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Highland Games 148 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne ft Drake - Right above it. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny McCoy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munoz.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCoy circles away quickly and effectively.
McCoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCoy misses with the combination.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCoy misses with a combination
and Munoz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munoz stops McCoy from getting back to his feet.
Munoz is nestled in close to McCoy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McCoy taking some punishment here, with Munoz in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz is just content to waste time from the top position. McCoy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz throws a strike but McCoy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCoy stops Munoz from standing up.
Munoz is wriggling around but McCoy manages to pass to half guard.
Munoz tries to kick McCoy off but McCoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McCoy tries to stand and escape but Munoz is controlling the position.
McCoy stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good shot there by Munoz.
It looks like Danny McCoy has been cut.
McCoy looks to land a combination. Munoz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danny McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munoz counters with a left and a right that stings McCoy.
McCoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCoy misses with the combination.
Munoz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Munoz throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munoz counters with a nice leg kick.
McCoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munoz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Munoz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danny McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz takes one to the chin there.
Munoz ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy misses with a combination
and Munoz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCoy looks winded!
McCoy misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munoz tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Munoz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Munoz wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
Munoz scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Munoz connects with a decent elbow.
McCoy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Munoz wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
McCoy tries to escape but Munoz is in control.
Munoz lands some shots froms side control.
McCoy is not content to let Munoz control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz throwing strikes but McCoy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny McCoy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munoz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Danny McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munoz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCoy sprawls well initially but Munoz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCoy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Munoz should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCoy.
Munoz avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
McCoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munoz backs up against the cage.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz dives in for a single leg takedown but McCoy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Munoz shoots in for a double leg but McCoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCoy throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.
McCoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCoy scores with a jab to the body.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Munoz feinted with a counter takedown.
Munoz slips under a jab from McCoy.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
McCoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munoz counters with a one-two to the body.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Munoz.
McCoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Munoz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy is rocked!
That has opened up Danny McCoy's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Munoz looks to land a combination but McCoy avoids it well.
Munoz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCoy.
Munoz lands with a hook. McCoy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Munoz comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! McCoy stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Munoz is on him like rabid pit bull! McCoy slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Munoz!
Jackson Munoz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominance Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominance Zelditeez !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelditeez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Small tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Small is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zelditeez 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Small is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Zelditeez is tapping! Great win for Small!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Small!
In his post fight interview, Dan Small 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Masakazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Masakazu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roken / DEEP MACS HEADBANGERS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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139 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Masakazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Piston Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masakazu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horiguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horiguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Masakazu counters with a single leg into guard. Horiguchi didn't expect that.
Masakazu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Horiguchi dives on top into guard.
Masakazu looking for a guillotine here but Horiguchi defends easily.
Masakazu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horiguchi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Horiguchi prevents the takedown attempt.
Horiguchi gets underhooks to prevent Masakazu's takedown attempt.
Masakazu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Masakazu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horiguchi taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi has Masakazu pushed against the cage.
Horiguchi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masakazu.
Horiguchi digs a right hand into Masakazu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masakazu's gas tank.
A short right from Horiguchi on the inside.
Horiguchi prevents the takedown attempt.
Masakazu is working for takedown but Horiguchi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Horiguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masakazu backwards.
Horiguchi taking a breather.
Horiguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horiguchi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masakazu up against the cage.
Horiguchi throws an elbow that misses.
Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masakazu is looking for a takedown.
Horiguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a damaging elbow.
Masakazu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Horiguchi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horiguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Horiguchi.
Masakazu wants a takedown but no success here.
Masakazu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Masakazu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Horiguchi is defending well.
Masakazu tries to score a body lock takedown but Horiguchi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Horiguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horiguchi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masakazu wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Horiguchi.
Masakazu is breathing heavily.
Horiguchi presses Masakazu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi works on Masakazu's body with a couple of short punches.
Horiguchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi - that landed with a thud.
Horiguchi looking to throw knees to the head but Masakazu is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horiguchi.
A short right from Horiguchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Masakazu is rocked!
Horiguchi is leaning against Masakazu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Masakazu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi tries a knee to the head but Masakazu blocks it.
A short left from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a big right hand that drops Masakazu! The killer instinct kicks in and Horiguchi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Horiguchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Horiguchi!
A very excited looking Piston Horiguchi 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.
Yuki Masakazu was interviewed post fight and said 'He got lucky! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by Hikky Burr. Bill Cosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Cosby moved out of range.
Morrison misses with a body punch
and Cosby counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morrison!
Cosby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morrison is looking to regain half guard here but Cosby keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Cosby seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cosby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cosby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cosby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cosby tries to move to mount but Morrison blocks the move with his legs.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to control Cosby's posture but Cosby avoids it.
Cosby tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Cosby sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morrison is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morrison dodges the ground and pound from Cosby.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison prevents Cosby from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrison is trying to control Cosby's posture but Cosby avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morrison is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cosby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Cosby is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cosby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cosby is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison is staying active underneath Cosby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Cosby is controlling well.
Cosby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison wants to control but Cosby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cosby prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Cosby is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cosby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking for a sweep. Cosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cosby working the head and body with strikes.
Morrison wants to control but Cosby is keeping busy.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Cosby is thwarting Morrison's attempts to control the position.
Morrison is looking to get back to full guard here but Cosby has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cosby is working Morrison over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cosby lands a strong strike to the head of Morrison. That's dazed him! Cosby looking to finish here. Morrison is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cosby lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to thank my sponsors, "Jello Pudding Pops" and "Quaalude."'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21 - 3 - 0 |
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148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibaka works Phillips's body with a nice hook.
Phillips is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibaka connects with a looping right hand.
Ibaka moves into range and clinches up with Phillips.
Still in the clinch, Ibaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ibaka.
Phillips is rocked!
Ibaka is working Phillips over against the cage.
Phillips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phillips is trying to pull guard but Ibaka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ibaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phillips.
Ibaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibaka finish him?
Ibaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka lands an uppercut.
Ibaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phillips is trying to pull guard but Ibaka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Serge Ibaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Phillips.
Ibaka cracks Phillips with a nice body shot.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Ibaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ibaka drops Phillips onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Phillips is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ibaka creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Phillips's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Phillips drops to his knees and Ibaka pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka!
A very excited looking Serge Ibaka 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.
Dan Phillips spoke after the fight, saying 'This is probably my last fight with Highland Games, I'd like to thank the fans and Callum McGregor! I'll go back to the independents and fight my way back into the organization! Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Krause is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Krause's guard.
Krause avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krause controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Krause looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krause is on top in guard.
Krause trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krause trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Krause tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Krause's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Krause taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diaz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Krause's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krause is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diaz connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krause is looking for a sweep.
Diaz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Krause's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Krause's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krause is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.
Diaz lands some shots froms side control.
Krause tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krause on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz working the ground and pound from side control.
Krause is rocked!
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Krause is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Krause is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Diaz can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Diaz!
A very excited looking Luiz Diaz 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.
James Krause was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess Ferris was the better man tonight. I hope we fight again soon. That title will be mine.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Sauvageau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rama Udo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Sauvageau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvageau moves out of range of the leg kick from Udo.
Sauvageau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sauvageau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Udo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Udo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
Udo misses with a body kick.
Sauvageau throws the left hand but Udo avoids the punch easily.
Udo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot
and Udo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Udo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Udo misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauvageau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Udo misses with a body shot
enabling Sauvageau to counter with a crisp jab.
Sauvageau misses with a looping left.
Sauvageau avoids the body shot from Udo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sauvageau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo misses the shot to the body.
Udo throws a big shot that misses.
Udo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sauvageau on the side of the head.
Udo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Udo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sauvageau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauvageau lands with a shot to the body.
Sauvageau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Udo misses with a body kick.
Udo moves away from the strike by Sauvageau.
Udo connects with a body shot that sends Sauvageau's belly button to the back.
Udo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Udo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sauvageau throwing a counter right hand but Udo manages to avoid it.
Sauvageau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Udo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sauvageau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Udo.
Sauvageau is looking for a counter combo.
Sauvageau lunges at Udo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Udo's hand.
Sauvageau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Udo thuds a left hand into Sauvageau's body.
Sauvageau takes a swing at Udo's ribcage but misses.
Sauvageau jabs Udo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Udo swinging wildly here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Udo.
Udo avoids the body shot from Sauvageau.
Udo thuds his right hand into Sauvageau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauvageau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Udo.
Udo connects with a right hand. Sauvageau shakes it off.
Sauvageau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Udo cracks the inside of Sauvageau's front leg.
Udo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sauvageau counters with a nice uppercut.
Udo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sauvageau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sauvageau blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Udo circles away quickly and effectively.
Udo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Udo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sauvageau scores with a one two! Udo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rama Udo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sauvageau's corner calls for a 1-2. Sauvageau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Udo lands a nice looking body shot.
Sauvageau slips under a jab.
Udo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sauvageau's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvageau moves out of range as Udo strikes.
Udo throws a right hand that misses
and Sauvageau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Udo throws a body kick that misses.
Udo misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Udo.
Udo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sauvageau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Udo avoids the body shot from Sauvageau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Udo misses.
Udo misses with a two punch combination.
Sauvageau looks to land a right hand but Udo moved out of range.
Sauvageau tests Udo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Udo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sauvageau.
A quick step to the side and Sauvageau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udo slips a jab from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Udo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvageau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Udo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Udo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauvageau was well out of range. Poor timing from Udo.
Udo clobbers Sauvageau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Udo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Udo slips under a jab from Sauvageau.
Udo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Udo lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Udo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Udo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauvageau in his tracks.
Udo throws a hook but Sauvageau avoids it easily.
Sauvageau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sauvageau.
Udo throws a leg kick
and Sauvageau counters with a nice uppercut.
Udo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Udo misses with a body shot.
Udo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sauvageau misses the shot to the body.
Udo misses with a body punch
and Sauvageau counters with a right hand to the body.
Udo scores with a shot to the body.
Sauvageau lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Udo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Udo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauvageau scores with a body shot.
Udo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sauvageau takes a swing at Udo's ribcage but misses.
Sauvageau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Udo can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvageau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Udo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Udo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Udo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauvageau moves out of range of the leg kick from Udo.
Sauvageau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Udo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauvageau throws out the jab.
Udo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Udo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sauvageau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauvageau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Udo.
Udo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Udo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sauvageau's calf.
Sauvageau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Udo is looking to slow Sauvageau down with leg kicks.
A jab from Sauvageau does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Udo misses the target.
Sauvageau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Udo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Sauvageau backs off Udo throws a huge counter combo but Sauvageau manages to avoid it all.
Udo lands a nice shot to the body.
Udo misses with a hook.
Udo misses with a wild body shot.
Udo throws a shot from downtown. Sauvageau moves away and avoids it.
Udo walks into a stiff left hand from Sauvageau.
Udo lands a leg kick that knocks Sauvageau off balance momentarily.
Sauvageau looks to score with a jab to the body but Udo is just out of range.
Sauvageau misses with a straight right.
Sauvageau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Udo connects with a leg kick. Sauvageau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Udo.
Udo cracks the inside of Sauvageau's front leg.
Udo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sauvageau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau misses with a straight left.
Udo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Udo misses with a body shot
and Sauvageau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Udo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sauvageau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sauvageau misses with a looping left.
Udo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sauvageau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Udo is breathing heavily.
Sauvageau lands a body shot.
Sauvageau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Udo.
Udo throws a body shot but no joy.
Udo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sauvageau.
Noah Sauvageau is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauvageau misses with a wild body shot.
Udo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sauvageau.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Udo 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.
Sauvageau misses with a hook to the body
and Udo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sauvageau thinking.
Udo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Udo there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauvageau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sauvageau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Udo.
Udo feints and then cracks Sauvageau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sauvageau down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sauvageau. Udo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Udo takes a swing at Sauvageau's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Udo, right into the meat.
Udo throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauvageau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sauvageau looks to score with a jab to the body but Udo is just out of range.
Udo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Udo throws a right hand that Sauvageau ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauvageau also avoids with ease.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udo.
Udo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sauvageau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Udo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sauvageau.
Udo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sauvageau at a distance.
Sauvageau scores with a body shot.
Sauvageau works Udo's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Sauvageau dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Sauvageau blocks the leg kick.
Udo misses with a straight left.
Sauvageau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sauvageau lands a body shot.
Udo misses with a body punch
and Sauvageau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sauvageau connects with a looping right hand.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udo.
Sauvageau throws a shot from downtown. Udo moves away and avoids it.
Sauvageau scores with a jab to the body.
Udo walks into a jab.
Sauvageau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Udo is rocked!
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauvageau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauvageau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sauvageau scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sauvageau misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvageau connects with a right hand. Udo shakes it off.
Udo ducks under a wild hook from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws a jab but it's blocked by Udo.
Sauvageau throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Udo misses.
Udo tries to land a body kick
and Sauvageau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sauvageau misses with an uppercut.
Udo feints a counter leg kick.
Udo connects with a looping right hand.
Udo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sauvageau manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Sauvageau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udo thows a leg kick but Sauvageau checks it
and Sauvageau counters with a stiff right hand.
Udo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sauvageau finish him?
Sauvageau throws a hook but Udo avoids it easily.
Udo seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Udo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sauvageau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sauvageau missing with a left hand there. Udo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Udo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Udo moves away from the strike by Sauvageau.
Udo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
Udo tries to work over Sauvageau's front leg with a kick but Sauvageau checks it.
Udo staying out of range there.
Udo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauvageau was well out of range. Poor timing from Udo.
Sauvageau went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Udo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sauvageau finds it's way round the side to connect with Udo's head.
Udo throws a hook but Sauvageau avoids it easily.
Sauvageau swings for the body but Udo moves out of range.
Udo misses with a kick to the body
and Sauvageau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Udo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Udo misses with a leg kick
and Sauvageau counters with a nice right hand that sends Udo toppling to the canvas! Udo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sauvageau finish him?!
Udo takes a swing at Sauvageau's ribcage but misses.
Sauvageau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Udo throws out the jab.
Sauvageau drops Udo with a naaaaasty hook - Udo is in real trouble here! Sauvageau dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Sauvageau!
Noah Sauvageau is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Noah Sauvageau 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoran Jolevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jolevi.
Jolevi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jolevi.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jolevi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jolevi looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker tries to move into range but Jolevi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Warren Parker has been cut.
Jolevi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Jolevi is working Parker over against the cage.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Jolevi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jolevi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jolevi.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Jolevi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Jolevi.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jolevi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jolevi fails to land.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jolevi blocking some punches.
Jolevi blocks an uppercut.
Parker misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolevi misses with the head strike.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Jolevi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jolevi lands a body shot.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jolevi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jolevi.
A short right from Jolevi.
Parker is rocked!
Jolevi pushes Parker against the cage. Jolevi is working some dirty boxing. Jolevi pushes off with a quick right hook! Parker goes down! Parker tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jolevi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Jolevi!
A less than humble Zoran Jolevi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen has chosen Maamme Laulu as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Theodorou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Keijo Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou fails to land the takedown.
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Virtanen loads up on a big right hand but Theodorou slips the punch.
Theodorou appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Theodorou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Virtanen connects with a body shot.
Virtanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Theodorou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Theodorou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Virtanen's guard.
Virtanen is looking for a triangle but Theodorou pushes his legs off easily.
Theodorou distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Theodorou looking to pass the guard.
Theodorou with a nice head shot there.
Theodorou connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen has his foot on Theodorou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Theodorou works his way back into a safe position though.
Theodorou connects with a couple of short punches.
Theodorou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Virtanen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Theodorou escapes and throws Virtanen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Virtanen is looking to reverse the position.
Virtanen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Theodorou's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Theodorou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Theodorou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Virtanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Virtanen gets back to full guard.
Virtanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theodorou defends it easily.
Theodorou trying to control but Virtanen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Virtanen's head.
Virtanen is looking for a triangle here but Theodorou uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Virtanen looks to move to half guard but instead Theodorou has passed into mount! Damn!
Theodorou trying to control but Virtanen is having none of it.
Theodorou cracks Virtanen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Theodorou avoids the attempt from Virtanen to control.
Virtanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Theodorou lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Virtanen taking shots to the head.
Theodorou lands a big elbow - Virtanen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Virtanen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
A very excited looking Jake Theodorou 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marx Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marx Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bronson moves into full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Bronson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Silva stays in close to Bronson's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bronson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bronson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva tries for a kimura but Bronson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bronson, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bronson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bronson tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva tries for a kimura but Bronson is defending well.
Bronson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Bronson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bronson sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Bronson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bronson tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bronson is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bronson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is pressing down on Bronson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bronson is holding on for now.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Bronson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bronson.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bronson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bronson shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva prevents Bronson from getting the reversal.
Bronson prevents Silva from taking his back.
Bronson tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bronson shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronson is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson gets back to full guard.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Bronson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bronson manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Bronson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronson is keeping the position for now.
Silva stays in close to Bronson's body and controls the position.
Silva is pushing down on Bronson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bronson is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bronson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bronson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bronson shrugs it off.
Bronson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bronson rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Bronson fending off the submission attempt from Silva.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bronson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva has managed to slip his arm under Bronson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Bronson is tapping out! Submission win for Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roberto Silva!
A relieved looking Roberto Silva 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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