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T37: New Beginnings PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy McCole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bishop Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop Jr has chosen The Desolation of Smaug as his entrance music. Sonny Bishop Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy McCole's chin.
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy McCole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bishop Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCole pinned against the cage. McCole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCole gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr stops McCole from standing up.
Bishop Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop Jr 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.
Bishop Jr won't allow McCole to get back to his feet.
Bishop Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bishop Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop Jr stops McCole from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop Jr misses with a takedown attempt - McCole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two 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.
Bishop Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCole sprawls well. McCole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Andy McCole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Bishop Jr.
Bishop Jr fails with the takedown
and McCole counters with a one-two to the body.
Andy McCole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop Jr tries for a takedown but McCole circles away easily
and McCole counters with a series of strikes. Bishop Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been told by McCole's head coaches at Ground Zero, London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr fails with the takedown
and McCole counters with a two punch combo.
Bishop Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCole is looking to stand up but Bishop Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Bishop Jr trying to control but McCole is working from the bottom.
McCole wants to stand up but Bishop Jr is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but McCole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bishop Jr prevents McCole from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from McCole as Bishop Jr shoots in.
Bishop Jr shoots and misses
and McCole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McCole dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCole leaves Bishop Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCole stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop Jr. Bishop Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andy McCole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Bishop Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andy McCole is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bishop Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCole counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop Jr.
Bishop Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and McCole counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but McCole sprawls well. He's pushed Bishop Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bishop Jr with a poor takedown
and McCole counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop Jr backing up. Bishop Jr nods at McCole to acknowledge the strikes.
Bishop Jr has his takedown stuffed
and McCole counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop Jr backing up. Bishop Jr nods at McCole to acknowledge the strikes.
Bishop Jr shoots and misses
and McCole counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop Jr has his takedown stuffed
and McCole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCole leaves Bishop Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bishop Jr fails with the takedown
and McCole counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop Jr.
Bishop Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and McCole counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop Jr.
Bishop Jr has his takedown stuffed
and McCole counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop Jr backing up. Bishop Jr nods at McCole to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from McCole. No joy for Bishop Jr on that attempt.
McCole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop Jr can do to turn this around?
Bishop Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bishop Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCole stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop Jr. Bishop Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McCole dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bishop Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCole counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop Jr backing up. Bishop Jr nods at McCole to acknowledge the strikes.
Bishop Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCole counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from McCole as Bishop Jr shoots in.
Andy McCole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Bishop Jr.
No luck for Bishop Jr with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. McCole tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCole as he jumps to the side.
Bishop Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McCole stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop Jr. Bishop Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop Jr with a poor takedown
and McCole counters with a series of strikes. Bishop Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bishop Jr with a poor takedown
and McCole counters with a series of strikes. Bishop Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr tries for a takedown but McCole circles away easily
and McCole counters with a two punch combo.
McCole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCole wants it to stay on the feet.
Bishop Jr misses with a takedown
and McCole counters with a series of strikes. Bishop Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. McCole tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr moves in looking to clinch but McCole pushes him off.
Sonny Bishop Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCole counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy McCole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy McCole!
Sonny Bishop Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'The better man won tonight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koji Sobando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Sobando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Blanco!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Sobando wants to clinch up but Blanco keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Blanco as Sobando shoots in.
Sobando slips a straight right by Blanco.
Sobando tries to clinch but Blanco is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanco throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Koji Sobando has been cut.
Sobando shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blanco sprawls well. Blanco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobando gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobando slips under a jab from Blanco.
Sobando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobando misses with a two punch combination.
Sobando fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Sobando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blanco or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobando, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobando throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blanco's waist but Blanco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sobando off to one side.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Sobando tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco loads up on a big right hand but Sobando slips the punch.
Blanco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blanco steps in with a hook that catches Sobando right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Blanco follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sobando looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Blanco!
A very excited looking Roberto Blanco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thors Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onkel Bergmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Give Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thors Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onkel Bergmann!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergmann throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
Bergmann shoots in and gets a takedown into Hammer's guard.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bergmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Bergmann controlling him for the moment.
Bergmann throws an elbow that misses. Hammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bergmann's guard. Nice move by Hammer!
Bergmann wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergmann has control of Hammer's left arm, preventing Hammer from doing any damage.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Bergmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Bergmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer trying to control but Bergmann is working from the bottom.
Bergmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergmann is retaining full guard.
Hammer is in close to Bergmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses. Bergmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammer's guard. Nice move by Bergmann!
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bergmann content to stall in guard here.
Bergmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bergmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bergmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergmann won't allow Hammer to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hammer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergmann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hammer tries to move into range but Bergmann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bergmann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bergmann is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bergmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer has momentary wrist control but Bergmann slips an elbow through the middle.
Bergmann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bergmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bergmann sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hammer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann is taking a breather. Hammer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hammer is pressing down on Bergmann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bergmann is aware though and is defending well.
Bergmann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bergmann trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bergmann puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Bergmann sits in half guard.
Bergmann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onkel Bergmann dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bergmann shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammer.
Bergmann misses with a low kick as Hammer jumps back.
Hammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bergmann circles away.
Bergmann slaps away a takedown attempt from Hammer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thors Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bergmann.
Bergmann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Bergmann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergmann.
Hammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergmann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bergmann tries to land a leg kick but Hammer saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer tries to sprawl but Bergmann drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bergmann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bergmann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Bergmann controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to get back to full guard.
Bergmann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Hammer is in trouble now - Bergmann has advanced to mount!
Bergmann with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammer is looking to improve his position but Bergmann isn't that keen on the idea.
Bergmann looking to finish Hammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hammer!
Hammer gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves into full guard.
Bergmann is stalling in the full guard.
Bergmann with a nice head shot there.
Bergmann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bergmann has managed to get both his arms back between Hammer's legs - danger averted.
Bergmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Bergmann from controlling successfully.
Bergmann lands a couple of digs.
Onkel Bergmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bergmann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann landing with the ground and pound.
Bergmann sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammer trying to control but Bergmann is working from the bottom.
Bergmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bergmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bergmann fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bergmann misses with a takedown
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer wants the takedown. Bergmann is fighting it off but Hammer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bergmann's guard against the cage.
Bergmann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Bergmann keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Onkel Bergmann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Bergmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bergmann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bergmann somewhat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergmann, right into the meat.
Bergmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bergmann shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bergmann is just content to waste time from the top position. Hammer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer is trying to keep Bergmann in close.
Bergmann lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bergmann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hammer's head.
Bergmann preventing the sweep.
Bergmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer working for submissions but it's allowed Bergmann to get to half guard.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Bergmann has control of the leg.
Hammer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bergmann looking to pass the guard.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergmann wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bergmann shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A bone on bone clash there as Hammer blocks the leg kick.
Bergmann has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hammer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Thors Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onkel Bergmann.
Hammer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bergmann defends well and Hammer ends up having to push Bergmann into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bergmann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bergmann keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
Bergmann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.
Bergmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergmann looking to pass the guard.
Bergmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bergmann stands up over Hammer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bergmann postures up.
Bergmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bergmann wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Bergmann wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Bergmann landing some decent shots from guard.
Bergmann trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer with a poor takedown
and Bergmann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bergmann is looking for a kimura here.
Thors Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onkel Bergmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bergmann is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onkel Bergmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bergmann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onkel Bergmann!
Onkel Bergmann spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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20
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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28
276 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grushevky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grushevky dives in and grabs Yamanaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamanaka pushes down on Grushevky's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamanaka misses the target.
Grushevky defending well as Yamanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Yamanaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grushevky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamanaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Grushevky's head.
Grushevky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka looks to land a right hand but Grushevky moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grushevky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamanaka but Yamanaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jojiro Yamanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valeriy Grushevky.
Grushevky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grushevky lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamanaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grushevky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grushevky lands a nice hook to Yamanaka's body. Yamanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Yamanaka.
Grushevky misses with a double jab.
Grushevky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamanaka throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grushevky misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamanaka dodges the punch combination from Grushevky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grushevky throws a right and a left that Yamanaka avoids nicely.
Grushevky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamanaka is fending him off so far but Grushevky persists. Nope, Yamanaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamanaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grushevky backs up against the cage.
Grushevky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Grushevky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamanaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Grushevky blocks a leg kick.
Grushevky scores with a jab to the body.
Grushevky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamanaka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamanaka. Grushevky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grushevky tries for a takedown but Yamanaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamanaka sprawls well. Yamanaka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grushevky gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamanaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grushevky counters with a left and a right that stings Yamanaka.
Grushevky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grushevky ducks under a wild hook from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grushevky counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grushevky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamanaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jojiro Yamanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grushevky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Jojiro Yamanaka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamanaka misses the shot to the body.
Grushevky shoots and misses
and Yamanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamanaka throws a combination that misses
and Grushevky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamanaka thinking.
Some wild striking there from Grushevky.
Yamanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamanaka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grushevky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamanaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grushevky is out of range and Yamanaka settles back down.
Grushevky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grushevky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamanaka's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Grushevky. Grushevky gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamanaka dodges the punch combination from Grushevky.
Yamanaka misses with a double jab.
Yamanaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grushevky connects with a body shot.
Grushevky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grushevky misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jojiro Yamanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valeriy Grushevky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka defending well as Grushevky loads up on a big left hand.
Grushevky has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grushevky shoots and misses
and Yamanaka counters with a left to the body.
Grushevky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamanaka throws out the jab.
Grushevky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamanaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grushevky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grushevky staying out of range there.
Grushevky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grushevky duly obliges.
Yamanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky throws a series of punches but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Yamanaka looks to land a right hand but Grushevky moved out of range.
Yamanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grushevky was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamanaka.
A swing and a miss from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamanaka. Grushevky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grushevky scores with a nice strike.
Yamanaka stuns Grushevky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grushevky slips a jab from Yamanaka.
Grushevky looking to score a takedown here. Yamanaka is defending well but Grushevky drives through and ends up in Yamanaka's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yamanaka dives on top into guard.
Grushevky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yamanaka passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamanaka prevents Grushevky from improving his position.
Grushevky looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Yamanaka pushes past his half guard into mount!
Yamanaka content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valeriy Grushevky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grushevky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Grushevky is just out of range.
Grushevky slips under a jab.
Grushevky with a poor takedown
and Yamanaka counters with a left and a right that stings Grushevky.
Grushevky slips a straight right by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grushevky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamanaka counters with a series of strikes. Grushevky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grushevky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yamanaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka wants to control but Grushevky postures up.
Grushevky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamanaka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grushevky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamanaka, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grushevky swings around for an armbar but Yamanaka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grushevky's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamanaka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grushevky has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yamanaka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grushevky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Grushevky is looking for a sweep.
Yamanaka controls the position from side control.
Grushevky is looking to regain half guard here but Yamanaka keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Yamanaka tries to move to mount but Grushevky blocks the move with his legs.
Jojiro Yamanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grushevky tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Yamanaka presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yamanaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grushevky on the ground.
Yamanaka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grushevky hang on?
Grushevky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamanaka pulls his head out easily.
Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamanaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yamanaka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grushevky tries to get to full guard but Yamanaka has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamanaka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grushevky actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jojiro Yamanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamanaka 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojiro Yamanaka!
Jojiro Yamanaka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adnan Cirak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gasan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov has chosen "Remedy" by Seether as his entrance music. Gasan Magomedov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adnan Cirak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gasan Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirak throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Cirak lands a jab to Magomedov's midsection.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirak moves away.
Cirak tries to work over Magomedov's front leg with a kick but Magomedov checks it.
Magomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magomedov wants to clinch up but Cirak keeps it at a distance.
Cirak swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Magomedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cirak just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Cirak as Magomedov shoots in.
Cirak lands an overhand right.
It looks like Gasan Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov jabs at Cirak's body.
Cirak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak cracks Magomedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cirak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magomedov under the eye.
Cirak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches up with Cirak, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes Cirak against the cage but Cirak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cirak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cirak clobbers Magomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cirak connects with a leg kick. Magomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cirak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cirak lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Cirak controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov has Cirak pulled in close to control his posture.
Cirak 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.
Cirak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirak content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cirak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cirak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Magomedov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cirak throws an elbow but Magomedov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cirak happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magomedov is trying to get back to half guard.
Cirak working the ground and pound but Magomedov is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cirak is putting a hurting on Magomedov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Magomedov is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirak is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adnan Cirak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gasan Magomedov'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.
Cirak scores with a shot to the body.
Cirak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cirak closes the distance and pushes Magomedov back into the cage.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirak.
Cirak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirak scores with a shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Cirak.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cirak breaks from the clinch.
Cirak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Gasan Magomedov's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cirak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cirak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cirak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cirak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cirak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cirak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cirak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Magomedov won't allow Cirak to pass to mount.
Cirak wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cirak jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
Magomedov punishes Cirak's body with a nice straight punch.
Cirak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cirak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cirak misses the shot to the body.
Cirak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Magomedov!
Magomedov is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirak content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cirak throws a strike aimed at the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cirak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magomedov regains half guard.
Cirak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magomedov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adnan Cirak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gasan Magomedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirak is just out of range.
Magomedov slips a jab from Cirak.
Cirak throws a right and a left that Magomedov avoids nicely.
Magomedov swings for the body but Cirak moves out of range.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Cirak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adnan Cirak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is staying active underneath Cirak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cirak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cirak thows a huge punch but Magomedov dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak is stalling here. Magomedov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cirak seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Magomedov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cirak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cirak parries the strikes from Magomedov easily there. Magomedov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cirak to escape.
Cirak regains half guard, as Magomedov was trying to land strikes.
Cirak trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Magomedov manages to pass to mount!
Magomedov prevents Cirak from getting the reversal.
Magomedov breaks from Cirak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Magomedov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the head.
Magomedov looking to control but Cirak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magomedov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirak is looking to improve his position but Magomedov isn't that keen on the idea.
Cirak blocking the ground and pound.
Cirak manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cirak, under a barage of strikes from Magomedov.
Cirak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is keen to just control but Cirak is a slippery customer.
Magomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cirak controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Cirak won't allow it.
Magomedov is controlling the pace.
Cirak is staying active underneath Magomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adnan Cirak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Cirak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov is thwarting Cirak's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirak looks for the body kick but Magomedov saw that one coming.
Cirak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Gasan Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adnan Cirak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gasan Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cirak 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adnan Cirak!
Gasan Magomedov was interviewed post fight and said 'That loss sucked. Guess I have to go wrestle some more bears!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Olin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield has chosen Up Down as his entrance music. Jack Olin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marlo Stanfield's chin.
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21
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
155 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Olin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stanfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olin somewhat.
Stanfield gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stanfield wants to stand and escape but Olin is having none of it.
Olin scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olin landing with the ground and pound.
Olin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Olin pushes down on Stanfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Olin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanfield defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stanfield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olin 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.
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. Olin connects with a nice short shot to Stanfield's temple.
Olin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stanfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olin working the head and body with strikes.
Stanfield taking some punishment here, with Olin in his half guard.
Olin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanfield's head.
Olin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stanfield to regain full guard.
Olin scoring with some ground and pound.
Olin prevents Stanfield from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stanfield wants to stand and escape but Olin is having none of it.
Olin throws a strike but Stanfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Olin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stanfield manages to get himself to full guard.
Stanfield wants to stand up but Olin is controlling him.
Olin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stanfield is looking to stand up but Olin isn't so interested in that idea.
Olin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanfield wants to stand and escape but Olin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olin throws an elbow that misses. Stanfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olin's guard. Nice move by Stanfield!
Olin seems keen to control Stanfield's posture.
Stanfield won't allow Olin to sweep him here.
Stanfield wanted to stand there but Olin had control of the position.
Olin controlling Stanfield's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stanfield is looking to stand up but Olin won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Stanfield does no damage.
Olin dives in and grabs Stanfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanfield pushes down on Olin's head and hops out.
Stanfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Olin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Olin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olin.
Olin drives through with a takedown into Stanfield's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olin stops Stanfield from standing up.
Olin throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Olin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stanfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown attempt by Olin or perhaps it was just good defense by Stanfield, which made it look bad.
Olin fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanfield throws a right and a left that Olin avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stanfield defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Olin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Olin.
A big left from Stanfield misses.
Olin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stanfield defends it nicely.
Stanfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stanfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stanfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanfield pinned against the cage. Stanfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stanfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stanfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stanfield as he avoids it easily.
Stanfield catches Olin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut.
Olin looks for a takedown but Stanfield sprawls well.
Stanfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Stanfield misses with a two punch combination.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanfield misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olin.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut. Olin saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olin dives in for a single leg takedown but Stanfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Olin tries to pull guard but Stanfield won't allow it.
Olin wants to take the fight to the mat but Stanfield manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olin dives in for a single leg takedown but Stanfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Olin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stanfield walks away with a smile on his face. Olin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Olin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanfield.
Stanfield connects with a jab.
It looks like Jack Olin has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olin shoots in for a takedown but Stanfield shows good takedown defense.
Stanfield shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Olin takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Stanfield sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Olin bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
After the fight, Marlo Stanfield was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lex Layser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico has chosen Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade as his entrance music. The key to victory for Lex Layser has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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28
152 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Brown 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Layser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Johny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rico doesn't seem bothered though.
Rico with a poor takedown
and Layser counters with a crisp one two that drops Rico! Layser thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rico to his feet! Rico is in big trouble!
Rico is rocked!
Layser misses with a double jab.
Rico is still on wobbly legs! Can Layser finish him?
Layser looks to land a left hand but Rico moved out of range nicely.
Layser swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rico misses the target.
Layser misses the jab.
Rico blocks a jab.
Layser loads up on a big right hand but Rico slips the punch.
Rico misses with a jab to the body
and Layser counters with a huge right that knocks Rico out cold! Layser is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lex Layser!
After winning the bout, Lex Layser thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Centurion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Centurion had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Centurion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helder Dias!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centurion throws the kick towards the body but Dias avoids it.
A combination from Dias does no damage.
Centurion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Centurion has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dias checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dias looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dias throws an overhand right that lands on Centurion's shoulder, as Centurion tries to avoid the shot.
Centurion throws a leg kick but Dias moved away.
Dias tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Centurion defends well and Dias ends up having to push Centurion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dias is trying to drag Centurion to the mat but Centurion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Centurion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Centurion.
Dias works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dias chips away with some ground and pound.
Dias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dias is looking to work some ground and pound but Centurion has wrist control.
Dias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Centurion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion managing to control the position.
Centurion wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
Dias throws a big right hand that misses.
Dias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Centurion keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Centurion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Centurion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Centurion is controlling Dias's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dias is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Centurion's half guard.
Centurion gets full guard.
Dias throwing strikes from guard but Centurion blocks nicely.
Dias wants to control from the top but Centurion keeps moving.
Centurion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Centurion wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
Dias postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias with a flurry of punches that miss.
Centurion looking to control.
Dias trying to control but Centurion is working from the bottom.
Centurion is controlling Dias's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dias postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Centurion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Centurion wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Centurion scores with a kick to the body.
Dias has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Centurion.
Centurion tries to land a front kick but Dias steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dias connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dias.
Dias looks to score with a jab to the body but Centurion is just out of range.
Dias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dias throws a right and a left that Centurion avoids nicely.
Dias scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Centurion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dias scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias thows a huge punch but Centurion dodges it nicely.
Centurion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centurion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dias's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dias's back!
Centurion has the hooks in. Dias is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helder Dias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dias moves out of range as Centurion throws a body kick.
Dias looks to land a right hand but Centurion moved out of range.
Centurion slips under a jab from Dias.
Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Centurion, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Centurion against the cage but Centurion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dias throws the left hand but Centurion avoids the punch easily.
Dias misses with a wild body shot.
Centurion tries a head kick but it misses.
Centurion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Centurion moves in looking to clinch but Dias pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Centurion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dias is out of range and Centurion settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
Centurion scores with a hook to the body. Dias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dias.
Dias lands with a nice body punch.
Centurion lands with a kick to the temple. Dias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big right from Dias misses.
Dias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Centurion.
Dias blocks a head kick by Centurion.
Centurion misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Dias misses the target.
Centurion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlos Centurion is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Centurion.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helder Dias.
Centurion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dias throws a lazy uppercut
and Centurion counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dias.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Centurion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Centurion ducks under a wild hook from Dias.
Centurion just misses with a punch to the body.
Centurion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias connects with the punch.
Dias moves out of range of the body kick from Centurion.
Centurion throws a nice head kick!
Centurion throws a leg kick but Dias sees it coming and moves out of range.
Centurion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias loads up on a big right hand but Centurion slips the punch.
Centurion closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Centurion.
Dias goes for a takedown attempt but Centurion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Centurion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias scores with the left hand. Centurion knows he should have avoided that one.
Dias throws a right hand that misses
and Centurion counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Dias.
Centurion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dias's sensitive parts.
Dias dips to his left and cracks Centurion with an uppercut!
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Helder Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centurion stuffs the takedown attempt from Dias. Dias gets slowly back to his feet.
Dias with a nice cross.
Dias throws a hook but Centurion avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Centurion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Centurion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Centurion clinches with his opponent.
Dias misses with a punch to the body.
Centurion tries a body shot but Dias blocks it.
Dias has a couple of punches blocked by Centurion.
Dias is trying to force a seperation but Centurion has the dominant position.
Centurion crunches a lovely knee into Dias's ribcage.
Centurion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dias is defending well for now.
Centurion trying to land knees to the body.
Dias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias dodges an elbow strike from Centurion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Centurion lands a knee to the head.
Centurion trying to land knees to the body.
Dias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dias wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion blocking some punches.
Dias drops down looking for an ankle pick but Centurion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Centurion scoring well with a low kick there.
Centurion ducks under a wild hook from Dias.
Centurion lands with a good body shot.
Dias 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.
Dias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Centurion connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Dias. Beautiful body shot.
Centurion throws a leg kick which misses Dias's front leg but catches the back leg as Dias tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias misses with a jab to the body
and Centurion counters with a big head kick but Dias shrugs it off.
Centurion throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
Centurion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dias.
Dias is rocked!
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centurion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dias shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Centurion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crunch! Centurion slams his shin into Dias's torso.
Dias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centurion slips under a jab from Dias.
A nice inside leg kick there by Centurion. That's going to slow Dias down.
Centurion moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias avoids the damage to the body.
Dias avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
Centurion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Centurion working aggressively here.
Dias is trying to force a seperation but Centurion has the dominant position.
Dias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Centurion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Centurion misses with a punch to the body.
Dias is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helder Dias.
Centurion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dias.
Centurion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
Dias misses with the head strike.
Centurion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Centurion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dias avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Centurion.
Dias misses with a punch on the inside.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
Dias misses with a punch on the inside.
Centurion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Centurion lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Centurion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Centurion lands a damaging elbow.
Centurion scores with a knee to the head.
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Centurion finish him?
Centurion landing knees to the head.
Centurion creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dias's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dias drops to his knees and Centurion pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Centurion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samick Behringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garfield Sobers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behringer comes into the arena with Atari teenage riot - Speed blaring out of the sound system. Sobers has chosen Suck it bitch, You dirty bitch as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samick Behringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garfield Sobers!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobers scores with a punch to the head.
Behringer throws a looping overhand right but Sobers ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sobers!
Sobers connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Behringer misses with an uppercut.
Sobers cracks the inside of Behringer's front leg.
Behringer throws a looping overhand right but Sobers ducks down to avoid it.
Sobers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Behringer.
A solid body kick from Sobers.
Sobers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sobers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Behringer has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobers cracks the inside of Behringer's front leg.
Behringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobers is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sobers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sobers.
Sobers throws a shot from downtown. Behringer moves away and avoids it.
Sobers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sobers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Behringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Behringer throws out the jab.
Behringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Behringer moves out of range of the body kick.
Behringer throws a jab when Sobers was well out of range.
Sobers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobers.
Sobers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behringer is keeping the position for now.
Behringer has momentary wrist control but Sobers slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobers wants to pass the guard but Behringer is keeping the position.
Sobers trying to control but Behringer is working from the bottom.
Sobers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobers won't allow Behringer to sweep him here.
Sobers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobers trying to control the position from guard on top but Behringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobers controlling from the top position.
Behringer keeping moving, preventing Sobers from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Behringer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sobers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Behringer to see if he's OK.
Sobers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Behringer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Behringer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobers trying to control the position but Behringer is working away.
Sobers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Behringer!
The referee warns Behringer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sobers content just to control the position here.
Behringer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobers trying to control but Behringer is having none of it.
Behringer tries to hold on but Sobers pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garfield Sobers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Behringer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobers moves out of range of the strikes.
Behringer lands an overhand right.
Sobers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sobers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Behringer manages to avoid it.
Sobers cracks a nice hook into Behringer's ribs.
Garfield Sobers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobers misses with a body kick.
Sobers looks to score with a jab to the body but Behringer is just out of range.
Sobers is looking to slow Behringer down with leg kicks.
Behringer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sobers.
Behringer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobers shoots in for a takedown but Behringer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Behringer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Sobers misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Behringer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobers looks to land a body kick but Behringer moved away.
Nice jab there from Sobers.
Sobers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Behringer on the side of the head.
Sobers throws a leg kick which misses Behringer's front leg but catches the back leg as Behringer tries to avoid it.
Behringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Behringer ducks under a wild hook from Sobers.
Behringer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Behringer is rocked!
Sobers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Behringer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Behringer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Evil Empire: †AWAKENING†, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behringer is looking for a sweep.
Sobers scoring with punches and elbows.
Sobers scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Behringer is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sobers can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garfield Sobers!
Garfield Sobers took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexington Snape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snape's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed. Charles Blackburn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lexington Snape's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lexington Snape!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snape gets a clinch.
Blackburn cracks Snape with a nice body shot.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackburn blocks an elbow strike from Snape.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Charles Blackburn has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
Snape has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
Snape looking to throw knees to the head but Blackburn is blocking nicely.
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snape misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Blackburn looks winded!
Snape lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Snape stops a takedown attempt from Blackburn.
Snape lands an elbow just above Blackburn 's eye.
Snape lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Charles Blackburn's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape scores with a knee to the head.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Snape lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackburn won't want to take too many of those.
Snape lands a right hand.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Snape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackburn's defenses.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Snape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackburn's face.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Snape landing knees to the head.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Charles Blackburn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Snape lands an elbow just above Blackburn 's eye.
Snape landing knees to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Charles Blackburn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Snape lands a left hand.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.
Blackburn is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Blackburn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lexington Snape!
Lexington Snape is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Lexington Snape made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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