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SEMPI FC: Wednesday War 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Alvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mateo Alvar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvar.
Crawford moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Crawford.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvar.
Alvar moves forwards but Crawford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawford tries to keep at a distance but Alvar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crawford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvar wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Alvar saw that one coming.
Alvar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Nice sprawl there from Crawford as Alvar shoots in.
Danny Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Alvar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a hook but Alvar avoids it easily.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Crawford.
Alvar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawford scores with a hook.
Alvar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawford, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvar is trying to pull guard but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Alvar wants to take the fight to the mat but Crawford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvar tries to land a knee to the head but Crawford blocks with his arms.
Alvar fails to pull guard.
Alvar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawford lands with a hook. Alvar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvar shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford lands a jab to the head.
Alvar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alvar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crawford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford stops a takedown attempt from Alvar.
Crawford stops a takedown attempt from Alvar.
Alvar tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvar drops back down to his feet.
Alvar looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
Alvar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crawford is trying to break free.
Alvar tries to score a body lock takedown but Crawford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Alvar has the dominant position.
Alvar is trying to pull guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crawford cracks Alvar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvar takes one on the button.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crawford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvar is looking to clinch.
A jab from Crawford misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford throws an overhand right that lands on Alvar's shoulder, as Alvar tries to avoid the shot.
Crawford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danny Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
Danny Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvar moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Alvar ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Crawford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crawford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvar on the side of the head.
Crawford cracks Alvar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvar throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawford jabs Alvar right on the nose. Alvar blinks but takes it well.
Alvar slips under a jab.
Alvar tries to clinch up.
Crawford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawford lands with a nice body punch.
Crawford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvar.
Good shot there by Crawford.
Alvar walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford swings for the body but Alvar moves out of range.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danny Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Crawford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvar at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Alvar saw that one coming.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Crawford dips to his left and cracks Alvar with an uppercut!
Alvar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crawford wants to break free but Alvar has control.
Alvar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crawford's efforts to push away.
Crawford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crawford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danny Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Alvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvar moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Alvar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Alvar ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
A punch lands to the side of Alvar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Alvar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
Alvar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Alvar is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Alvar moved out of range.
A jab from Crawford misses.
Crawford misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Crawford misses.
Alvar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Crawford as he checks the leg kick.
Crawford misses with a straight left.
Alvar moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvar moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Alvar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Alvar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Alvar persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Alvar with that takedown attempt.
Alvar dives in and grabs Crawford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes down on Alvar's head and hops out.
Alvar staying out of range there.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Alvar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
Alvar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvar can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crawford misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
Alvar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
Alvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crawford scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Crawford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
A jab lands there for Crawford.
Nice takedown defense from Crawford. No joy for Alvar on that attempt.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvar manages to avoid it.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvar.
Alvar moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Nice straight punches there by Crawford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawford.
Crawford connects with a right hand. Alvar shakes it off.
Crawford throws a jab when Alvar was well out of range.
Alvar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crawford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvar.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Crawford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvar under the eye.
Alvar slips under a jab from Crawford.
Crawford throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alvar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a hook
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvar tries to clinch up.
Alvar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Alvar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Crawford is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Alvar.
Alvar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
Alvar tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.
Alvar tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.
Alvar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawford.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Crawford. Beautiful body shot.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvar defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Alvar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danny Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Alvar.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvar. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvar tries to clinch up.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body. Alvar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawford lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
Alvar slips a straight right by Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Alvar saw that one coming.
Alvar slips under a jab from Crawford.
Crawford stuns Alvar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvar.
Crawford throws the left hand but Alvar avoids the punch easily.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crawford jabs Alvar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mateo Alvar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvar defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Crawford. That snapped Alvar's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvar slips a straight right by Crawford.
Alvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvar's hands.
Alvar ducks right into an uppercut from Crawford.
Alvar slips a jab from Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut.
Alvar goes for a double leg but Crawford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crawford continues to drive forward.
Crawford wants to break free but Alvar has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawford, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Crawford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santi Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Shaults (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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22
148 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santi Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Shaults!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santoro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shaults moves into the clinch.
Santoro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shaults pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santoro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shaults avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santoro goes for a takedown attempt but Shaults pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santi Santoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaults fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santoro sprawls well initially but Shaults persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Shaults seems content to control.
Shaults wants to take a breather but Santoro is having none of it.
Santoro is doing well to control the position and prevent Shaults from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro is not content to let Shaults control the position.
Santoro is positioning himself well to prevent Shaults advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaults wants to stand up but Santoro is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santoro is refusing to be controlled, as Shaults sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santoro 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.
Shaults closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santoro's guard.
Shaults wants to control from the top but Santoro keeps moving.
Shaults stopping the sweep attempt from Santoro.
Shaults tries to free his leg and advance position but Santoro is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaults tries to stand but Santoro is controlling from the bottom.
Santoro is pulling down on Shaults's head. It's preventing any offense from Shaults, at least for the moment.
Santoro keeping full guard, as Shaults tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santoro looks to land a left hand but Shaults moved out of range nicely.
Shaults throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santoro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santoro misses with the ground and pound.
Shaults trying to remain calm as Santoro controls from the top position.
Santoro working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands some shots froms side control.
Santoro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shaults down.
Santoro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Santoro cracks Shaults with a big right hand but Shaults just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Santoro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shaults is rocked!
Santoro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santoro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santoro is working Shaults over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shaults is still in real trouble! Can Santoro finish him?
Shaults is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Shaults seems to have recovered his senses.
Santoro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shaults is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Santoro is putting a hurting on Shaults here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Santoro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santoro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Santoro trying to control the position but Shaults is working away.
Shaults defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santi Santoro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Santoro. Shaults does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santi Santoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro walks into a straight right hand from Shaults.
Santoro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santoro prevents Shaults from standing back up.
Shaults is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaults is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santoro lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shaults is trying to stand up here but Santoro is controlling him well.
Santoro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro working over Shaults with some ground and pound. Shaults looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Santoro connects with a nice short shot to Shaults's temple.
Santoro is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Shaults is hurt! He's hurt bad - Santoro fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Shaults from any more punishment! Congratulations to Santoro! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santi Santoro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jan Nowak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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230 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowak lands with a kick to the temple. Shank shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nowak clinches up with Shank and pushes him back against the cage.
Shank working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shank wants to break free but Nowak has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shank.
Nowak prevents Shank from breaking the clinch.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nowak doesn't manage to clinch there - Shank circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak has Shank up against the cage in a clinch.
Shank manages to break the clinch.
Nowak moves into range and clinches up with Shank.
Shank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
Nowak is working Shank over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nowak lands a hook that snaps the head of Shank backwards.
Nowak goes for a takedown attempt but Shank pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nowak tries to clinch up but Shank circles away and keeps his distance.
Shank is looking to clinch.
Shank is looking to clinch.
Nowak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowak misses with a takedown
and Shank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shank.
Sam Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
Nowak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shank tries to clinch but Nowak moves out of range.
Nowak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nowak circles away quickly and effectively.
Nowak lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to clinch but Shank is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nowak!
Nowak tries to clinch up but Shank circles away and keeps his distance.
Nowak shoots in looking for a takedown. Shank tries to sprawl out of it but Nowak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak is looking to slow Shank down with leg kicks.
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Shank.
Nowak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shank tries to keep at a distance but Nowak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nowak wants to take the fight to the mat but Shank manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shank is defending well.
Nowak looks winded!
Shank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
Shank is struggling to control the position.
Shank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shank tries to clinch but Nowak moves out of range.
Nowak darts in looking for a takedown but Shank gets double underhooks and turns Nowak into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shank fails to land.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shank tries to clinch but Nowak is having none of it.
Shank closes the distance and pushes Nowak back into the cage.
Nowak swings wildly with an uppercut but Shank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shank breaks from the clinch.
Shank fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shank has Nowak up against the cage in a clinch.
Nowak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shank backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shank.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Nowak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowak misses with a body punch.
Nowak goes for a takedown attempt but Shank pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nowak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowak looks for the body kick but Shank saw that one coming.
Nowak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Nowak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nowak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nowak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shank counters by clinching up.
Nowak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shank prevents it.
Shank just leaning against Nowak, taking a breather.
Nowak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nowak scores with a hook to the body.
Nowak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shank backwards.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nowak tries to work over Shank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nowak has a couple of punches blocked by Shank.
Shank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shank wants to clinch.
Nowak has closed the distance and engaged Shank in a clinch.
Nowak misses with the head strike.
Shank trying to stall but Nowak improves his position.
Shank has a couple of punches blocked by Nowak.
Shank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shank misses with a punch on the inside.
Shank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shank throws a punch but it's blocked by Nowak.
Nowak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowak throws a punch but it's blocked by Shank.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Shank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nowak shoots for a double leg takedown but Shank sprawls well. He's pushed Nowak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sam Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nowak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowak drives through and clinches with Shank against the cage.
Nowak wants to get back to striking at distance but Shank won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Shank fails to land.
Nowak prevents Shank from breaking the clinch.
Nowak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shank's elbow.
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!
Nowak can't find room to land a body shot as Shank controls the action.
Nowak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shank gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nowak.
Shank lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Nowak lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nowak shoots in for a double leg but Shank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nowak keeps the fight on the outside.
Shank keeps the fight on the outside.
Shank doesn't manage to clinch there - Nowak circles away.
Jan Nowak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nowak.
Shank has Nowak up against the cage in a clinch.
Shank throws a punch but it's blocked by Nowak.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shank is defending well.
Shank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowak's elbow.
Nowak avoids the elbow strike from Shank, against the cage.
Shank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nowak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shank's elbow.
Nowak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nowak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shank wants to clinch.
Shank moves to clinch but Nowak breaks away
and Nowak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shank is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Nowak.
Nowak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shank counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shank stands up from Nowak's guard - Shank perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shank has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Nowak'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nowak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shank closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nowak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shank on the side of the head.
Shank tries to clinch up.
Shank gets tackled into the cage by Nowak. Nowak maintains the clinch.
Nowak lands a right hand.
Shank wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Shank shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nowak is pushing Shank up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nowak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nowak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shank darts in trying to clinch
and Nowak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak lands a head kick!
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nowak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nowak moves in looking to clinch but Shank pushes him off.
Nowak doesn't manage to clinch there - Shank circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shank clinches up with Nowak and pushes him back against the cage.
Shank struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowak controls his hands.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shank can't find room to land a body shot as Nowak controls the action.
Shank has a couple of punches blocked by Nowak.
Nowak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nowak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shanks head.
Nowak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sam Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shank.
Nowak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shank stalling in the clinch.
Shank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shank is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nowak clinches up with Shank and pushes him back against the cage.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shank tries to break the clinch but Nowak is controlling the position.
Shank throws an elbow but it misses.
Shank blocking some punches.
Nowak misses with some punches.
Shank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shank lands a shoulder strike.
Nowak tries to circle away but Shank has him pinned against the cage.
Nowak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shank's efforts to push away.
Shank misses with some punches.
Nowak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shank swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shank tries to break free but Nowak pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shank.
Shank manages to break the clinch.
Nowak looks for a takedown but Shank sprawls well.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch but Nowak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shank is looking to clinch.
Shank tries to clinch but Nowak is having none of it.
Shank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowak tries for a takedown but Shank sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shank clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Nowak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nowak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Nowak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igual Kikongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sabando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Igual Kikongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Sabando!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kikongo tries to land a front kick but Sabando steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sabando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kikongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kikongo lands a head kick. Sabando smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Carlos Sabando has been cut.
Kikongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabando avoids the head kick by Kikongo.
Kikongo misses with a jab to the body
and Sabando counters with a nice body kick.
Kikongo misses with a looping right.
Sabando scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabando with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sabando decides to stand and escape the position.
Igual Kikongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikongo lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikongo lands a slapping body shot.
Sabando tries to clinch up.
Kikongo throws a body kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kikongo. Sabando shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Kikongo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sabando looks winded!
Kikongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabando tries to close the distance and clinch but Kikongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kikongo throws a head kick but Sabando moves out of range.
Kikongo scores with a leg kick.
Kikongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kikongo scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kikongo seems to be stalking Sabando here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Sabando drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igual Kikongo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Keats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Javier Dove!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keats misses with a double jab
and Dove makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keats shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keats showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keats winds up and cracks Dove with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Keats lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keats lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keats winds up and cracks Dove with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keats. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Keats is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Keats 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.
Dove taking some punishment here, with Keats in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keats slows the pace down in half guard.
Keats is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Keats working Dove over with strikes.
Dove tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Keats maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dove could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Keats has cracked it and Dove is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Keats!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Keats!
In his post fight interview, Kenneth Keats started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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