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LUC: Fight Night 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Marques has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques throws a left that rocks Menezes and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Marques dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Menezes regain composure!
It looks like Gustavo Menezes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marques postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes is trying to improve his position.
Marques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Menezes keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Menezes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Menezes is letting Marques control him for a moment.
Marques 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.
Menezes is trying to get back to his feet.
Menezes is looking for a sweep.
Marques wants to control but Menezes is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marques throws a head kick that misses.
Menezes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Menezes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Menezes looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Menezes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marques to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marques controlling from the top position.
Marques scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marques sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marques has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques distracts Menezes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Victor Marques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Menezes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marques shoots in but Menezes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marques darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marques shoots in for a takedown but Menezes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Menezes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away.
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menezes.
Marques has closed the distance and engaged Menezes in a clinch.
Marques pulls guard successfully.
Menezes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marques has his foot on Menezes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Menezes works his way back into a safe position though.
Marques being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
Marques not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Menezes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menezes won't allow Marques to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Marques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Menezes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Menezes dodges the punch combination from Marques.
Marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Menezes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Menezes misses the body punch
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Menezes.
Menezes slips a jab and a cross from Marques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range.
Menezes misses with a double jab
and Marques counters with a big head kick but Menezes shrugs it off.
A combination from Menezes does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques misses with a body shot.
Marques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menezes stuns Marques with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menezes throws out the jab.
Gustavo Menezes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menezes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Menezes scores with a decent looking hook.
Marques rushes Menezes and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Marques - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Marques.
A shot in the inside from Marques.
Menezes has Marques pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marques manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marques misses with a punch on the inside.
Marques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Menezes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marques is looking for a sweep. Menezes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Menezes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marques manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Menezes misses with a hook to the body
and Marques counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marques.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marques gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marques lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Menezes or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marques takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Menezes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marques looking to hit a scissor sweep but Menezes is one step ahead there.
Menezes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Menezes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Menezes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Menezes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marques lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Menezes backs up against the cage.
Menezes misses with a wild body shot.
Menezes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marques doesn't seem bothered though.
Marques throws a nice looking combination but Menezes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menezes looks to throw the jab but Marques is out of range.
Menezes misses with a combination
and Marques counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Victor Marques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marques thows a big elbow that misses.
Menezes being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menezes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Menezes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marques controls the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Menezes.
Nice uppercut there from Marques.
Marques is looking to clinch but Menezes is avoiding it.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menezes.
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.
Marques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor Marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Menezes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marques.
Menezes throws a jab but it's blocked by Marques.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Victor Marques is winning the standup battle so far.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Menezes is just out of range.
Menezes thuds a left hand into Marques's body.
Menezes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menezes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menezes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Menezes throws a right and a left that Marques avoids nicely.
Marques slips under a jab from Menezes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques avoids the body shot from Menezes.
Marques lands with a cross.
Marques misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menezes lands a body shot.
Menezes misses with a combination
and Menezes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques throws a right and a left that Menezes avoids nicely.
Menezes works Marques's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Marques misses.
Menezes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menezes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Menezes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Menezes staying out of range there.
That's four 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.
Marques lands a slapping body shot.
Menezes throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menezes counters with a left and a right that stings Marques.
Marques tries to move into range but Menezes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gustavo Menezes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Marques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menezes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marques counters with a left to the body.
Menezes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Menezes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menezes circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques throws a right and a left that Menezes avoids nicely.
Menezes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marques.
Menezes scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Marques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Victor Marques!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Victor Marques!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Victor Marques!
Victor Marques wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Polumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
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234 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Polumbo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudziadowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudziadowski drops an elbow to the side of Polumbo's head.
Pudziadowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Polumbo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pudziadowski.
Pudziadowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Polumbo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pudziadowski is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudziadowski thows a huge punch but Polumbo dodges it nicely.
Pudziadowski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pudziadowski looking to finish with strikes here!
Polumbo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polumbo's face.
Polumbo is squirming around, avoiding Pudziadowski's attempts to control the action.
Polumbo wants to control but Pudziadowski is having none of it.
Pudziadowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Polumbo?
Polumbo is rocked!
It looks like Joey Polumbo has been cut.
Pudziadowski postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Polumbo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Pudziadowski around the waist but Pudziadowski pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Pudziadowski is the winner by TKO! Pudziadowski jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Pudziadowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Glass could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Klas Micropop's chin.
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klas Micropop!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micropop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Micropop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micropop. Micropop obviously looking to wear him down.
Micropop clinches.
Micropop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glass is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Steven Glass has been cut.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Glass takes an elbow to the forehead.
Micropop lands a vicious elbow to the side of Glass's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Micropop tries to finish him with strikes but Glass still seems able to defend himself so Micropop steps back and lets Glass get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Glass is rocked!
Steven Glass's cut is getting worse.
Look low, kick high! Micropop uses the oldest trick in the book to send Glass tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Micropop is absolutely delighted - when Glass wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Klas Micropop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huw Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Huw Davies!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Broph shoots in but no luck this time.
Broph shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davies trying to control here.
Broph wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davies on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is defending against the submission attempts here by Broph.
Broph is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davies defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broph missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Broph wants to take a breather but Davies is having none of it.
Broph is working for a kimura but Davies is defending it quite comfortably.
Davies wants to get back to full guard.
Broph is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davies doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Broph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is controlling Broph's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Broph is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davies has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Broph trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Broph seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davies does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broph looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph dominated that round.
That's time! Broph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Davies scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Craig Broph has been cut.
Davies misses with a straight right.
Davies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broph.
Broph jabs at Davies's body.
Davies missing with a left hand there. Broph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Davies does it's job there.
Broph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davies at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Broph lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
Davies scores with a jab.
Broph shoots in looking for a takedown. Davies tries to sprawl out of it but Broph keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Broph moves out of range of the strikes.
Broph misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Broph misses its intended target.
Craig Broph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies throws a shot from downtown. Broph moves away and avoids it.
Davies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Broph fails with a takedown attempt.
Broph fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Broph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Broph is defended easily by Davies.
Broph tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Davies digs a good hook to Broph's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies drops Broph with a beautiful combination! Broph stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davies is looking for the KO!
Broph is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Davies.
A jab from Davies misses.
Davies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Craig Broph's cut is getting worse.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Broph scores with a nice head shot.
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!
A left lands for Davies.
Broph slips a jab from Davies.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broph.
Davies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Craig Broph's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph staying out of range there.
Broph is looking to wear down Davies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Broph slips under a jab from Davies.
Huw Davies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Broph ducks under a wild hook from Davies.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Davies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broph throws a shot from downtown. Davies moves away and avoids it.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Broph slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Broph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huw Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Broph connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Davies. No joy for Broph on that attempt.
Broph misses with a looping left.
Broph misses with a combination
and Davies counters with a right hand to the body.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davies sizes up Broph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Broph.
Broph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Broph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Broph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davies looks to throw the jab but Broph is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph fails with a takedown attempt.
Broph staying out of range there.
Davies with a nice cross.
Davies lands with a right that hurts Broph. Broph looks to clinch but Davies throws a short knee that drops Broph. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Huw Davies!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greig Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Duality as his entrance music. Greig Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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181 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Greig Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gilmore tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Gilmore throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilmore. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gilmore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gilmore as he avoids it easily.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilmore lands with an overhand left.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilmore finish him?
Gilmore misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Gilmore didn't expect that.
Gilmore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gilmore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gilmore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Gilmore in his guard.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gilmore misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith slips a jab from Gilmore.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Gilmore.
Gilmore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Gilmore.
A jab from Gilmore misses.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gilmore counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilmore throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Gilmore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gilmore lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilmore scores with a body shot.
A jab from Gilmore does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilmore lands a jab.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gilmore connects with a body shot.
Gilmore thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a nice strike.
Gilmore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gilmore misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Gilmore backing up. Gilmore nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Gilmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Gilmore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Gilmore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greig Smith.
Gilmore throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilmore lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gilmore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gilmore throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Gilmore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilmore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gilmore looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gilmore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Gilmore lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Gilmore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Gilmore thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Gilmore misses the jab.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Gilmore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilmore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Gilmore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gilmore misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Gilmore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilmore.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Gilmore misses the target.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gilmore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gilmore keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Gilmore wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gilmore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Gilmore misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gilmore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Gilmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Gilmore thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith staying out of range there.
Gilmore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gilmore throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gilmore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith has Gilmore pressed against the cage, preventing Gilmore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gilmore tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gilmore walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greig Smith.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilmore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Happy Gilmore is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gilmore misses with a combination
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Gilmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Gilmore from standing up.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilmore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilmore wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gilmore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greig Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith avoids the body shot from Gilmore.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore swinging wildly here.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gilmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gilmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilmore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Gilmore missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gilmore pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith is looking to advance position but Gilmore won't allow it.
Gilmore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Gilmore manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gilmore misses with a body punch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilmore catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gilmore misses with a combination
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Gilmore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gilmore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gilmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmore stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greig Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Gilmore had a free shot at his head there.
Gilmore misses with a body punch
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith stops Gilmore from standing up.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gilmore is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gilmore keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gilmore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gilmore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith tries for a kimura but Gilmore is defending well.
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gilmore has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by Gilmore.
Gilmore has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Gilmore finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greig 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Happy Gilmore!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Happy Gilmore!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Happy Gilmore!
Happy Gilmore wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keast Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kannegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Watson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Willy Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kannegaard is retaining full guard.
Watson won't allow Kannegaard to get back to his feet.
Kannegaard managing to control the position.
Watson is working Kannegaard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kannegaard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kannegaard tries to get out of the position.
Kannegaard wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Kannegaard keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson postures up in Kannegaard's guard and throws a big left but Kannegaard blocks it.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kannegaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kannegaard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Kannegaard keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Kannegaard is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson clinches.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kannegaard.
Watson drives through and clinches with Kannegaard against the cage.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kannegaard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kannegaard lands a right hand.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kannegaard prevents it.
Keast Kannegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Watson.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kannegaard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kannegaard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watson looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Kannegaard - that landed with a thud.
Kannegaard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kannegaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Willy Watson has been cut.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kannegaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Kannegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kannegaard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kannegaard clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Kannegaard controls the action.
Kannegaard lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow.
Kannegaard presses Watson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a shot to the head.
Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Kannegaard finds it's target.
Watson is rocked!
Kannegaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kannegaard finish him?
Kannegaard rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kannegaard drops Watson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Watson! Kannegaard dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keast Kannegaard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Sumrall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
East dives in and grabs Sumrall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sumrall pushes down on East's head and hops out.
East fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall avoids it really well and circles away.
Sumrall lands with a kick to the temple. East shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sumrall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Sumrall misses.
A head kick from Sumrall lands but East takes it in his stride.
East looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei East.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
East has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sumrall.
East darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sumrall looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sumrall looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
East throwing shots but Sumrall is blocking nicely.
East missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sumrall is trying to get back to full guard.
Sumrall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sumrall works his way to full guard. Good work.
East postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sumrall leaves East with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but East paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumrall loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
East blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
East avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
Sumrall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
East avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sumrall is breathing heavily.
East stands and throws Sumrall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sumrall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
East working the head with strikes.
Sumrall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
East trying to control here.
East is positioning himself well to prevent Sumrall advancing to mount.
East trying to control but Sumrall postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East tries to roll over but Sumrall keeps him under control.
East desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sumrall thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing East to regain full guard.
Sumrall throws a big right hand that misses.
East looking for a sweep. Not yet East, not yet.
East is trying to control the position but Sumrall postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sumrall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sumrall defends it nicely.
Sumrall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
East looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
East shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
East lands a big elbow.
Sumrall tries to lock up and control but East gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
East prevents Sumrall from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Sumrall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
East lands a big shot there that rocks Sumrall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sumrall is desperately trying to improve his position but East has a good base and remains in mount.
Sumrall is working hard here to advance position.
Sumrall wants to control but East is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei East will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sumrall throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
East shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
East looks for a takedown but Sumrall sprawls well.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei East.
East takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by East or perhaps it was just good defense by Sumrall which made him look bad.
Sumrall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pat Sumrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sumrall has closed the distance and engaged East in a clinch.
Sumrall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sumrall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Sumrall stalling in the clinch.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Sumrall.
A knee to the head by Sumrall.
East tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sumrall just stands there and leans against the cage.
East is trying to trip Sumrall. He has hold of a leg but Sumrall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. East persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
East is breathing heavily.
East being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East works over Sumrall with some ground and pound from guard.
East is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sumrall 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.
Sumrall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and East defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
East lands a couple of digs.
Sumrall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but East can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
East connects with a couple of short punches.
Sumrall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead East passes into half guard.
East is trying to control the action in half guard but Sumrall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, East seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. East connects with a nice short shot to Sumrall's temple.
East is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
East seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sumrall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
East working Sumrall over with strikes.
East performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
East is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but East pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sumrall tries to get to full guard but East has control of the leg.
East has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
East is landing with some decent strikes but Sumrall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
East is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sumrall to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sumrall shrugs it off.
East lands a big shot there that rocks Sumrall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
East scores with a couple of good head shots there.
East scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sumrall?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East with shots to the head and body - Sumrall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sumrall tries to reverse the position but East maintains control.
East lands a big elbow.
Sumrall can't escape the position.
East can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sumrall is looking to escape.
East lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sumrall hang on?
Sumrall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
East postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sumrall looks a forlorn figure.
Sumrall can't escape the position.
East can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sumrall is looking to escape.
Sumrall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Sumrall misses.
East shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sumrall but Sumrall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sumrall throws and low kick but East moves out of range easily.
East fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sumrall sprawls well initially but East persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
East is pressing down on Sumrall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sumrall is holding on for now.
Sumrall moves into full guard.
East thows a big elbow that misses.
East lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sumrall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. East defends it easily.
Sumrall working for a triangle but East defends it easily.
East with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sumrall wants to improve his position but instead East has moved into half guard.
East working the head and body with strikes.
East working the head and body with strikes.
Sumrall wants to improve his position but East is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. East connects with a nice short shot to Sumrall's temple.
Sumrall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
East lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
East landing some decent shots from guard.
East stands up over Sumrall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
East working some strikes from top position.
East is in close to Sumrall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
East thows a big elbow that misses.
Sumrall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but East puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from East there.
Sumrall moves into full guard.
Sumrall looking for a guillotine here but East defends easily.
Sumrall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East working some strikes from top position.
East content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sumrall has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though.
East with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
East stands up over Sumrall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
East stands up over Sumrall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
East lands a couple of digs.
East passes Sumrall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sumrall is looking for a sweep. East is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andrei East has got the better of the ground game so far.
East is trying to control. Sumrall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
East looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sumrall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sumrall looking for a kimura from the bottom but East passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scoring with punches and elbows.
East lands some shots froms side control.
Sumrall tries to improve position but can't.
East is working to tighten is grip on Sumrall's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sumrall has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but East is really squeezing tight and eventually Sumrall passes out! East breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andrei East!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elorde comes to the cage accompanied by Beep! Beep!. Shepherd has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gabriel Elorde has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shepherd misses with a two punch combination.
Shepherd misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Elorde.
Shepherd lands with a nice combination. Elorde backs away looking to recover.
Shepherd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elorde counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Shepherd misses the target.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Shepherd cracks the inside of Elorde's front leg.
Shepherd throws out a loose jab but Elorde uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Shepherd.
Shepherd misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elorde.
Elorde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepherd was well out of range. Poor timing from Elorde.
Shepherd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shepherd lands with a good body shot.
Elorde moves out of range as Shepherd strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shepherd lands a jab to the nose.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Shepherd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shepherd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd blocks a leg kick.
Elorde throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shepherd counters with a straight right hand.
Elorde lands a jab to Shepherd's midsection.
Shepherd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shepherd avoids the body shot from Elorde.
Elorde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elorde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Elorde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Elorde.
Shepherd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elorde misses with a few strikes there.
Elorde slips a jab from Shepherd.
Shepherd cracks Elorde with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shepherd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elorde at a distance.
Elorde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elorde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shepherd's calf.
Shepherd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elorde takes one on the button.
Elorde is looking to wear down Shepherd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Elorde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elorde is rocked!
Shepherd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elorde's calf.
Oh Elorde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepherd looks to throw the jab but Elorde is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde moves out of range as Shepherd strikes.
Shepherd seems to be stalking Elorde here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Elorde drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frankie Shepherd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between freight train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). train comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, freight train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Rex!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
train misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for train, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rex changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. train tries to avoid it but Rex manages to keep hold of a leg and drag train to the ground. train escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - train throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
train thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from train.
train cracks Rex with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rex looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can train finish him?
Rex is rocked!
Rex tries to get into range but train steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Rex! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! train scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). freight train!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Litran Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kossu has chosen Holy Diver - Dio as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Litran Kossu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kossu throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Kossu's head.
Decent striking displayed by Kossu there.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kossu was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Kossu tries to clinch up.
Kossu tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Kossu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
It looks like Litran Kossu has been cut.
Kossu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kossu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
Taylor throws a hook but Kossu blocks it.
Kossu throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Kossu takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kossu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kossu.
Kossu scores a takedown into full mount!
Kossu has control of Taylor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Taylor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound.
Kossu takes Taylor's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Taylor is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kossu.
Kossu is looking for the choke from the back position but Taylor is controlling his hands well.
Taylor manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Sean Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kossu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Kossu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kossu to get the leverage.
Kossu thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Kossu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kossu goes for an armbar but Taylor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Taylor.
Kossu looks gassed!
Kossu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kossu goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Kossu won't let him.
Kossu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kossu looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor gets to his feet - Kossu follows without any prompting.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Kossu's ribs.
Sean Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kossu dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Kossu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Litran Kossu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kossu at a distance.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kossu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kossu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Kossu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kossu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
Kossu wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kossu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taylor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kossu, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu working a defensive guard here.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kossu looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kossu's guard.
Kossu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kossu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kossu, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kossu is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kossu's guard.
Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kossu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Kossu's legs - danger averted.
Taylor wants to stand but Kossu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kossu pushes a forearm under Taylor's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Taylor is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Litran Kossu! Litran Kossu retains his light heavyweight title!
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