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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Godzilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vanilla Godzilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a right and a left that Godzilla avoids nicely.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Godzilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Godzilla is just out of range.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Godzilla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godzilla 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.
Godzilla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godzilla pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godzilla has Man pushed against the cage.
Godzilla effectively controlling the action here.
Godzilla leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godzilla lands a nice knee to the body.
Godzilla tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Godzilla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Godzilla crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Godzilla.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godzilla dodges the punch combination from Man.
Godzilla darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Godzilla leaning against his opponent.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Godzilla keeps him there for the moment.
Godzilla landing knees to the head.
Godzilla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godzilla misses with an elbow strike.
Godzilla will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Godzilla keeps him there for the moment.
Godzilla stalling in the clinch.
Godzilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Godzilla clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Godzilla 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 Vanilla Godzilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godzilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godzilla tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man throws a series of punches but Godzilla avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Godzilla on that attempt.
Godzilla blocks a head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick but Godzilla moves out of range.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Man has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Godzilla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man breaks the clinch.
Godzilla moves into the clinch.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godzilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godzilla manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godzilla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Godzilla controlling the position.
Man is looking to stand up but Godzilla won't let him.
Godzilla pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
Godzilla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man wants to stand but Godzilla is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godzilla is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vanilla Godzilla will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man connects with a leg kick. Godzilla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Godzilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godzilla appears to be looking for a big counter.
Godzilla avoids the head kick by Man.
Man tries to bum rush Godzilla with a series of wild strikes but Godzilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godzilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a series of punches but Godzilla avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godzilla moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Godzilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Godzilla closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Godzilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man is trying to break free.
Godzilla is trying to pull guard but Man turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Godzilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godzilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Godzilla has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Godzilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Godzilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Godzilla moves into the clinch.
Vanilla Godzilla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godzilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Godzilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Godzilla shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godzilla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanilla Godzilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with the combination.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Godzilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Man tries to bum rush Godzilla with a series of wild strikes but Godzilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Man looks to move away, Godzilla throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.
Godzilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Yip Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godzilla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Godzilla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man tries to break the clinch but Godzilla is controlling the position.
Godzilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Godzilla's takedown attempt.
Godzilla jumps into guard, dragging Man to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Godzilla holds on and takes a little breather.
Godzilla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godzilla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Godzilla is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a right and a left that Godzilla avoids nicely.
Godzilla is looking to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Godzilla counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
A leg kick checked by Godzilla.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Godzilla dodges the punch combination from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Godzilla forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godzilla trying to land knees to the body.
Man avoiding damage as Godzilla throws knees to the body.
Godzilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Godzilla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vanilla Godzilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a body shot.
Godzilla is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
Man tries to bum rush Godzilla with a series of wild strikes but Godzilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godzilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godzilla tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Godzilla half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Godzilla rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Godzilla is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godzilla moves away.
Man throws a series of punches but Godzilla moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Godzilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godzilla is looking for a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man looks to land a body kick but Godzilla moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godzilla dodges the punch combination from Man.
Godzilla moves into the clinch.
Man avoiding damage as Godzilla throws knees to the body.
Godzilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Godzilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Godzilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Godzilla moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godzilla tries to clinch up.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godzilla.
Godzilla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yip Man!
Yip Man bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vandal Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barriera Armata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vandal Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pasquale Barra!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Savage misses.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as Barra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savage doesn't seem phased though.
Barra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barra clobbers Savage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra lands with an uppercut that bounces Savage off the cage and back into range.
Savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barra's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barra's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Barra.
Savage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pasquale Barra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barra cracks Savage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Savage
and Barra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage is rocked!
Savage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Barra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savage doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barra knocks out Savage with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Barra before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Barra picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pasquale Barra!
Pasquale Barra is the new light heavyweight champion!
Pasquale Barra tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nokim Helowt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erickson comes to the cage accompanied by Valhalla . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nokim Helowt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helowt tries to throw a body punch but Erickson avoids it by throwing Helowt back against the cage.
Erickson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Helowt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow.
Erickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson misses with a punch on the inside.
Erickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erickson.
Erickson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helowt's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Erickson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helowt has a couple of punches blocked by Erickson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erickson.
Helowt looks winded!
Helowt swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erickson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erickson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helowts head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erickson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erickson.
Helowt is rocked!
Erickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helowt is still on wobbly legs! Can Erickson finish him?
Erickson throws a head punch that misses.
Erickson pushes Helowt against the cage. Erickson is working some dirty boxing. Erickson pushes off with a quick right hook! Helowt goes down! Helowt tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Erickson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Erickson!
An intense looking Gregory Erickson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Bow before me!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Manutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Manutz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustavo Nunes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Manutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Nunes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes defending well as Manutz loads up on a big left hand.
Nunes slips a jab from Manutz.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes with the counter takedown but Manutz avoids it easily.
Manutz lands with a hook. Nunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manutz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nunes.
Manutz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manutz wants it to stay on the feet.
Manutz lands a left and a right that send Nunes crashing to the mat, dazed. Manutz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nunes is rocked!
It looks like Gustavo Nunes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Manutz finish him?
Nunes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aaron Manutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Nunes.
Manutz fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Nunes square on the jaw! Damn, Nunes is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Manutz!
Aaron Manutz is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Aaron Manutz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Buttesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttesen has chosen Svennebanan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mikel Buttesen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Shore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikel Buttesen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shore throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buttesen has closed the distance and engaged Shore in a clinch.
Buttesen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buttesen.
Buttesen tries for a takedown but Shore manages to get underhooks.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Buttesen.
Buttesen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Shore.
Buttesen wants to take the fight to the mat but Shore manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shore landing knees to the body.
Buttesen can't get the takedown.
Buttesen looks winded!
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Buttesen's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Shore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Shore.
Shore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shore.
Buttesen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Shore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shore has Buttesen pushed against the cage.
Shore presses Buttesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buttesen.
Shore lands a hook that snaps the head of Buttesen backwards.
Shore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shore is working Buttesen over against the cage.
Buttesen misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Shore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Shore.
A right hand to the body from Shore.
Shore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buttesen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Shore - that landed with a thud.
Shore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shore lands a knee to the head.
Shore lands a body punch.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore slowing the pace effectively.
Shore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buttesen or not.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buttesen backwards.
Shore lands a nice elbow.
Shore is leaning against Buttesen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shore lands a knee to the body.
Shore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buttesen up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore pushes Buttesen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shore lands a body punch.
Come on Shore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Shore.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Buttesen's ribcage.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
Shore blocks the elbow strike.
Buttesen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shore presses Buttesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buttesen.
A knee to the head by Shore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttesen tries to score a body lock takedown but Shore shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buttesen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shore after a bit of a struggle.
Buttesen can't get the takedown.
Buttesen avoids a wild elbow strike from Shore.
Shore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buttesen backwards.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shore stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shore lands a knee to the body.
Shore avoiding damage.
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
Shore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buttesen.
Shore stalling in the clinch.
Shore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Shore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buttesen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shore, pushing him back against the cage.
Buttesen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shore after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Shore.
Shore scores with a knee to the head.
Buttesen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shore throws an elbow but it misses.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buttesen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buttesen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shore moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttesen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buttesen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buttesen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buttesen is breathing heavily.
Shore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Shore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Shore.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore with a knee to the head.
Shore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buttesen backwards.
Shore is stalling here.
Shore misses with an elbow strike.
Buttesen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shore effectively controlling the action here.
Shore with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shore scores a nice knee to the body.
Buttesen takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Shore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buttesen's face.
Shore blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Shore lands a nice knee to the body.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Buttesen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Buttesen.
Shore lands an elbow that stopped Buttesen in his tracks for a moment.
Shore is leaning against Buttesen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shore throws an elbow but misses.
Shore working Buttesen over with knees to the body.
Shore throws an elbow that misses.
Shore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shore lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
Shore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buttesen or not.
Shore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buttesen up against the cage.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
Shore slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shore for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Buttesen dodges an elbow strike from Shore.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shore slowing the pace effectively.
Shore lands a knee to the body.
Shore with a knee to the head.
Buttesen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shore lands a good knee to the midsection. Buttesen won't want to take too many of those.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shore working Buttesen over with knees to the body.
Jordan Shore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Shore.
Buttesen misses with an elbow over the top.
Buttesen blocks an elbow strike from Shore.
Shore stalls.
Shore taking a breather.
Buttesen throws an elbow that misses.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buttesen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buttesen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buttesen wants a takedown but no success here.
Shore is pushing Buttesen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shore obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Shore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shore moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Shore to work.
Buttesen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Shore.
Buttesen is rocked!
Buttesen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buttesen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shore finish him?
Buttesen looking to throw knees to the head but Shore is blocking nicely.
Shore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shore - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Buttesen seems to have recovered his senses.
Buttesen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shore after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore just leaning against Buttesen, taking a breather.
Buttesen blocks an elbow strike.
Shore with a knee to the head.
Buttesen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shore.
Shore landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttesen looking to throw knees to the head but Shore is blocking nicely.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore is stalling here.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Shore presses Buttesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Shore lands a nice knee to the body.
Shore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Shore.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shore is working Buttesen over against the cage.
Buttesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shore blocks it with crossed arms.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Buttesen's ribcage.
Shore lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Buttesen takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buttesen misses with a knee strike.
Shore stalls.
Shore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttesens head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Buttesen's ribcage.
Shore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buttesen can do to turn this around?
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore lands with a left to the head.
Mikel Buttesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shore jerks Buttesen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Buttesen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Shore goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Shore because Buttesen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jordan Shore!
In defeat, Mikel Buttesen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sh*t happens!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Powers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Powers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Powers looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Powers seems unphased.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
It looks like Don Powers has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Powers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Powers looks up at the clock. Bad move! Johnson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Powers. Johnson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Johnson!
Ronnie Johnson is the new lightweight champion!
Ronnie Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burrito Kiwia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricki Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Kiwia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricki Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kiwia was covering up waiting for the punch and Sutton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sutton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sutton 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.
Kiwia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sutton defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwia striking off his back but it's not causing Sutton any problems.
Sutton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton preventing the sweep.
Kiwia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kiwia tries to get out of the position.
Sutton throwing strikes from guard but Kiwia blocks nicely.
Kiwia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sutton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sutton throws a big right hand that misses.
Sutton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiwia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sutton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sutton postures up in Kiwia's guard and throws a big left but Kiwia blocks it.
Kiwia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sutton has passed into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kiwia is trying to work for a sweep but Sutton has mounted him!
Sutton is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kiwia is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricki Sutton!
Ricki Sutton is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Truck 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck misses with a few strikes there.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Truck.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ted Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore gets the takedown into side control.
Moore looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Truck is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Moore crashes against the mat.
Moore working the ground and pound but Truck is defending the strikes.
Moore trying to control the position but Truck is working away.
The ground and pound from Moore seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Moore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Truck some visible discomfort.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Truck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Truck sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck trying to hold on to Moore's head to control him but Moore postures up.
Truck wants to get back to full guard.
Moore drops an elbow to the side of Truck's head.
Moore trying to pass the guard but Truck defending well.
Truck trying to control here.
Moore slips a nice elbow through Truck's hands, connecting with Truck's forehead.
Moore misses with a head shot. Truck uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
Truck wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Truck shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Truck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Truck throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Truck scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Truck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been informed that Truck has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore tries to clinch up but Truck circles away and keeps his distance.
Truck tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Truck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Truck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Truck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Truck blocks the leg kick.
Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moore avoiding damage as Truck throws knees to the body.
Truck gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Truck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Truck drags the fight down to the ground.
Truck looks winded!
Truck controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Truck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truck.
Truck misses with the combination.
Moore half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Truck throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truck moves out of range of the leg kick from Moore.
Truck misses with a two punch combination.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Truck sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Truck misses.
Moore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore pushes Truck up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck lands an overhand right.
Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Truck was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Truck. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Truck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Truck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Truck is breathing heavily.
Truck controlling Moore's posture.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Truck is retaining full guard.
Joe Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Moore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Truck wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore landing some decent shots from guard.
Moore distracts Truck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Moore won't allow Truck to sweep him here.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Moore stands up and waves to Truck to follow him.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Truck pinned against the cage. Truck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
It looked like Moore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Truck throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Truck misses with a wild combination.
Ted Truck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Truck, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Truck against the cage but Truck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Truck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Truck did well to prevent Moore getting side control.
Moore trying to control the action but Truck is working from the bottom.
Truck is concentrating on defense, preventing Moore from advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Truck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Moore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moore feints and as Truck raises his hands in defense, Moore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Truck looking to control.
Moore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore scoring with some ground and pound.
Moore throws an elbow that misses. Truck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moore's guard. Nice move by Truck!
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truck postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Truck stays in close to Moore's body and controls the position.
Truck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Truck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Moore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Truck controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore shoots in and gets a takedown into Truck's guard.
Truck trying to control the position here.
Moore stands and throws Truck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.
Moore working the ground and pound but Truck is defending the strikes.
Moore working the head and body with strikes.
Truck dodges the ground and pound from Moore.
Moore landing strikes.
Moore stands up.
Truck fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore is looking for a counter combo.
Truck fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore instigates a clinch.
Truck tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Truck is pressed up against the cage. Moore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Truck down to the mat. Truck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Truck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Truck jumps guard.
Moore stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Truck has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Moore manages to get his head free but now Truck has transitioned to an armbar! Moore grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Truck! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ted Truck!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walloping Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes to the cage accompanied by last one standing. Wallace has chosen Flower Of Scotland as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Gates!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walloping Willy Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matthew Gates has been cut.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gates throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace has Gates up against the cage in a clinch.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Gates stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Gates tries to break free but Wallace pushes him back against the cage.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace pulls Gates into guard.
Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gates wants to get up but he can't break Wallace's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gates is fighting to break Wallace's control of his arms but Wallace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gates looking to pass the guard.
Gates knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gates is one step ahead there.
Wallace wants to stand up but Gates is controlling him.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gates's guard.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wallace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gates wants to get back to his feet but Wallace passes into half guard.
Gates tries to kick Wallace off in order to stand up. Wallace Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A lull in the action here as Wallace stalls from top position.
Gates is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gates looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gates knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace slows the pace down.
Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace scoring with punches from side control.
Wallace tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gates wants to get back to his feet.
Wallace decides to stand back up.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Gates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gates is breathing heavily.
Gates scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gates takes a step back to recover.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walloping Willy Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Gates's cut.
That's time! Gates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace forces Gates back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
Wallace lands an elbow just above Gates 's eye.
Wallace jumps guard.
Wallace managing to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gates passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is pushing Gates's head away, looking to escape. Gates manages to hold on to the position though.
Wallace sneaks back into half guard.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gates is working away from the top position though.
Wallace punching from the bottom.
Gates seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wallace manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
Gates looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
A left and a right from Wallace both land. Nice combination.
Wallace scores with a head kick.
Wallace rushes Gates and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from Gates. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace takes the fight into the clinch.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallace.
Wallace gets control of Gates's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gates is fighting to break Wallace's control of his arms but Wallace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gates wants to stand but Wallace has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wallace doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Walloping Willy Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gates stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Matthew Gates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace feints a jab promting Gates to slip. Wallace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gates slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gates crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wallace - the referee stops the clock and Gates gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wallace. Gates manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gates gets tackled into the cage by Wallace. Wallace maintains the clinch.
Wallace pulls guard effortlessly.
Wallace wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wallace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gates defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walloping Willy Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Gates's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gates misses with a body kick.
Wallace moves out of range of the leg kick from Gates.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallace counters with a left and a right that stings Gates.
Wallace tries to bum rush Gates with a series of wild strikes but Gates uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wallace lands a big right hand that sends Gates crashing to the mat! Wallace stays standing though and waves Gates back to his feet!
Gates is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace rushes Gates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Gates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace jerks Gates's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gates drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Wallace goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Wallace because Gates was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Walloping Willy Wallace!
Walloping Willy Wallace is the new super heavyweight champion!
Walloping Willy Wallace managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
Matthew Gates was interviewed post fight and said 'il b back'.
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