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Troids Next Top Fighter! R14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor MCconnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor MCconnor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Heath darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MCconnor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heath lands a right hand that snaps the head of MCconnor backwards.
Heath lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Heath.
Heath presses MCconnor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heath 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.
Heath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heath throws an elbow but it misses.
MCconnor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MCconnor wants to get back to striking at distance but Heath won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Heath.
A short right from Heath.
Heath lands a right hand that snaps the head of MCconnor backwards.
MCconnor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Heath.
Heath lands a body punch.
Heath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Heath.
A short left from Heath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath pushes MCconnor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heath lands with a light punch inside.
Heath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heath lands with a right to the head.
Heath lands a left hand that snaps the head of MCconnor backwards.
Heath is pushing MCconnor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Heath.
MCconnor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MCconnor 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.
MCconnor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heath in his tracks.
MCconnor tries to clinch up.
Gregor MCconnor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heath blocks a jab.
Heath is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MCconnor. MCconnor obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MCconnor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MCconnor with a hook.
MCconnor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MCconnor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heath.
Good exchange - Heath coming out on top.
MCconnor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MCconnor tries to clinch up but Heath circles away and keeps his distance.
MCconnor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MCconnor is rocked!
MCconnor tries to clinch there but Heath circles away.
Heath cracks MCconnor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MCconnor is still on wobbly legs! Can Heath finish him?
Heath swings for the body but MCconnor moves out of range.
MCconnor seems to have recovered his senses.
Gregor MCconnor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MCconnor wants to clinch up but Heath keeps it at a distance.
MCconnor throws a sloppy head kick and Heath moves out of range easily.
MCconnor lands a nice shot to the body.
MCconnor wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Heath. That snapped MCconnor's head back.
It looks like Gregor MCconnor has been cut.
Heath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MCconnor's head backwards.
Heath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MCconnor walks into a straight right hand from Heath.
MCconnor tries to clinch there but Heath circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath lands a big right hand that sends MCconnor crashing to the mat! Heath stays standing though and waves MCconnor back to his feet!
MCconnor ducks into an uppercut from Heath and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Heath!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Husky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caio Terra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Husky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Terra!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Husky misses with a head kick.
Terra motions for Husky to come forward. Terra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Husky jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Terra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Terra looks to throw the jab but Husky is out of range.
Terra throws out a leg kick but Husky moves out of range and Terra only half commits.
Husky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Terra throws a series of punches but Husky moves out of range.
Husky tests Terra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Caio Terra has been cut.
A punch combination from Terra misses.
Terra throws a hook but Husky avoids it easily.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Husky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Husky.
A jab from Terra misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Husky.
Terra throws out a loose jab but Husky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terra throws a chopping leg kick but Husky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Husky looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Terra lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra misses with a hook.
Konrad Husky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Konrad Husky has been cut.
Husky looks for the body kick but Terra saw that one coming.
Terra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Husky circles away quickly and effectively.
As Terra backs away, Husky returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Terra thuds a left hand into Husky's body.
Terra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Husky as he avoids it easily.
Terra misses with a straight left.
Husky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown attempt by Terra or perhaps it was just good defense by Husky, which made it look bad.
Husky tries to land a front kick but Terra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Husky counters with a leg kick.
Husky takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Husky slips under a jab from Terra.
Terra closes the distance and clinches.
Husky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terra up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra looking for a takedown.
Konrad Husky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Terra.
Terra fails to pull guard.
Terra looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terra goes for a takedown attempt but Husky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Terra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terra throws a looping overhand right but Husky ducks down to avoid it.
Terra shoots in and gets a takedown into Husky's guard.
Terra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Terra has gone for a leg lock! Husky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Terra's guard.
Terra keeping moving, preventing Husky from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Husky is one step ahead there.
Husky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Husky stopping the sweep attempt from Terra.
Terra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Husky is aware though and is defending well.
Husky postures up.
Terra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Husky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Husky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Husky wants to pass the guard but Terra is keeping the position.
Husky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Husky won't allow Terra to sweep him here.
Terra is looking for a triangle but Husky pushes his legs off easily.
Terra wants to control but Husky passes easily into half guard.
Husky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terra keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Terra dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Husky thumps Terra with a low kick.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Husky defends well and Terra ends up having to push Husky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Husky counters with a stiff right hand.
Terra connects with a body shot that sends Husky's belly button to the back.
Terra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Caio Terra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Husky clinches up against the cage.
Husky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Husky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Husky.
Terra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Konrad Husky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Terra.
Husky lands a shot to the body.
Husky blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Husky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra goes for a takedown attempt but Husky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Husky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Husky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terra throws a lazy right hand but Husky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Husky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Husky sprawls well. Husky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terra gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Husky.
Husky swats away the attempt to clinch by Terra.
Husky lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Husky's hands.
A big right from Terra misses.
Husky cracks the inside of Terra's front leg.
Terra throws a shot from downtown. Husky moves away and avoids it.
Husky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terra lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Husky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra shoots in for a takedown but Husky shows good takedown defense.
Caio Terra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terra rushes Husky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terra has Husky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Husky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Terra trying to land knees to the body.
Husky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Husky scores with a shot to the side of Terra's head.
Terra wants to take the fight to the mat but Husky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Terra tries to pull guard but Husky holds him up against the cage and eventually Terra drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra is trying to pull guard but Husky has him pressed against the cage.
Terra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Terra is breathing heavily.
Husky tries to throw a body punch but Terra avoids it by throwing Husky back against the cage.
Husky slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Husky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Husky is leaning against Terra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Husky.
Terra misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Husky to work.
A short uppercut from Husky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Husky regains guard.
Terra postures up.
Terra scoring with some ground and pound.
Husky working a defensive guard here.
Husky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Terra throwing strikes but missing.
Husky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Terra postures up in Husky's guard and throws a big left but Husky blocks it.
Terra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Husky dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Husky dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Terra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Husky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terra.
Terra throws out a powerful jab.
Husky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terra throws a leg kick but Husky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Husky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terra loads up on a big right hand but Husky slips the punch.
Husky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Husky tries to clinch but Terra is having none of it.
Terra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra moves in looking to clinch but Husky pushes him off.
Caio Terra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Husky moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra shoots in for a double leg but Husky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Terra throws a jab but it's blocked by Husky.
Terra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Husky defending well as Terra loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Husky was looking to counter with a kick there.
Terra throws an off balance right hand
and Husky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Husky connects with an inside leg kick.
Terra misses with a right hand
enabling Husky to counter with a crisp jab.
Husky cracks the inside of Terra's front leg.
Terra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Terra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Husky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Husky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Terra doesn't manage to clinch there - Husky circles away.
Terra misses with a hook
and Husky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terra misses the body punch
and Husky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Husky clinches.
Husky lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Husky scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Husky is pressed up against the cage. Terra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Husky down to the mat. Husky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Husky wants to clinch.
Husky connects with a leg kick. Terra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Husky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Terra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Terra throws a hook but Husky blocks it.
Terra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Konrad Husky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Terra.
Terra throws the left hand but Husky avoids the punch easily.
Husky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terra throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Husky doesn't manage to clinch there - Terra circles away.
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Husky counters with an inside leg kick.
Terra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Terra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Husky's waist but Husky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terra off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Husky.
Terra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terra throws a jab when Husky was well out of range.
A slow jab from Terra misses its intended target.
Husky moves in looking to clinch but Terra pushes him off.
Terra lands a really nice looking cross but Husky seems unphased.
Terra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Husky throws a body shot but no joy.
Terra throws a lazy uppercut
and Husky counters with a nice uppercut.
Husky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terra.
Terra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Husky can pounce on him.
Terra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Husky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Terra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Terra tries to score with some ground and pound. Husky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Husky wants to control but Terra postures up.
Terra throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Terra creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Husky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Husky has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Terra in side control, throwing shots but Husky defends.
Terra is working to tighten his grip on Husky's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Husky has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Terra is really squeezing tight and eventually Husky passes out! Terra breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Caio Terra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rebels Song - Come out and Fight. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken walks into a left hand.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
McCracken has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with McCracken's head.
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCracken works the jab nicely.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCracken.
Hunt moves out of range as McCracken strikes.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. McCracken should have avoided that one.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks McCracken with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt catches McCracken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCracken momentarily.
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
McCracken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
McCracken misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
McCracken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt stuns McCracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by McCracken.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCracken throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
McCracken staying out of range there.
McCracken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt connects with a right hand. McCracken shakes it off.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCracken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as McCracken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
McCracken throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCracken doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCracken manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunt 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.
McCracken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt wants to sweep here but McCracken controlling him for the moment.
Hunt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCracken avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCracken passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCracken is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCracken to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCracken is working for a kimura but Hunt is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as McCracken sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hunt is defending against the submission attempts here by McCracken.
McCracken uses his free foot to push down on Hunt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunt.
Hunt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCracken wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it.
McCracken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCracken is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunt trying to control the position.
McCracken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCracken is one step ahead there.
McCracken not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCracken's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt 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.
McCracken dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but McCracken slips the punch.
McCracken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCracken catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hunt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McCracken throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCracken has time to react.
McCracken lands a body shot.
McCracken throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCracken fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunt sprawls well initially but McCracken persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conor McCracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken moves nicely into side control.
McCracken lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
McCracken trying to control the position but Hunt is working away.
McCracken is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
McCracken moves into full mount!
McCracken landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
McCracken tries to control but Hunt wriggling away.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
McCracken working for a guillotine from mount but Hunt is in no mood to give up.
Hunt tries to lock up and control but McCracken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McCracken working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but McCracken keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McCracken goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McCracken's guard! Nice work there by Hunt!
McCracken lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCracken can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McCracken wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
McCracken slips nicely into half guard.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCracken wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it.
McCracken works his way into full mount!
McCracken trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to hold on but McCracken postures up.
Hunt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCracken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunt wants to control but McCracken is having none of it.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
McCracken landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
Hunt is rocked!
McCracken looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Hunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can McCracken finish him?
McCracken is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hunt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hunt shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McCracken dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McCracken misses with a hook.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCracken's head.
McCracken scores with a takedown into Hunt's guard.
McCracken trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McCracken presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCracken.
McCracken jumps guard but Hunt stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McCracken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but McCracken improves position.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken wants a takedown but no success here.
McCracken blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt pulls McCracken into guard.
Hunt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCracken doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCracken manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunt trying to strike off his back.
McCracken trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
McCracken passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken prevents Hunt from improving his position.
McCracken is trying to work for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
McCracken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McCracken connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
McCracken works his way into full mount!
McCracken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hunt tries to buck McCracken off but McCracken is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McCracken has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hunt tries to buck McCracken off but McCracken is having none of it.
McCracken tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McCracken is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunt is defending well.
McCracken tries for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
McCracken wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
McCracken has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McCracken can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunt is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
McCracken lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McCracken showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCracken has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McCracken!
A relieved looking Conor McCracken thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Sebastian Scrooge!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle misses with a hook to the body
and Scrooge counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carlyle won't be happy with that.
Carlyle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carlyle wants to control but Scrooge postures up.
Scrooge tries for a kimura but Carlyle is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrooge goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carlyle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Scrooge's guard! Nice work there by Carlyle!
Scrooge is looking for a triangle but Carlyle pushes his legs off easily.
Carlyle is working Scrooge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scrooge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrooge has momentary wrist control but Carlyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Scrooge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scrooge 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.
Carlyle trying to control but Scrooge is working from the bottom.
Carlyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scrooge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlyle.
Carlyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carlyle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carlyle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Scrooge some visible discomfort.
Carlyle working the head with strikes.
Carlyle trying to control the position but Scrooge is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carlyle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Scrooge is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carlyle blocks the strikes from Scrooge.
Scrooge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carlyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlyle goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Scrooge has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlyle but great work by Scrooge.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlyle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scrooge seems to be looking for submissions.
Scrooge is trying to control. Carlyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge trying to control but Carlyle is working from the bottom.
Scrooge postures up in Carlyle's guard and throws a big left but Carlyle blocks it.
Scrooge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scrooge looking to sit in guard and control but Carlyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scrooge trying to keep a closed guard but Carlyle is proving a slippery customer.
Scrooge looking for a guillotine here but Carlyle defends easily.
Scrooge has his foot on Carlyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Scrooge is trying to control the position but Carlyle postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Scrooge working for a triangle but Carlyle defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Carlyle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Scrooge keeping moving, preventing Carlyle from controlling successfully.
Carlyle is pushing down on Scrooge's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scrooge is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlyle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carlyle lands with a punch from half guard.
Carlyle controlling the action here.
Scrooge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlyle's back!
Carlyle is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Scrooge struggling to keep hold of the position.
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 Charles Carlyle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scrooge avoids the head kick by Carlyle.
Scrooge with the counter takedown but Carlyle avoids it easily.
Carlyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlyle throws a head kick but Scrooge moves out of range.
Scrooge feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Carlyle misses.
Carlyle misses with a right hand
and Scrooge counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrooge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carlyle defending well though.
Scrooge is looking for a kimura here.
Carlyle is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle is not content to let Scrooge control the position.
Scrooge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Scrooge with the ground and pound but Carlyle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scrooge stopping the sweep attempt from Carlyle.
Scrooge tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlyle is retaining full guard.
Carlyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlyle trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Scrooge looking to sit in guard and control but Carlyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scrooge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlyle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlyle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scrooge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carlyle wants to control from the top but Scrooge keeps moving.
Scrooge has his hands on Carlyle's head, controlling the position.
Carlyle landing with the ground and pound.
Scrooge keeping moving, preventing Carlyle from controlling successfully.
Carlyle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Scrooge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlyle is chipping away with strikes.
Scrooge takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carlyle trying to control the action but Scrooge is working from the bottom.
Carlyle in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Scrooge looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Carlyle turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Carlyle!
The defeated Sebastian Scrooge had this to say: 'I should have bought my supplements from LOPS!
http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=2458'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirodom Kingchanklao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kingchanklao's choice of entrance music: Irigy HónaljMirigy - Irigy Oszkármirigy (Titanic song parody in Hungarian) . Sirodom Kingchanklao has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sirodom Kingchanklao!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingchanklao.
Floyd jabs Kingchanklao right on the nose. Kingchanklao blinks but takes it well.
Kingchanklao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kingchanklao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Floyd thuds his shin into the meat of Kingchanklao's side.
Floyd throws a series of punches but Kingchanklao moves out of range.
Floyd 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.
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingchanklao.
Floyd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kingchanklao lands with a slapping head kick.
Kingchanklao is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Floyd circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Floyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kingchanklao misses with a head kick.
Floyd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kingchanklao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingchanklao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floyd thuds his shin into the meat of Kingchanklao's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingchanklao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Floyd counters with a good low kick that Kingchanklao was not able to check.
Kingchanklao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kingchanklao looks for the body kick but Floyd saw that one coming.
Floyd ducks under a wild hook from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Floyd there.
It looks like Sirodom Kingchanklao has been cut.
Kingchanklao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kingchanklao misses with a double jab.
Floyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch there but Floyd circles away.
Kingchanklao looks to clinch
and Floyd counters with a low kick, right behind Kingchanklao 's knee.
Kingchanklao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Floyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kingchanklao doesn't manage to clinch there - Floyd circles away.
Floyd delivers a nice body kick.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Floyd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd works Kingchanklao's body with a nice hook.
Floyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Floyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kingchanklao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Floyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Floyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Floyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingchanklao gets a clinch.
Kingchanklao throws a punch but it's blocked by Floyd.
Floyd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Floyd blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floyd.
Kingchanklao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
Floyd tries a body shot but Kingchanklao blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Floyd.
Kingchanklao throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floyd.
Floyd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Floyd blocking some punches.
Floyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingchanklao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingchanklao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Floyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingchanklao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Floyd avoiding damage as Kingchanklao throws knees to the body.
Kingchanklao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingchanklao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao trying to land knees to the body.
Kingchanklao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingchanklao breaks the clinch.
Floyd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingchanklao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch but Floyd slips to the side
and Floyd counters with a nice body kick.
Kingchanklao throws a head kick that misses.
Kingchanklao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floyd.
Kingchanklao is looking to land body kicks.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up.
Kingchanklao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirodom Kingchanklao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingchanklao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Floyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingchanklao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Floyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingchanklao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirodom Kingchanklao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sirodom Kingchanklao's cut.
That's time! Floyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingchanklao is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
Floyd cracks Kingchanklao with a good jab.
Kingchanklao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingchanklao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch but Floyd is having none of it.
Floyd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kingchanklao throws a series of punches but Floyd avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Floyd. That's going to slow Kingchanklao down.
Floyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Floyd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingchanklao looks for the body kick but Floyd saw that one coming.
Kingchanklao closes the distance and pushes Floyd back into the cage.
Floyd avoiding damage as Kingchanklao throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingchanklao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Floyd misses with a body punch.
Floyd lands a shot to the body.
Sirodom Kingchanklao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingchanklao scores a nice knee to the body.
Kingchanklao throws a punch but it's blocked by Floyd.
Kingchanklao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Floyds head.
A head punch on the inside from Kingchanklao fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kingchanklao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingchanklao throws a punch but it's blocked by Floyd.
Kingchanklao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Floyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingchanklao backwards.
Floyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kingchanklao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingchanklao scores with a shoulder strike.
Floyd tries a body shot but Kingchanklao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao lands with a light punch inside.
Kingchanklao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingchanklao lands with a right to the head.
Kingchanklao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floyd.
Kingchanklao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Kingchanklao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingchanklao looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kingchanklao fails to land.
Kingchanklao misses with the head strike.
Floyd wants to stall.
Floyd tries a body shot but Kingchanklao blocks it.
Kingchanklao misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Floyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Floyd.
Kingchanklao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingchanklao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Floyd lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingchanklao misses with a knee to the head.
Kingchanklao scores with a knee to the head.
Floyd stalls.
Floyd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingchanklao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
Floyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingchanklao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
Kingchanklao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kingchanklao misses with some punches.
Kingchanklao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
Kingchanklao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Floyd up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floyd.
Kingchanklao swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingchanklao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kingchanklao swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingchanklao throws a punch but it's blocked by Floyd.
A short right from Floyd on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingchanklao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kingchanklao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirodom Kingchanklao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sirodom Kingchanklao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingchanklao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingchanklao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Floyd moves away.
Kingchanklao fakes the leg kick and cracks Floyd in the body.
Kingchanklao misses with a head kick.
Kingchanklao cracks Floyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Floyd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kingchanklao is looking to clinch.
Kingchanklao throws a wild body kick that Floyd sees coming a mile off.
Floyd moves out of range as Kingchanklao throws a body kick.
Floyd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kingchanklao misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kingchanklao back to the cage. Floyd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kingchanklao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Floyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Kingchanklao's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingchanklao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao scores with a jab to the head.
Floyd throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Kingchanklao.
Floyd blocks the body kick.
Floyd scores with a spinning back kick!
Kingchanklao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Floyd scores with the left hand. Kingchanklao knows he should have avoided that one.
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick.
Floyd misses with a few strikes there.
Floyd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Floyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Floyd clobbers Kingchanklao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kingchanklao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Floyd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kingchanklao's head.
Sirodom Kingchanklao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingchanklao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Floyd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Floyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Floyd avoids the head kick by Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floyd.
Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Kingchanklao moves out of range easily.
John Floyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingchanklao throws a right hand that Floyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Floyd also avoids with ease.
Floyd throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Floyd.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up but Floyd circles away and keeps his distance.
Floyd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch.
Floyd avoids the head kick by Kingchanklao.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Floyd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingchanklao is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
Floyd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Floyd.
Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Kingchanklao moves out of range easily.
Kingchanklao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Floyd.
Kingchanklao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Floyd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Floyd, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Floyd.
Kingchanklao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch there but Floyd circles away.
Floyd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch up but Floyd keeps it at a distance.
Kingchanklao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Floyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kingchanklao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Kingchanklao missing with knees to the body.
Floyd misses with a punch to the body.
John Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingchanklao throws a head punch that misses.
Sirodom Kingchanklao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floyd tries to work over Kingchanklao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingchanklao scores with a hook to the body.
Floyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Floyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Floyd is trying to push Kingchanklao away but Kingchanklao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Floyd lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Floyd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kingchanklao 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirodom Kingchanklao!
Sirodom Kingchanklao made sure to mention his sponsor, V-Mask Clothing (10%) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerry Khan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
143 lbs
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157 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Of Rivia saw it coming and moves away.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Rivia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Of Rivia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan throws a jab when Of Rivia was well out of range.
Of Rivia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Of Rivia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Of Rivia rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Of Rivia fails to land.
Of Rivia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Rivia breaks from the clinch.
Of Rivia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Rivia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Rivia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Of Rivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Rivia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Of Rivia moved out of range nicely.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Rivia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Of Rivia takes one to the chin there.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Of Rivia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a low kick as Of Rivia jumps back.
Khan misses with a kick to the body.
Of Rivia slips under a jab.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Rivia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Diamond Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Of Rivia throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Of Rivia throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Of Rivia lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Of Rivia clinches up against the cage.
Of Rivia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Of Rivia to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Rivia.
Khan tries to circle away but Of Rivia has him pinned against the cage.
Of Rivia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Of Rivia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is rocked!
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Rivia manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Of Rivia.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Of Rivia lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Of Rivia throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Khan tries to keep at a distance but Of Rivia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Of Rivia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Of Rivia counters with a nice leg kick.
Of Rivia forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Of Rivia won't allow it.
Khan is trying to push Of Rivia away but Of Rivia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Rivia.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Of Rivia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Of Rivia.
Khan is trying to break free.
Of Rivia lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Of Rivia on the inside.
Of Rivia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Rivia prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Rivia throws a head punch that misses.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Rivia pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Of Rivia lands with a light punch inside.
Of Rivia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Of Rivia.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Rivia finish him?
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Rivia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Of Rivia has the dominant position.
Of Rivia misses with some punches.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Of Rivia is controlling the position.
Of Rivia breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geralt Of Rivia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Rivia misses the target.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Of Rivia has managed to clinch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Of Rivia lands an uppercut.
Of Rivia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Of Rivia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Of Rivia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Of Rivia has double underhooks.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia manages to break the clinch.
Khan slips a jab from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Of Rivia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Of Rivia slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Of Rivia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Geralt Of Rivia is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Of Rivia blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Of Rivia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Of Rivia should have avoided that one.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Rivia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Of Rivia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Rivia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Rivia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Of Rivia works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Rivia moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Rivia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Rivia scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Rivia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Rivia gets a clinch.
Of Rivia gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Of Rivia has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Of Rivia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Of Rivia gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Rivia.
Of Rivia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geralt Of Rivia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Of Rivia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Of Rivia gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Rivia.
Of Rivia creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khan with a big uppercut! Khan tries to clinch up but Of Rivia pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khan to the mat! Khan covers up and Of Rivia unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Geralt Of Rivia!
A very excited looking Geralt Of Rivia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Hart!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses
and Hart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Hart misses.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Hart moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Hart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
A low kick from Hart is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jokinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen grinds an elbow into Hart's temple.
Hart is trying to improve his position.
Jokinen grinds an elbow into Hart's temple.
Jokinen cracks Hart with a big right hand but Hart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jokinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hart is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to control but Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hart down.
Hart is rocked!
Jokinen cracks Hart with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jokinen immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hart is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jokinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ode Jokinen!
Our winner, Ode Jokinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Elijah Hart stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry Jebediah and Ishmael, I let you down again.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commander Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes into the arena with Fireball - Pitbull blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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158 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renan Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Commander Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo misses with a takedown attempt - Shepard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Melo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shepard counters with a nice leg kick.
Melo fails to land with a series of punches.
Melo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shepard counters with a nice body kick.
Shepard throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Melo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Renan Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo misses with a lunging right hand
and Melo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melo has his takedown stuffed
and Shepard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shepard's coach down at R.A.D's Lads was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shepard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shepard lunges at Melo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Melo's hand.
Melo throws a lazy uppercut
and Shepard counters with a low kick, right behind Melo 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Nice uppercut lands for Melo. That snapped Shepard's head back.
Melo has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo looks to land a right hand but Shepard moved out of range.
Melo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shepard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shepard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shepard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Melo.
Shepard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Melo misses.
Shepard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Melo throws a right hand that misses
and Shepard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shepard throws a body kick that misses
and Melo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shepard!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Melo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Melo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Shepard is trying to escape and Melo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Shepard is forced to tap! Nice work there by Melo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renan Melo!
An out of breath Renan Melo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boshtok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boshtok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around M*thaf*cka. The crowd seem to be enjoying Holt's choice of entrance music: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Theme Song. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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159 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boshtok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Holt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshtok misses with an uppercut. Holt saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Holt.
Boshtok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holt's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Holt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boshtok shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holt's guard.
Boshtok postures up in Holt's guard and throws a big left but Holt blocks it.
Boshtok throws a big right hand that misses.
Boshtok throws an elbow that misses. Holt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boshtok's guard. Nice move by Holt!
Boshtok wants to sweep but no luck.
Holt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holt trying to control but Boshtok is working from the bottom.
Boshtok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boshtok controls Holt momentarily but Holt frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Boshtok looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Holt has picked Boshtok up and slammed him! Boshtok can't keep hold of the triangle and Holt manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boshtok trying to remain calm as Holt controls from the top position.
Boshtok is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Holt off and has taken his back!
Holt is really stuck here.
Holt breaks Boshtok's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holt forces his way into half guard.
Boshtok is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holt's back!
Boshtok trying to control momentarily.
Boshtok throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boshtok has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Holt.
Boshtok lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Boshtok looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Holt just trying to survive but Boshtok is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boshtok is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Holt knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Holt for a finish.
Boshtok has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Holt's body.
Boshtok loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Holt hold on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Holt trying to control the action but Boshtok just sinks the hooks in.
Boshtok softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Boshtok softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Holt is trying to remain composed but Boshtok is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Holt prevents Boshtok from getting a body triangle.
Holt showing good submission defense here.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok avoiding Holt 's attempts to control his hands.
Holt fending off the submission attempt from Boshtok.
Boshtok is trying to stick to Holt's back but Holt is turning into Boshtok. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boshtok's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holt.
Holt trying to control but Boshtok is working from the bottom.
Holt pushes down on Boshtok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boshtok wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boshtok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boshtok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holt misses with a hook to the body
and Boshtok counters with a body kick that stops Holt in his tracks momentarily.
Boshtok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holt was well out of range. Poor timing from Boshtok.
Holt is looking to clinch.
Holt throws a combination that misses
and Boshtok counters with a single leg into guard. Holt didn't expect that.
Holt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
Yuri Boshtok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boshtok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Boshtok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boshtok throwing strikes from guard but Holt blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok looking to sit in guard and control but Holt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boshtok is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boshtok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holt defends it easily.
Boshtok keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Holt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boshtok looking to control.
Boshtok is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boshtok trying to control the action but Holt is working from the bottom.
Boshtok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boshtok moves into full mount! Holt won't be happy about that!
Boshtok unloads with some shots from mount but Holt bucks and avoids them well.
Boshtok lands a nice shot to the head.
Holt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boshtok lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Boshtok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boshtok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holt's face.
Holt is rocked!
Boshtok is landing with some decent strikes but Holt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Holt is still in real trouble! Can Boshtok finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Boshtok! Holt is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuri Boshtok!
Yuri Boshtok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Raymond Holt was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a short notice fight, but I really wanted to take that chance and climb the rankings quick, but I guess I fell short. Yuri is a great fighter and he deserved this win. I'll continue fighting and someday I know I'll get to the top'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (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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141 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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to clinch
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith wants to clinch but Doyle slips to the side
and Doyle counters with a thumping low kick.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Smith backs away, Doyle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Doyle 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.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smith throws a head kick but Doyle moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Smith wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
And Doyle counters with a quick kick to the body but Smith blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Doyle shoots in.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Doyle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Doyle.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doyle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Doyle throws an elbow that misses.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Doyle ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doyle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to stand but Doyle is controlling from the bottom.
Doyle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Doyle advances position into side control!
Smith tries to escape but Doyle is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith tries to escape but Doyle is in control.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doyle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith is trying to buck Doyle off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Doyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch up
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doyle's sensitive parts.
Smith wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Smith tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matt Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith wants to clinch
and Doyle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith wants to stand up but Doyle is controlling him.
Doyle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to improve position but can't.
Doyle is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Doyle can't do much from the bottom here.
Doyle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smith's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doyle is tightening it up a little... Smith has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doyle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jimmy Doyle!
A victorious Jimmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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