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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jermey Hritzkowin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Hritzkowin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Howell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hritzkowin tries to clinch but Howell is having none of it.
It seemed like Howell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Howell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hritzkowin momentarily.
Howell connects with a body shot that sends Hritzkowin's belly button to the back.
Howell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hritzkowin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howell defending well as Hritzkowin loads up on a big left hand.
Howell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hritzkowin takes one to the side of the head.
Hritzkowin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hritzkowin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hritzkowin in his tracks.
Howell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hritzkowin's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howell jabs Hritzkowin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hritzkowin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hritzkowin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell tests Hritzkowin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hritzkowin.
Howell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hritzkowin eats them both and turns towards Howell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Howell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Howell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Howell jabs Hritzkowin right on the nose. Hritzkowin blinks but takes it well.
Jermey Hritzkowin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell works Hritzkowin's body with a nice hook.
Hritzkowin looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
Hritzkowin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hritzkowin misses with a left hand
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Hritzkowin misses.
Hritzkowin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hritzkowin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hritzkowin walks into a jab.
Howell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hritzkowin throws out the jab.
Howell scores with a hook.
Hritzkowin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hritzkowin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hritzkowin misses the jab.
Hritzkowin clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hritzkowin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howell wants to get back to striking at distance but Hritzkowin won't allow it.
Hritzkowin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hritzkowin blocks a body shot from Howell.
Howell throws a head punch that misses.
Hritzkowin misses with an elbow strike.
Howell trying to stall but Hritzkowin improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hritzkowin.
Howell trying to stall but Hritzkowin improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hritzkowin's elbow.
Hritzkowin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hritzkowin misses with the head strike.
Howell wants to stall.
Hritzkowin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hritzkowin swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hritzkowin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hritzkowin throws a head punch that misses.
Howell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hritzkowin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hritzkowin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hritzkowin tries to work over Howell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Howell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hritzkowin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hritzkowin fails to land.
Hritzkowin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howells head.
Howell is rocked!
Hritzkowin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howell is still on wobbly legs! Can Hritzkowin finish him?
Hritzkowin scores with a shot to the side of Howell's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hritzkowin misses with a 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!
Hritzkowin has a couple of punches blocked by Howell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hritzkowin.
Howell working aggressively here.
Howell is looking to control Hritzkowin's arms but Hritzkowin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howell has his back to the cage.
Hritzkowin working aggressively here.
Howell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howell effectively controlling the action here.
Howell seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin misses with a body punch.
Howell lands with a light punch inside.
Hritzkowin lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
Hritzkowin misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell working hard to break the clinch.
Hritzkowin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hritzkowin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howell.
Hritzkowin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brett Howell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hritzkowin moves forwards but Howell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howell gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Hritzkowin points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Howell wakes up just in time to hear Hritzkowin thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jermey Hritzkowin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ted Getstoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 Amsterdam, Ted Getstoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Hunter !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter lands a nice shot that snaps Getstoned's head back.
Getstoned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter lunges at Getstoned with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Getstoned's hand.
Getstoned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Getstoned tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Hunter lands.
Getstoned on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Getstoned avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Getstoned was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter .
Ted Getstoned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter lands with a shot to the body.
Getstoned is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Getstoned avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter cracks Getstoned with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter punishes Getstoned's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunter swings for the body but Getstoned moves out of range.
Hunter digs a good body shot into Getstoned's ribs.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Getstoned avoids it well.
Hunter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Getstoned takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Getstoned tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Getstoned takes one to the side of the head.
Getstoned tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter 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.
Getstoned closes the distance but Hunter moves to the side
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Getstoned tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Getstoned is just out of range.
Getstoned wants to clinch
and Hunter counters with a series of strikes. Getstoned will be more careful next time no doubt.
Getstoned wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Getstoned tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Getstoned wants to clinch but Hunter slips to the side
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Getstoned tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Getstoned instigates a clinch.
Getstoned is trying to pull guard but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Getstoned is trying to pull guard but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Getstoned blocking some punches.
Getstoned is trying to pull guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Getstoned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Getstoned tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually Getstoned drops back down to his feet.
Getstoned has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hunter uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Getstoned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Getstoned to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hunter is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Getstoned pulls down on the head and he's put Hunter to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ted Getstoned!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Kopp!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan misses with a head kick.
Pinaglabanan shoots in and bounces Kopp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinaglabanan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kopp is keeping the position for now.
Pinaglabanan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pinaglabanan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp looking for a sweep. Not yet Kopp, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan throws an elbow that misses. Kopp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinaglabanan's guard. Nice move by Kopp!
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but Pinaglabanan blocks nicely.
Pinaglabanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kopp works over Pinaglabanan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kopp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinaglabanan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kopp scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp distracts Pinaglabanan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pinaglabanan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kopp preventing the sweep.
Kopp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinaglabanan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopp manages to get himself to full guard.
Pinaglabanan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kopp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinaglabanan won't allow Kopp to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan postures up in Kopp's guard and throws a big left but Kopp blocks it.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinaglabanan lands a couple of digs.
Pinaglabanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopp has wrist control.
Pinaglabanan throws a big elbow that misses.
Pinaglabanan wants to control from the top but Kopp keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pinaglabanan content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kopp tries to clinch but Pinaglabanan moves out of range.
Pinaglabanan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kopp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pinaglabanan swivels and escapes.
Kopp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pinaglabanan.
Kopp misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinaglabanan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kopp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinaglabanan quickly recovers to half guard.
Pinaglabanan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan has Kopp pulled in close to control his posture.
Pinaglabanan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kopp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinaglabanan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
John Pinaglabanan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinaglabanan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinaglabanan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kopp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kopp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kopp connects with a nice short shot to Pinaglabanan's temple.
Pinaglabanan tries to roll over but Kopp keeps him under control.
Pinaglabanan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kopp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to Pinaglabanan's brow.
Pinaglabanan managing to control the position.
Pinaglabanan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kopp won't allow Pinaglabanan to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
Pinaglabanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kopp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kopp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kopp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinaglabanan pulls Kopp in to control the position.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
Pinaglabanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopp throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pinaglabanan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopp manages to get himself to full guard.
Kopp is trying to control the position but Pinaglabanan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan 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.
Kopp is trying to control the position but Pinaglabanan postures up.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Kopp is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pinaglabanan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kopp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kopp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan is pulling down on Kopp's head. It's preventing any offense from Kopp, at least for the moment.
Kopp postures up in Pinaglabanan's guard and throws a big left but Pinaglabanan blocks it.
Kopp throws a big elbow that misses.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinaglabanan has Kopp pulled in close to control his posture.
Kopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinaglabanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pinaglabanan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kopp did well to prevent Pinaglabanan getting side control.
Kopp wants to control but Pinaglabanan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pinaglabanan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopp's head.
Pinaglabanan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pinaglabanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinaglabanan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kopp is refusing to be controlled, as Pinaglabanan sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but Kopp is blocking nicely.
Pinaglabanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinaglabanan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopp trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kopp fails to land the takedown.
Pinaglabanan moves into range and clinches up with Kopp.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.
Kopp has Pinaglabanan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pinaglabanan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinaglabanan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Pinaglabanan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopp avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pinaglabanan lands a shoulder strike.
Kopp blocks an elbow strike.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinaglabanan just stands there and leans against the cage.
John Pinaglabanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kopp.
Pinaglabanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kopp controls his hands.
Pinaglabanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinaglabanan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopp is looking for a takedown.
Pinaglabanan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pinaglabanan manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan misses with the ground and pound.
Kopp taking a bit of punishment here - Pinaglabanan scoring with strikes.
Pinaglabanan working the body and head with strikes.
Kopp is looking to regain half guard here but Pinaglabanan keeps moving and retains side control.
Pinaglabanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kopp can do to turn this around?
Kopp wants to control but Pinaglabanan postures up.
Pinaglabanan cracks Kopp with a big right hand but Kopp just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kopp is rocked!
A big shot lands for Pinaglabanan! That's hurt Kopp! Will he recover? Pinaglabanan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dave Kopp was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, Stumpy got lucky, I want a rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 LightHeavy Weight was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
31 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, LightHeavy Weight!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight looks to land a right hand but Pete moved out of range.
Weight misses with a double jab.
Pete chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Weight tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Weight swinging wildly here.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from Weight.
Weight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pete closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pete looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weight throws a series of punches but Pete moves out of range.
Pete tries to land a front kick but Weight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weight. Pete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete misses with a wild body shot.
Weight throws an off balance right hand
and Pete makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weight moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weight misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Pete.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Pete leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pete.
Pete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weights head.
Weight throws a head punch that misses.
Pete blocks the elbow strike.
Pete lands a left hand.
Weight tries to work over Pete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pete.
Weight looks winded!
Pete is leaning against Weight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Pete stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pete.
Pete blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pete pushes Weight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Pete swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete tries to land a knee to the head but Weight blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands an elbow just above Pete 's eye.
Pete tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pete misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weight throws a head punch that misses.
Pete lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weight.
Pete lands a right hand.
Pete lands an uppercut.
Weight is leaning against Pete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pete pushes Weight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pete working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pete is working Weight over against the cage.
Pete works on Weight's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Pete back against the cage.
Pete scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pete prevents a body shot from Weight.
Weight blocks a body shot from Pete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Pete.
Weight avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pete.
Pete manages to break the clinch.
Weight rushes Pete and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.
Pete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weight is rocked!
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weight is still on wobbly legs! Can Pete finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Pete. That's going to slow Weight down.
Weight seems to have recovered his senses.
Pete lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pete attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weight has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete is looking to break free of the clinch but Weight has double underhooks.
Weight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Weight throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Weight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Pete pushes off an throws an elbow but Weight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weight lands an elbow that stopped Pete in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pete.
Weight prevents a body shot from Pete.
Pete can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Pete.
Pete takes a shot to the head.
Pete lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Pete swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weight swinging wildly here.
Weight moves out of range of the body kick from Pete.
Weight works the jab nicely.
Weight misses with a left hand
letting Pete counter with a right hand.
Weight connects with a body shot that sends Pete's belly button to the back.
Weight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight scores with the left hand. Pete knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Weight.
Weight blocks a head kick by Pete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete swings for the body but Weight moves out of range.
Pete tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weight throws the left hand but Pete avoids the punch easily.
Pete throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pete throws a head kick but Weight moves out of range.
A left lands for Weight.
Weight swinging wildly here.
Pete jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Weight tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pete.
Weight misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Weight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weight throws out a loose jab but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Weight backs away, Pete returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pete finds it's target.
Pete has closed the distance and engaged Weight in a clinch.
Pete blocks the elbow strike.
Pete digs a right hand underneath Weight's ribcage. Weight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weight is breathing heavily.
Pete scores with a shot to the side of Weight's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weight blocks a body shot from Pete.
Pete misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weight blocks a body shot from Pete.
Pete doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pete misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Pete.
Pete lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pete.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
Pete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weight can do to turn this around?
Weight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pete manages to avoid it.
Pete misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Weight. Those never looked like landing.
Pete tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weight is able to avoid easily.
Pete comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weight swings widly with a right hand
and Pete counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weight looks to throw the jab but Pete is out of range.
Weight might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pete scores with a nice head shot.
Weight gets tackled into the cage by Pete. Pete maintains the clinch.
Pete lands a shot to the body.
Pete creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weight's defenses.
It looks like LightHeavy Weight has been cut.
Pete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weights head.
Pete tries to land a knee to the head but Weight blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Pete.
Pete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pete.
Pete lands a big right hand that drops Weight! The killer instinct kicks in and Pete finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pete!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Texas Pete!
Texas Pete is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Texas Pete thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
RATING
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