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Highland Games 93 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Wates!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wates postures up.
Castillo is looking for a triangle but Wates pushes his legs off easily.
Castillo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wates must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wates trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Wates content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castillo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wates has managed to get both his arms back between Castillo's legs - danger averted.
Wates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wates is fighting to break Castillo's control of his arms but Castillo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo is trying to control the position but Wates postures up.
Wates has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Castillo is proving hard to escape from.
Wates wants to pass the guard but Castillo is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wates doesn't defend quickly enough and Castillo has managed to lock this one up! Can Wates escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Castillo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Castillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Adriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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284 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Adriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adriel throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobral throws out the jab.
Adriel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Adriel.
Adriel avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Adriel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sobral manages to circle out of the way.
Adriel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adriel scores with a nice strike.
Sobral misses with a takedown
and Adriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Adriel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Adriel lands a really nice looking cross but Sobral seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adriel defends well and Sobral ends up having to push Adriel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adriel thuds his right hand into Sobral's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sobral swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobral misses with a hook
and Adriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobral misses with a shot to the body
and Adriel counters with a left to the body.
Adriel lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobral throws a sloppy body shot
and Adriel counters with a straight right hand.
Sobral checks a low kick from Adriel.
Sobral drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adriel defends it well.
Sobral misses with a left hand
and Adriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobral with a poor takedown
and Adriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angel Adriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Sobral.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adriel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adriel counters with a straight right hand.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Adriel throws a body kick that misses.
Sobral misses with a hook
and Adriel counters with a straight right hand.
Adriel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sobral.
Adriel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adriel wants it to stay on the feet.
Sobral closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sobral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adriel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobral scrambles back to his feet.
Adriel lands a head shot.
Adriel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobral misses the body punch
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adriel throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Adriel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adriel.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
Adriel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Adriel works Sobral's body with a nice hook.
Sobral misses with a takedown
and Adriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Sobral 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adriel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sobral misses with a jab to the body
and Adriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adriel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adriel tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adriel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sobral on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adriel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sobral looks winded!
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but Adriel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobral doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooh a lovely combination from Adriel sends Sobral down but not out. Adriel dives into side control looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Adriel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adriel lands a right hook to the body.
Adriel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobral has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sobral looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sobral fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adriel avoids it really well and circles away.
Adriel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sobral fails with the takedown
and Adriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adriel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Adriel. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adriel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Adriel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adriel steps in with a hook that catches Sobral right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Adriel follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sobral looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Adriel!
Angel Adriel very nearly forgot to thank Big Bear Nutrition 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes into the arena with Russian National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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286 lbs
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267 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Collins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins swinging wildly here.
Collins scores with a shot to the body.
Collins tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
Karelin drops his hands momentarily and Collins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins throws a head kick that misses
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karelin controlling the action here.
Collins is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is in trouble now - Karelin has advanced to mount!
Karelin lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Karelin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karelin won't let Collins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Karelin lands a big elbow.
Collins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karelin.
Collins wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Collins goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Karelin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marduk's entrance music is Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Marduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Simpson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marduk looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Simpson swinging wildly here.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marduk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marduk lands with a straight right. Simpson didn't see that one coming.
Marduk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Simpson misses with a hook. Marduk ducked under it nicely.
Marduk with a nice cross.
Simpson tries to move into range but Marduk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simpson shoots and misses
and Marduk counters with a crisp right that sends Simpson to the canvas! Marduk follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Marduk!
Craig Marduk gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domino Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Domino Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiebknecht tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiebknecht checks a low kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Hiebknecht moved out of range.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Hiebknecht thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hiebknecht.
Kennedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiebknecht changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kennedy scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
Kennedy misses with a straight left.
Domino Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Hiebknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiebknecht drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kennedy sprawls and moves away.
Hiebknecht throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy wants to slow Hiebknecht down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hiebknecht. Beautiful body shot.
Hiebknecht fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hiebknecht moves away from the strike by Kennedy.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Hiebknecht feinted with a counter takedown.
Hiebknecht takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and Hiebknecht counters with a single leg into guard. Kennedy didn't expect that.
Hiebknecht postures up.
Hiebknecht looking to pass the guard.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hiebknecht manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiebknecht looking for a guillotine here but Kennedy defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kennedy postures up.
Hiebknecht has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kennedy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kennedy cracks Hiebknecht with a solid left hand.
Hiebknecht keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiebknecht working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy is working Hiebknecht over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy cracks Hiebknecht with a solid left hand.
Kennedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hiebknecht works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kennedy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hiebknecht lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kennedy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kennedy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kennedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kennedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiebknecht defending well though.
Hiebknecht has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kennedy is working away from the top position though.
Kennedy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kennedy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hiebknecht with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kennedy thows a huge punch but Hiebknecht dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiebknecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiebknecht is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kennedy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kennedy throwing strikes from guard but Hiebknecht blocks nicely.
Kennedy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hiebknecht has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kennedy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy trying to control but Hiebknecht is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domino Kennedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hiebknecht misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kennedy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kennedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiebknecht circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Hiebknecht takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiebknecht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Hiebknecht attempts a counter takedown but Kennedy avoids it well and moves away.
Kennedy throws a push kick but Hiebknecht slaps the foot to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Kennedy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kennedy.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Hiebknecht.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Hiebknecht off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Hiebknecht changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kennedy lands with a straight right. Hiebknecht didn't see that one coming.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Hiebknecht's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiebknecht tries to avoid it.
Kennedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiebknecht appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiebknecht staying out of range there.
Hiebknecht uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a three punch combo!
Kennedy throws the left hand but Hiebknecht avoids the punch easily.
Nice combo by Kennedy! Oh, that's hurt him - Hiebknecht falls to the canvas and Kennedy follows him into side control.
Hiebknecht is rocked!
It looks like Gottlieb Hiebknecht has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiebknecht managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kennedy.
Oh Hiebknecht is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hiebknecht tries to bench press Kennedy off him but Kennedy keeps the position.
Kennedy tries to score with some ground and pound. Hiebknecht controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Kennedy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hiebknecht tries to improve position but can't.
Hiebknecht seems to have got his legs back now.
Kennedy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hiebknecht is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kennedy tries to score with some ground and pound. Hiebknecht controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hiebknecht is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht is working hard here to advance position.
Kennedy scoring with punches from side control.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Hiebknecht is working from the bottom.
Hiebknecht can't do much from the bottom here.
Hiebknecht regains half guard.
Kennedy thows a huge punch but Hiebknecht dodges it nicely.
Kennedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiebknecht defending well though.
Kennedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiebknecht defending well though.
Kennedy slips a nice elbow through Hiebknecht's hands, connecting with Hiebknecht's forehead.
Hiebknecht slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kennedy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throwing strikes from guard but Hiebknecht blocks nicely.
Hiebknecht has his foot on Kennedy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kennedy works his way back into a safe position though.
Kennedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiebknecht is retaining full guard.
Hiebknecht is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hiebknecht wants to sweep here but Kennedy controlling him for the moment.
Hiebknecht wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kennedy is now in half guard.
Kennedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kennedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiebknecht's head.
Kennedy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hiebknecht is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kennedy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kennedy's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht tightening his grip on Kennedy, looking for the choke.
Kennedy breaks Hiebknecht's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hiebknecht looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kennedy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kennedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hiebknecht is trying to hold Kennedy in close to prevent damage but Kennedy has managed to pass into half guard.
Hiebknecht keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hiebknecht is pressing down on Kennedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domino Kennedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gottlieb Hiebknecht's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht checks a leg kick.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiebknecht moves away.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Hiebknecht moves out of range easily.
Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.
Hiebknecht half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Hiebknecht throws a shot to the body.
Hiebknecht walks into a stiff left hand from Kennedy.
Hiebknecht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy looks to land a combination. Hiebknecht sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Hiebknecht sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiebknecht appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kennedy keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Hiebknecht as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Hiebknecht checks it.
Hiebknecht fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Hiebknecht attempts a counter takedown but Kennedy avoids it well and moves away.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Hiebknecht - just one landing.
Kennedy misses with a hook.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiebknecht has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennedy as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hiebknecht has time to react.
Kennedy walks into a jab.
Hiebknecht moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiebknecht drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kennedy sprawls and moves away.
Kennedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiebknecht punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Hiebknecht scores with a jab.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hiebknecht scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kennedy lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiebknecht misses the target.
Kennedy lands with an overhand left.
Kennedy throws a hook but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Hiebknecht feinted with a counter takedown.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiebknecht.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiebknecht.
Kennedy throws a hook but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Hiebknecht feinted with a counter takedown.
Kennedy is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Hiebknecht just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kennedy has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
During a confident post fight interview, Gottlieb Hiebknecht thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Domino Kennedy had this to say: 'I'll be back, and I'll get better. Thanks for coming and watching me fight tonight, everybody!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bob Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinaglabanan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flume - Some Minds (XVII Flip) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bob Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Pinaglabanan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan slips under a jab.
Bob Bob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinaglabanan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinaglabanan dodges the punch combination from Bob Bob.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinaglabanan! But no joy.
Bob Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pinaglabanan shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinaglabanan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bob Bob looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Pinaglabanan crashes against the mat.
Pinaglabanan throws an elbow but Bob Bob slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Bob Bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinaglabanan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bob Bob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob Bob taking a bit of punishment here - Pinaglabanan scoring with strikes.
Pinaglabanan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bob Bob some visible discomfort.
Bob Bob taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pinaglabanan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bob Bob takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bob Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinaglabanan on the ground.
Pinaglabanan cracks Bob Bob with a big right hand but Bob Bob just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pinaglabanan lands a strong strike to the head of Bob Bob. That's dazed him! Pinaglabanan looking to finish here. Bob Bob is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pinaglabanan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
In his post fight interview, John Pinaglabanan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Wilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen has chosen Maamme Laulu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Wilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keijo Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilt wants to clinch up but Virtanen keeps it at a distance.
Virtanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Virtanen wants to control from the top but Wilt keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilt pulls Virtanen in close to his closed guard and prevents Virtanen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wilt wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilt trying to keep a closed guard but Virtanen is proving a slippery customer.
Virtanen passes into half guard.
Wilt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen wants to pass the guard but Wilt is defending well.
Wilt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Virtanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilt is trying to control but can't.
Wilt trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Virtanen manages to pass to mount!
Wilt reaches up to try and control the position but Virtanen seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Wilt rolls and tries to escape and now Virtanen has his back!
Wilt defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Virtanen's arms.
Wilt is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wilt tries to get to full guard but Virtanen has control of the leg.
Wilt trying to control here.
Wilt is refusing to be controlled, as Virtanen sits in half guard.
Virtanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilt.
Wilt 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.
Wilt controlling Virtanen's posture.
Wilt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Virtanen's guard.
Wilt wants to pass the guard but Virtanen is keeping the position.
Virtanen looking for a guillotine here but Wilt defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Virtanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wilt, into his guard.
Virtanen trying to control but Wilt is working from the bottom.
Wilt looking to control.
Wilt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Virtanen has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Virtanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilt enables Virtanen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilt is on top in guard.
Wilt trying to control but Virtanen is working from the bottom.
Wilt scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been informed that Virtanen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilt stands and throws Virtanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Virtanen tries to bench press Wilt off him but Wilt keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Virtanen is looking for a sweep.
Virtanen is not content to let Wilt control the position.
Wilt working away.
Wilt is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Virtanen is trying to escape and Wilt transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Virtanen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wilt! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christopher Wilt!
A very excited looking Christopher Wilt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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214 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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28
197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Theodorou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou gets the takedown into side control.
Theodorou working the ground and pound from side control.
Theodorou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gracie regains half guard there - taking advantage of Theodorou's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Theodorou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Theodorou scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Theodorou working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Theodorou prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Theodorou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Theodorou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Theodorou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Theodorou has control of the leg.
Theodorou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Theodorou lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie is rocked!
Theodorou controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Gracie is out! Theodorou gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
Jake Theodorou tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Renato Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'Massimo must get me drunk now that's are bet. I must say I am devastated but I will be back'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiyono Fuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Askren's choice of entrance music: wave after wave mr probs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
242 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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290 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chiyono Fuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Askren!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Askren clinches up against the cage.
Askren tries a body shot but Fuji blocks it.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Askren as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Fuji's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fuji throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fuji misses with the head strike.
Fuji can't break the clinch.
Fuji lands a nice uppercut.
Fuji is working Askren over against the cage.
Askren misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Fuji.
Askren prevents a body shot from Fuji.
Fuji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuji blocks the elbow strike.
Askren pushes Fuji back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Fuji controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chiyono Fuji has been cut.
Fuji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fuji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuji is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Fuji into the cage.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren has Fuji pressed against the cage, preventing Fuji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuji can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Askren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren keeps control of Fuji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuji.
Fuji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuji struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Fuji controls the action.
Fuji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Fuji missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuji.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chiyono Fuji's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren lands a damaging elbow.
Chiyono Fuji's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chiyono Fuji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Askren!
An intense looking Benny Askren took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank The owner of this org for making so fun to fight here ..'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jomlong Kiapoity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eros Ramazzotti - Un'Emozione Per Sempre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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143 lbs
21 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jomlong Kiapoity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiapoity just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibaka has Kiapoity up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibaka.
Kiapoity wants the takedown. Ibaka is fighting it off but Kiapoity persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ibaka's guard against the cage.
Ibaka seems keen to control Kiapoity's posture.
Ibaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Ibaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibaka, not yet.
Kiapoity drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kiapoity jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiapoity wants to pass the guard but Ibaka is keeping the position.
Kiapoity is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ibaka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ibaka has escaped and now he's on top!
Ibaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiapoity is looking for a triangle but Ibaka pushes his legs off easily.
Ibaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kiapoity has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ibaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ibaka is posturing up here but Kiapoity has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ibaka tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ibaka has to tap! Slick submission there by Kiapoity!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jomlong Kiapoity!
Jomlong Kiapoity took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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