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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Von Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Gael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Day of Anger. Gael has chosen Shinedown - Sound Of Madness as his entrance music. Eugene Gael acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Gael!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gael.
Gael wants to counter with a clinch but Von Lee pushes him away.
Von Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Gael.
We've been hearing reports that Von Lee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Von Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gael counters with a leg kick.
Gael scores with a kick to the body.
Gael moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gael punishes Von Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Gael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Lee on the side of the head.
Gael scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gael moves into the clinch.
Von Lee wants a takedown.
Von Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gael.
A head punch on the inside from Von Lee fails to land.
Von Lee is trying to drag Gael to the mat but Gael just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Von Lee stalling in the clinch but Gael improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee lands with a right to the head.
Gael lands a shot to the body.
Gael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Lee or not.
Von Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Gael manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gael looking to stall.
Come on Gael - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Gael.
Gael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gael.
Von Lee is breathing heavily.
A short left from Gael.
A left hand lands to the body for Gael.
Nice body punch from Gael.
Nice body punch from Gael - that landed with a thud.
Gael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gael stalling against the cage.
Gael pushes Von Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gael manages to pull guard.
Von Lee has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gael to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Von Lee is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gael pulls down on the head and he's put Von Lee to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eugene Gael!
During a confident post fight interview, Eugene Gael thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Upson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Upson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upson closes the distance and clinches.
Upson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Misawa is keeping busy.
Upson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misawa avoids it.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
It looks like Brandon Upson has been cut.
Upson blocks the elbow strike.
Upson avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa slowing the pace effectively.
Upson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upson is trying to push Misawa away but Misawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Misawa as Upson tries to tie him up.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa leaning against his opponent.
Upson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upson drives through and clinches with Misawa against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Upson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Upson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Upson blocks an elbow strike.
Upson looking to slow down the pace here.
Upson avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Upson goes for a takedown attempt but Misawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Upson closes the distance and clinches.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Upson avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Upson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Upson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misawa is trying to stand.
Upson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Upson working Misawa over with strikes.
Misawa is looking to improve his position.
Upson throws a strike but Misawa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Misawa pulls Upson in close to prevent any damage.
Misawa trying to keep a closed guard but Upson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa has his hands on Upson's head, controlling the position.
Misawa trying to keep a closed guard but Upson is proving a slippery customer.
Upson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Upson trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Upson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Upson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Upson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Upson tries for a takedown but Misawa circles away easily
and Misawa counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Misawa.
Upson jumps guard but Misawa stands there with Upson around his waist. Upson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Misawa managing to block the knees to the body from Upson.
Upson dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Upson is working for takedown but Misawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Upson blocks the elbow strike.
Upson blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Upson stalling in the clinch.
Upson blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa taking a breather.
Upson blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Upson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Misawa is looking to clinch.
Upson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Upson.
Misawa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Upson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Upson moves into range and clinches up with Misawa.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Upson prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa stalling in the clinch but Upson improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Upson's brow.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Upson avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
Upson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Misawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Misawa stuffs the takedown.
Misawa wants to counter the offense by Upson and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Upson. Those never looked like landing.
Upson gets a clinch.
Upson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Upson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misawa stops a takedown attempt from Upson.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Misawa is pushing Upson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Upson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Upson is working for takedown but Misawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Misawa is pressed up against the cage. Upson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Misawa down to the mat. Misawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Upson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Misawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Upson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upson closes the distance and clinches.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upson's elbow.
Upson is trying to pull guard but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Upson manages to break the clinch.
Upson clinches up against the cage.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Upson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upson blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Upson throws an elbow but misses.
Upson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Upson takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Misawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Upson blocks a body shot from Misawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misawa smiles and moves away.
Brandon Upson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upson lands an overhand right.
Upson takes the fight into the clinch.
Upson successfully pulls guard.
Upson wants to get back to his feet but Misawa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Upson wants to get back to his feet but Misawa passes into half guard.
Upson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa controlling the action here.
Misawa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Misawa passes into side control, despite Upson's attempt to control the position.
Misawa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Upson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Upson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Upson dives in and grabs Misawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Misawa pushes down on Upson's head and hops out.
Misawa tries to counter with a clinch but Upson shakes him off and moves away.
Upson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Upson shoots for a takedown but Misawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Upson sets himself, and Misawa steps forward looking for the clinch! Upson avoids it this time.
Misawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Misawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Misawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Upson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Upson gets a clinch.
Upson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Upson's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Upson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upson taking a breather.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Upson avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Upson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Upson blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Upson's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Upson's brow.
Misawa presses Upson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Upson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upson blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa stalling in the clinch but Upson improves position.
Upson tries to pull guard but Misawa won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Upson tries to pull guard but Misawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Upson drops back down to his feet.
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!
Upson wants to stall.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Upson shrugs off.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
Upson dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Upson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Misawa is pushing Upson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Misawa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa tries to work over Upson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Misawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Misawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Upson avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Upson dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Mitsu Misawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Misawa taking a breather.
Upson goes for a takedown attempt but Misawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Upson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsu Misawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Misawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsu Misawa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Abdoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdoul is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La Tchadienne. Yannick Abdoul is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yannick Abdoul!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdoul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abdoul defends well and Weber ends up having to push Abdoul into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abdoul scores with a three punch combo!
Weber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abdoul has Weber up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdoul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Abdoul.
Weber is rocked!
Abdoul lands a huge takedown. Weber is out but the ref is slow to react and Abdoul lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Weber lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yannick Abdoul!
Yannick Abdoul bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Eko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eko comes to the cage accompanied by Kraddy- Porn Original. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Eko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Pedro!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
We've been told by Eko's head coaches at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pedro pushes Eko away with a front kick.
Pedro thumps Eko with a low kick.
Pedro scores with a nice body kick.
Eko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mr Eko has been cut.
Eko with a hook.
Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eko throws out the jab.
Eko looks to throw the jab but Pedro is out of range.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eko moves out of range of the body kick.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Eko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eko throws an off balance right hand
and Pedro counters by clinching up.
Eko can't break the clinch.
Eko blocks a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Eko wants to get back to striking at distance but Pedro won't allow it.
Pedro keeps control of Eko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Eko is trying to break free.
Eko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pedro is defending well.
Pedro keeps control of Eko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pedro.
Eko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro throws a hook but Eko blocks it.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pedro - that will leave a mark!
Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
Eko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eko misses with a leg kick.
Eko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro closes the distance and pushes Eko back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pedro.
Eko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eko blocks an uppercut.
Pedro tries to work over Eko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pedro.
Eko blocks an uppercut.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro keeps control of Eko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eko can't break the clinch.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Eko backwards.
Eko tries to break the clinch but Pedro is controlling the position.
Eko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pedro.
Eko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Eko.
Eko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Pedro working aggressively here.
Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Eko tries for a takedown but Pedro manages to get underhooks.
Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Eko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eko backwards.
Eko breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Pedro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Eko's cut.
That's time! Eko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Eko misses its intended target.
Pedro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eko throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedro.
Pedro is looking to slow Eko down with leg kicks.
Pedro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pedro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pedro moves away from the strike by Eko.
Pedro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eko digs a good hook to Pedro's body.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
Pedro checks a leg kick nicely.
Eko looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eko gets tackled into the cage by Pedro. Pedro maintains the clinch.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Eko avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Eko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pedro.
Eko blocks an uppercut.
Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eko backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedro.
Eko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedro.
Pedro cracks the inside of Eko's front leg.
Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedro. Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Eko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro thuds his shin into the meat of Eko's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Eko.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a front kick that sends Eko stumbling back into the cage.
Eko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pedro.
Eko sets himself, and Pedro steps forward looking for the clinch! Eko avoids it this time.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
Pedro lands a leg kick that knocks Eko off balance momentarily.
Pedro misses with a shot to the body
and Eko counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Eko's front leg but catches the back leg as Eko tries to avoid it.
Pedro feints and then cracks Eko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eko down.
Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedro slips a jab from Eko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eko. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro lands with a nice body kick.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Eko.
Eko 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.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eko loads up on a big right hand but Pedro slips the punch.
Pedro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pedro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
Pedro misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Pedro backs away, Eko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pedro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eko.
Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pedro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedro.
Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pedro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
Eko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pedro defends well and Eko ends up having to push Pedro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
Pedro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eko throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pedro.
Eko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pedro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eko throwing strikes from guard but Pedro blocks nicely.
Eko trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Eko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pedro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
Pedro tries to counter with a clinch but Eko shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body kick from Pedro.
Pedro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pedro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Eko misses the target.
Pedro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eko.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pedro.
Eko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pedro misses with a hook. Eko ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Eko's front leg but catches the back leg as Eko tries to avoid it.
Gabriel Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pedro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Eko counters with a straight right hand.
Eko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pedro.
Nice body kick from Pedro.
Eko blocks a jab.
Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eko cracks Pedro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eko moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Eko misses the target.
Eko misses with an uppercut. Pedro saw that one coming.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedro tries a low kick but Eko avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro is looking to score with low kicks.
Eko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedro. Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Eko checks it.
Eko blocks a jab.
Eko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Eko.
Eko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pedro tries to counter with a clinch but Eko shakes him off and moves away.
Pedro tries a low kick but Eko avoids it.
Eko is looking to counter punch.
Pedro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eko is out of range and Pedro settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Pedro misses the target.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eko. That did some damage!
Pedro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pedro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eko throws a hook but Pedro avoids it easily.
Eko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eko. That did some damage!
Eko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eko showed some decent athleticism there.
Pedro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedro on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko trying to mount his opponent but Pedro defends it.
Mr Eko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eko is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pedro still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pedro has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eko looking for a sweep but Pedro has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Eko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pedro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Pedro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cavill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastien comes to the cage accompanied by Started From The Bottom. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Bastien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cavill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bastien.
David Cavill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavill avoids the head kick by Bastien.
Cavill scores with a takedown into Bastien's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bastien has Cavill pulled in close to control his posture.
Cavill preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavill pushing down on Bastien's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bastien has hold of Cavill's hands but Cavill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cavill trying to control the action but Bastien is working from the bottom.
Cavill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien controlling the position for now.
Bastien trying to control but Cavill postures up.
Cavill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastien keeps working.
Cavill prevents Bastien from improving his position.
Bastien trying to hold on to Cavill's head to control him but Cavill postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cavill working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cavill blocks the strikes from Bastien.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Bastien scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like David Cavill has been cut.
Cavill clinches with his opponent.
Bastien lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cavill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavill is looking to clinch.
Bastien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cavill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastien tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bastien.
Cavill dives in and grabs Bastien's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bastien pushes down on Cavill's head and hops out.
Cavill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bastien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adam Bastien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Cavill.
Bastien takes the fight into the clinch.
Bastien manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastien has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastien stops a takedown attempt from Cavill.
Bastien breaks the clinch.
Cavill avoids the head kick by Bastien.
Cavill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bastien defends well and Cavill ends up having to push Bastien into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bastien half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cavill takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bastien jabs Cavill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cavill looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavill rushes Bastien and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bastien.
Bastien is pressed up against the cage. Cavill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bastien down to the mat. Bastien avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bastien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bastien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cavill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cavill blocks a head kick by Bastien.
Adam Bastien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavill dives in for a single leg takedown but Bastien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bastien wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bastien doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavill circles away.
Bastien lands a jab.
Bastien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adam Bastien is winning the standup battle so far.
Cavill wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bastien tries to counter with a takedown but Cavill is quick to defend against it.
A head kick misses from Bastien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bastien did well to prevent Cavill getting side control.
Cavill is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cavill stops Bastien from getting back to his feet.
Bastien controlling the position for now.
Cavill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bastien has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bastien trying to get back to full guard but Cavill takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bastien tries to hold on but Cavill pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastien has given up his back here.
Cavill not allowing Bastien to control his hands.
Bastien tries to escape but Cavill has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
David Cavill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastien trying to control the hands but Cavill breaks the grip.
Bastien is trying to get back to his feet but Cavill has full control of the position and if anything, Bastien has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bastien looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bastien manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cavill's guard. Nice work there by Bastien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cavill wants to improve his position but instead Bastien has moved into half guard.
Bastien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cavill sees it coming and defends easily.
Cavill is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bastien seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cavill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bastien controlling the pace.
Bastien working over Cavill with some ground and pound. Cavill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bastien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cavill is doing well to control the position and prevent Bastien from advancing to side control.
Cavill is refusing to be controlled, as Bastien sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bastien dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Cavill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cavill fails to land the takedown.
Cavill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cavill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastien throws a shot to the body.
Bastien tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastien forces Cavill back against the cage and clinches.
Bastien trying to control the position but instead, Cavill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bastien into the cage.
Cavill pulls Bastien into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien wants to control from the top but Cavill keeps moving.
Bastien is really struggling to control Cavill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bastien tries to free his leg and advance position but Cavill is retaining full guard.
Cavill trying to control the position here.
Cavill keeping moving, preventing Bastien from controlling successfully.
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.
Cavill wants to stand up but Bastien is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cavill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bastien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastien rushes Cavill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bastien.
Come on Bastien - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bastien breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavill forces Bastien back against the cage and clinches.
Bastien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavill.
A head kick by Cavill misses
and Bastien counters with a left to the body.
Bastien lands a nice shot to the body.
Cavill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cavill tries to clinch but Bastien moves out of range.
Adam Bastien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cavill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastien's waist but Bastien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cavill off to one side.
Bastien seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adam Bastien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Cavill.
Cavill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastien darts in and clinches Cavill up against the cage.
Bastien stalling against the cage.
Bastien taking a breather.
Bastien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cavill can do to turn this around?
Cavill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cavill gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastien is trying to improve his position.
David Cavill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Bastien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastien is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Bastien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastien, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Bastien!
Our winner, Adam Bastien, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Opong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Uppertaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Uppertaker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Opong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Uppertaker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opong connects with the punch.
Opong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uppertaker.
Uppertaker takes one on the button.
Opong throws an overhand right that lands on Uppertaker's shoulder, as Uppertaker tries to avoid the shot.
Uppertaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Opong sends Uppertaker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Opong is motioning to the referee to let Uppertaker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Uppertaker is rocked!
It looks like The Uppertaker has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppertaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Opong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uppertaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Opong finish him?
Opong misses with an uppercut. Uppertaker saw that one coming.
Uppertaker looks to land a combination. Opong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Opong misses the shot to the body.
Uppertaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Opong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uppertaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opong.
Opong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Uppertaker looks up at the clock. Bad move! Opong lands a right hand from hell, dropping Uppertaker. Opong pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Opong!
Prince Opong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by The Proclaimers - 500 Miles. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brophy.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brophy.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brophy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
It looks like Ralph Miller has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Miller fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brophy as Miller tries to tie him up.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brophy.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Brophy drops Miller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Brophy pushes Miller against the cage. Brophy is working some dirty boxing. Brophy pushes off with a quick right hook! Miller goes down! Miller tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Brophy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Davie Brophy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Skidopolopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Skidopolopolous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryo Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Skidopolopolous!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
Skidopolopolous breaks the clinch.
Skidopolopolous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rossi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Ryo Rossi has been cut.
Rossi darts in and clinches Skidopolopolous up against the cage.
Skidopolopolous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skidopolopolous's coach down at Brutal Force Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skidopolopolous's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rossi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skidopolopolous gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skidopolopolous throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skidopolopolous.
Skidopolopolous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skidopolopolous bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rossi's head backwards.
Rossi tries to clinch up.
Rossi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skidopolopolous is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Skidopolopolous lands a right hand.
Skidopolopolous throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Skidopolopolous misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skidopolopolous works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skidopolopolous lands with a left to the head.
Skidopolopolous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skidopolopolous drops Rossi with a beautiful combination! Rossi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skidopolopolous is looking for the KO!
Rossi is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Skidopolopolous knocks Rossi out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Skidopolopolous!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gabriel Dahl has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gabriel Dahl seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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209 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Dahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Blake!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Jake Blake has been cut.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Dahl slips the punch.
Dahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake stalks Dahl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dahl's face. Dahl staggers backwards, shaken.
Dahl clinches up against the cage.
Dahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dahl blocking some punches.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Dahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blake.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dahl.
Dahl slips a jab from Blake.
Dahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Dahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake punishes Dahl's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick from Dahl.
Dahl clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahl.
Blake gets through Dahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dahl or not.
Blake stalling against the cage.
Dahl pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dahl can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Dahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Dahl prevents Blake from breaking the clinch.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dahl fails to land.
Blake wants to break free but Dahl has control.
Dahl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dahl lands a body shot.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dahl misses with a punch to the body.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahl's brow.
Dahl breaks from the clinch.
Dahl slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
Blake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Dahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with a jab.
Jake Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Dahl is just out of range.
Dahl throws a head kick that misses.
Blake is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dahl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dahl.
It looked like Dahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dahl slips a jab from Blake.
Dahl throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Dahl throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Dahl counters with a nice body kick.
Blake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blake avoids the body shot from Dahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Blake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahl throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Dahl dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Blake slips a straight right by Dahl.
Dahl tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dahl has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Dahl blocks it.
Dahl is looking to counter the offense by Blake and move into the clinch.
Dahl is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
A jab from Dahl misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake sends Dahl crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blake is motioning to the referee to let Dahl up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dahl is rocked!
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Dahl misses with the combination.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake dances in with a quick combination. Dahl is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Blake snaps Dahl's head back. Dahl stumbles backwards against the cage. Blake steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Dahl's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Dahl just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Blake!
Jake Blake is the new light heavyweight champion!
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