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soprano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banchamek is keeping busy.
Banchamek has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Banchamek digs a right hand underneath Soprano's ribcage. Soprano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soprano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banchamek after a bit of a struggle.
Sombat Banchamek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Soprano.
Banchamek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soprano's elbow.
Soprano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banchamek is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soprano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Banchamek to the mat. Banchamek regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soprano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soprano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Soprano slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Banchamek controls Soprano momentarily but Soprano frees himself.
Soprano passes Banchamek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soprano controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek wants to control but Soprano is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soprano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Soprano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Soprano prevents Banchamek from improving his position.
Soprano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Banchamek trying to control but Soprano postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Soprano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tony Soprano has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Soprano staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Soprano in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banchamek is looking to reverse the position.
Soprano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Soprano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soprano working the ground and pound from side control.
Soprano moves into full mount!
Soprano controlling from the full mount.
Banchamek tries to reverse the position but Soprano maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano moves to the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banchamek throws a shot from downtown. Soprano moves away and avoids it.
Banchamek looks to score with a jab to the body but Soprano is just out of range.
Banchamek swats away the attempt to clinch by Soprano.
Soprano takes the fight into the clinch.
Soprano jumps guard.
Soprano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Banchamek from controlling successfully.
Soprano pulls Banchamek in to control the position.
Soprano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banchamek trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sombat Banchamek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Soprano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Banchamek.
Soprano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banchamek tries to clinch there but Soprano circles away.
Soprano wants to clinch up but Banchamek keeps it at a distance.
Soprano throws a body kick that misses.
Soprano shoots in and drives through. Banchamek sprawls well.
Banchamek swats away the attempt to clinch by Soprano.
Banchamek stuffs the takedown attempt from Soprano. Soprano gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice cross by Banchamek.
Nice cross by Banchamek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banchamek.
Soprano ducks right into an uppercut from Banchamek.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banchamek.
Banchamek is looking to clinch.
Banchamek slips a straight right by Soprano.
Banchamek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tony Soprano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soprano staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Banchamek misses the target.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch but Soprano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soprano needs to keep his hands up - Banchamek had a free shot at his head there.
Banchamek avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Banchamek swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Banchamek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek cracks Soprano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banchamek scores with a jab. Soprano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soprano has closed the distance and engaged Banchamek in a clinch.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Soprano controls the action.
Soprano tries to pull guard but Banchamek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sombat Banchamek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Soprano.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Soprano is trying to force a seperation but Banchamek has the dominant position.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soprano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soprano blocking some punches.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
Soprano is trying to pull guard but Banchamek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Banchamek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soprano.
Banchamek misses with a punch on the inside.
Soprano trying to control the position but instead, Banchamek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soprano into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek is pressed up against the cage. Soprano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banchamek down to the mat. Banchamek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banchamek swinging wildly here.
Soprano keeps the fight on the outside.
Banchamek throws a jab but it's blocked by Soprano.
Sombat Banchamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Banchamek enables Soprano to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Banchamek manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soprano is one step ahead there.
Soprano stands up and waves to Banchamek to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banchamek is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sombat Banchamek will probably get the nod.
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 applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soprano misses with a hook.
Banchamek misses with a two punch combination.
Banchamek misses with a wild body shot.
Sombat Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Soprano staying out of range there.
Banchamek swats away the attempt to clinch by Soprano.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Soprano moves out of range.
Soprano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soprano lands in his opponent's guard.
Soprano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soprano controlling from the top position.
Banchamek has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soprano has passed into side control.
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.
Soprano working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Soprano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banchamek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banchamek stops Soprano from passing to mount.
Soprano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano working the head with strikes.
Banchamek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Soprano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soprano prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano works to advance to full mount. Banchamek defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Banchamek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Soprano controlling the position easily from mount.
Banchamek wants to hold on but Soprano pushes him away.
Soprano content just to control the position here.
Soprano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano controlling his opponent.
Soprano working for a submission but Banchamek is keeping him at bay.
Soprano controlling from mount.
Soprano has isolated one of Banchamek's arms. Banchamek looking to fight him off but Soprano twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Soprano!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Tilden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Tilden looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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140 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Tilden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tilden lands a jab to Jaa's midsection.
Jaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tilden misses with a hook
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tilden is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tilden misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaa counters with a left to the body.
Tilden throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Tilden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jaa sneaks back into half guard.
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!
Tilden wants to stand up but Jaa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jaa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tilden pulls his head out easily.
Jaa wants to get back to full guard.
Tilden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tilden is working away from the top position though.
Tilden tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jaa wants to control but Tilden is keeping busy.
Jaa is trying to control but Tilden manages to pass to mount!
Tilden stands up from mount. Strange move.
A shot to the body from Tilden misses
and Tilden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tilden looks to land a left hand but Jaa moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilden misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Tilden swings widly with a right hand
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Tilden is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jaa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tilden throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
Tilden throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaa counters with a straight right hand.
Tilden misses with a right hand
and Jaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tilden is breathing heavily.
Tilden throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
Tilden scores with the left hand. Jaa knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilden thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa looks for a takedown but Tilden sprawls well.
Tilden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
Tilden throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tilden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilden misses with a left hand
and Jaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilden looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tilden misses the body punch
and Jaa counters with a two punch combo.
Tilden throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Jaa misses.
Tilden leaves Jaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jim Tilden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Jaa.
Jaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tilden on the side of the head.
Tilden slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tilden.
Jaa looks for a takedown but Tilden sprawls well.
Tilden looking to score a takedown here. Jaa is defending well but Tilden drives through and ends up in Jaa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa working for submissions but it's allowed Tilden to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tilden tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jaa controls his leg.
Jaa wants to improve his position but Tilden is controlling well.
Jaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaa looking for subs from the bottom but Tilden mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Tilden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tilden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tilden misses with a right hand
enabling Jaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Tilden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilden throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tilden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Tilden.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Tilden is rocked!
Tony Jaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tilden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaa counters with a head kick that wobbles Tilden - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Jaa sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Jaa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mon Lisondra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seigi Ozeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisondra comes to the cage accompanied by Down with the Sickness. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mon Lisondra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Seigi Ozeki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozeki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lisondra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ozeki's guard now.
Lisondra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lisondra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ozeki keeping moving, preventing Lisondra from controlling successfully.
Lisondra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Mon Lisondra wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ozeki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lisondra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ozeki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozeki throws a shot to the body.
Ozeki takes a swing at Lisondra's ribcage but misses.
Ozeki lands a left and a right that send Lisondra crashing to the mat, dazed. Ozeki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lisondra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozeki throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lisondra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozeki.
Ozeki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozeki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lisondra.
Ozeki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozeki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ozeki throws a right hand that misses
and Lisondra counters with a left and a right that stings Ozeki.
Ozeki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Lisondra. Those never looked like landing.
Ozeki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lisondra.
Oooooh!!! Ozeki has knocked Lisondra down with a huge combo! Ozeki steps away and waves a wobbly Lisondra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lisondra is rocked!
It looks like Mon Lisondra has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozeki thuds a left hand into Lisondra's body.
Oh Lisondra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lisondra moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisondra shoots in but no luck this time.
Lisondra is breathing heavily.
Ozeki jabs at Lisondra's body.
Lisondra seems to have got his legs back now.
Ozeki throws a nice looking combination but Lisondra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ozeki swings widly with a right hand
and Lisondra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lisondra is fighting to break Ozeki's control of his arms but Ozeki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lisondra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lisondra content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ozeki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisondra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lisondra.
Ozeki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lisondra.
A jab lands there for Ozeki.
Good standup being displayed there by Ozeki as he connects with a hook.
Ozeki tries to bum rush Lisondra with a series of wild strikes but Lisondra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Lisondra does no damage.
Ozeki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozeki connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lisondra staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozeki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Ozeki.
Seigi Ozeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozeki misses with a combination
and Lisondra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Ozeki.
Ozeki lands a jab to Lisondra's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lisondra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ozeki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ozeki misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seigi Ozeki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mon Lisondra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Lisondra with that takedown attempt.
Ozeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozeki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lisondra walks into a jab.
Ozeki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lisondra.
Nice shot by Ozeki.
Ozeki avoids a kick to the body.
Ozeki throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Lisondra's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Ozeki dives in looking to finish as Lisondra flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Ozeki's strikes! Ozeki is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Lisondra's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Lisondra was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seigi Ozeki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajimou Touma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kajimou Touma!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch looks to throw the jab but Touma is out of range.
Fitch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Touma was covering up waiting for the punch and Fitch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Touma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Touma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Touma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Touma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fitch!
Fitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Touma trying to control but Fitch is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fitch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fitch stands up over Touma, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fitch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Touma working a defensive guard here.
Fitch looking to pass the guard.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Touma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitch looking to sit in guard and control but Touma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Touma throws a strike but Fitch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Touma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitch is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Touma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fitch.
Fitch preventing the sweep.
Fitch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Touma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fitch tries to free his leg and advance position but Touma is retaining full guard.
Touma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fitch wants to pass the guard but Touma is keeping the position.
Touma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Touma wants to pass the guard but Fitch is defending well.
Fitch wants to control but Touma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Touma prevents Fitch from improving his position.
Touma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fitch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch has hold of Touma's hands but Touma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fitch is trying to get back to full guard.
Fitch controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Touma looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fitch swings for the body but Touma moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Touma quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fitch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Touma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitch moves away.
A combination from Touma does no damage.
Touma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fitch defends it nicely.
Kajimou Touma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitch misses with a lunging right hand
and Touma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Touma swings for the body but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch misses with a straight left.
Touma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Touma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touma wants to sweep but no luck.
Touma controls Fitch momentarily but Fitch frees himself.
Touma might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fitch haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fitch distracts Touma with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fitch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fitch wants to pass the guard but Touma is keeping the position.
Fitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Touma looking to control.
Touma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Touma keeping moving, preventing Fitch from controlling successfully.
Touma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fitch tries to free his leg and advance position but Touma is retaining full guard.
Fitch trying to control but Touma is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Touma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Touma is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch lands a nice forearm strike.
Touma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fitch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fitch.
Fitch is putting a hurting on Touma here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fitch working the body and head with strikes.
Touma prevents Fitch from moving into mount.
Touma is trying to improve his position.
Fitch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fitch has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Touma!
Touma working to try and regain half guard.
Martin Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Touma regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Touma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Touma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitch.
Touma is trying to get back to full guard.
Touma is trying to control but can't.
Touma wants to improve his position but Fitch is controlling well.
Fitch working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitch wants to take a breather but Touma is having none of it.
Fitch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Fitch.
Touma is rocked!
Fitch working over Touma with some ground and pound. Touma looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Touma is still in real trouble! Can Fitch finish him?
Fitch lands a big elbow - Touma is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fitch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Fitch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Stanlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurence Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sick Puppies - Cancer. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Stanlay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laurence Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Stanlay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laurence Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanlay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanlay at a distance.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith digs a good body shot into Stanlay's ribs.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Stanlay drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stanlay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Stanlay is proving a slippery customer.
Stanlay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanlay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith has control of Stanlay's left arm, preventing Stanlay from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanlay throwing strikes but missing.
Stanlay working some strikes from top position.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanlay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stanlay controls the pace.
Smith is trying to keep Stanlay in close.
Stanlay wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Stanlay slips an elbow through the middle.
Stanlay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stanlay throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanlay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stanlay preventing the sweep.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stanlay throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stanlay's guard. Nice move by Smith!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith wants to control from the top but Stanlay keeps moving.
Stanlay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanlay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith wants to control from the top but Stanlay keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stanlay on the side of the head.
Stanlay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Stanlay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stanlay throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanlay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stanlay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls Stanlay in close to his closed guard and prevents Stanlay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stanlay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Laurence Smith.
Smith jabs Stanlay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stanlay momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hugh Stanlay will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stanlay throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stanlay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith cracks Stanlay with an open hand slap.
Smith lands a head shot.
Stanlay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith controls Stanlay momentarily but Stanlay frees himself.
Stanlay throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanlay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Stanlay is working hard here to advance position.
Smith wanted to stand there but Stanlay had control of the position.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Stanlay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stanlay is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stanlay chips away with some ground and pound.
Stanlay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Stanlay chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanlay wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Stanlay postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith trying to control the position.
Stanlay trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stanlay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stanlay haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Laurence Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Laurence Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanlay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Stanlay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Stanlay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stanlay shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Stanlay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanlay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Stanlay persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Stanlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Stanlay's ribs.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith looks to land a combination. Stanlay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith sizes up Stanlay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Stanlay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanlay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanlay has a takedown stuffed.
Stanlay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stanlay takes one on the button.
Stanlay shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stanlay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Stanlay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith digs a good hook to Stanlay's body.
Stanlay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stanlay.
Stanlay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stanlay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanlay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stanlay drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanlay off the cage and back into range.
Stanlay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a hook.
Stanlay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanlay's head.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Smith catches Stanlay right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanlay fails with the takedown.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanlay throws out the jab.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanlay at a distance.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith clobbers Stanlay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith jabs Stanlay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanlay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith lands with a straight right. Stanlay didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurence Smith really dominated that round.
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.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stanlay.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Laurence Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanlay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanlay doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanlay misses with a hook to the body
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanlay tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Stanlay tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanlay backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stanlay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stanlay is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith has Stanlay pressed against the cage, preventing Stanlay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Stanlay tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith is leaning against Stanlay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanlay backwards.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is working Stanlay over against the cage.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Stanlay gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Stanlay wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith is working Stanlay over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Stanlay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stanlay backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Stanlay from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Stanlay tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Laurence Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith gets through Stanlay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith gets through Stanlay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Stanlay's ribcage. Stanlay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stanlay as Smith tries to tie him up.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith blocks a body shot from Stanlay.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stanlay or not.
Smith keeps control of Stanlay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stanlay wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Stanlay tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith gets through Stanlay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanlay is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Stanlay is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurence Smith dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith with a hook.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanlay doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanlay closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Stanlay pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanlay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Smith.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stanlay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Stanlay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stanlays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stanlay fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith connects with the punch.
Stanlay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanlay looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Stanlay or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Stanlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith punishes Stanlay's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith cracks Stanlay with a good jab.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Stanlay's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanlay throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stanlay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanlay has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanlay backwards.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Laurence Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith has Stanlay pressed against the cage, preventing Stanlay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Stanlay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanlay backwards.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanlay backwards.
Stanlay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Stanlay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith prevents Stanlay from breaking the clinch.
Stanlay can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Stanlay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Stanlay has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanlay breaks from the clinch.
Stanlay misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith lands a head shot.
Stanlay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Stanlay has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurence Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurence Smith!
Laurence Smith is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Laurence Smith 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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