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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El The Cartel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for El The Cartel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, El The Cartel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Bow!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Cartel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bow is defended easily by The Cartel.
Bow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Cartel defends it nicely.
The Cartel misses with a wild combination.
Bow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
El The Cartel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Bow.
The Cartel looks to land a left hand but Bow moved out of range nicely.
Bow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Cartel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
El The Cartel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Cartel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Cartel stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow dives in and grabs The Cartel's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Cartel pushes down on Bow's head and hops out.
Bow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Cartel misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Bow has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Cartel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Cartel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
The Cartel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Cartel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Cartel misses with a body punch.
The Cartel stalling in the clinch.
The Cartel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bow wants a takedown.
Bow prevents a body shot from The Cartel.
Bow wants to take the fight to the mat but The Cartel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bow jumps guard but The Cartel stands there with Bow around his waist. Bow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Cartel.
The Cartel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bow.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Bow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Cartel regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Cartel wants to stand and escape but Bow is having none of it.
Bow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bow lands a couple of elbows.
Bow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bow connects with a couple of short punches.
Bow trying to control but The Cartel is working from the bottom.
Bow scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Cartel wants to stand and escape but Bow is having none of it.
Bow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Cartel is looking to stand up but Bow isn't so interested in that idea.
Bow content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Cartel wants to get back to his feet but Bow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Cartel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bow on the ground.
The Cartel wants to stand but Bow is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Cartel keeping moving, preventing Bow from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Cartel defends well and Bow ends up having to push The Cartel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Cartel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As The Cartel backs off Bow throws a huge counter combo but The Cartel manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bow closes the distance and clinches up with The Cartel, looking for a takedown. Bow pushes The Cartel against the cage but The Cartel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Cartel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Cartel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bow is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Cartel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Cartel misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bow is trying to pull guard but The Cartel has him pressed against the cage.
The Cartel misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Cartel prevents the takedown attempt.
The Cartel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Cartel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bow avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from The Cartel as the two fighters clinch.
The Cartel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from The Cartel.
A nice left hand lands by The Cartel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El The Cartel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Cartel.
The Cartel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bow can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bow.
A telegraphed right hand from The Cartel misses the target.
Bow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Cartel misses with the combination.
The Cartel throws out a loose jab but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Cartel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bow.
It looked like The Cartel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Cartel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Cartel jabs Bow right on the nose. Bow blinks but takes it well.
The Cartel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Cartel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cartel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bow ducks right into an uppercut from The Cartel.
A big left from The Cartel misses.
The Cartel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bow momentarily.
Bow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Cartel misses with a body punch
and Bow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
El The Cartel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Bow.
Bow is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Cartel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bow defending well as The Cartel loads up on a big left hand.
Bow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Cartel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Cartel throws a series of punches but Bow avoids them all with ease.
Bow unleashes a big counter combination but The Cartel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Cartel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Cartel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bow.
The Cartel throwing a counter right hand but Bow manages to avoid it.
Bow fails with a takedown attempt.
Bow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bow shoots for a double leg takedown but The Cartel sprawls well. He's pushed Bow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Cartel cracks Bow with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Cartel. Those never looked like landing.
The Cartel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bow.
A left and a right from Bow both land. Nice combination.
The Cartel lands a nice hook to Bow's body. Bow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bow misses with a takedown attempt - The Cartel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bow is breathing heavily.
Bow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Bow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bow ducks under a wild hook from The Cartel.
Bow closes the distance and clinches up with The Cartel, looking for a takedown. Bow pushes The Cartel against the cage but The Cartel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bow walks into a left hand.
The Cartel throws a body punch but Bow moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from The Cartel. Those never looked like landing.
Bow is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bow shoots in looking for a takedown. The Cartel tries to sprawl out of it but Bow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Cartel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bow shoots in but The Cartel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Cartel throws a body shot but no joy.
The Cartel throws a body shot but no joy.
Bow raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Cartel tries to avoid it but Bow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Cartel to the ground. The Cartel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El The Cartel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. The Cartel catches Bow right on the button with a cross.
Bow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Cartel.
The Cartel throws a one two combo.
The Cartel cracks Bow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bow is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El The Cartel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Cartel throwing a counter right hand but Bow manages to avoid it.
The Cartel throws out a loose jab but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow shoots in for a takedown but The Cartel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from The Cartel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Cartel moves away.
The Cartel connects with a combination that backs up Bow into the cage. The Cartel lands a flurry of punches that gets past Bow's guard. Bow is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! The Cartel bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El The Cartel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Troeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Troeng to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troeng connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerr scrambles back to his feet.
Kerr digs a good body shot into Troeng's ribs.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troeng moves away.
Kerr throws a lazy right hand but Troeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troeng's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Troeng duly obliges.
Kerr looks to land a left hand but Troeng moved out of range nicely.
Troeng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kerr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Troeng cracks Kerr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kerr looks to land a left hand but Troeng moved out of range nicely.
Troeng lands a nice hook to Kerr's body. Kerr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Troeng.
Troeng lunges at Kerr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kerr's hand.
Kerr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Thor Troeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Troeng finds it's target.
Kerr misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Troeng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Troeng misses with a wild combination.
Kerr throws a shot from downtown. Troeng moves away and avoids it.
Kerr misses with a looping left.
Kerr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Troeng circles away easily
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Troeng moves away from the strike by Kerr.
A punch lands to the side of Kerr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Troeng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerr's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Troeng.
Thor Troeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Troeng.
Kerr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troeng can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troeng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerr pushes Troeng up against the cage in a clinch.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Troeng is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Troeng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Good exchange - Troeng coming out on top.
Troeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr takes a swing at Troeng's ribcage but misses.
Troeng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kerr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
Troeng throws a good cross that connects.
Kerr misses the jab.
Troeng throwing a counter right hand but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Troeng. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troeng.
Troeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerr.
Nice body punch from Troeng.
Troeng scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troeng.
Kerr swings widly with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troeng lands a lovely overhand right.
Kerr misses with an uppercut
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kerr throws a body punch but Troeng moves out of range.
Kerr throws the left hand but Troeng avoids the punch easily.
Troeng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troeng lands with a right hand.
Kerr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses with a body shot.
Troeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kerr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Troeng darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Troeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kerr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Kerr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Troeng cracks Kerr with a good jab.
Kerr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kerr misses with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a leg kick.
Troeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troeng. That's going to slow Kerr down.
Kerr throws a sloppy body shot
and Troeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr tries to bum rush Troeng with a series of wild strikes but Troeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kerr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Troeng dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kerr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Troeng.
Kerr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troeng manages to avoid it.
Troeng lands a jab to the nose.
Troeng throws a leg kick which misses Kerr's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerr tries to avoid it.
Troeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Troeng lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerr misses the target.
Thor Troeng is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr stuns Troeng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troeng.
Kerr misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Troeng finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Troeng, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kerr misses.
Troeng feints a jab promting Kerr to slip. Troeng then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kerr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Troeng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerr throws an off balance right hand
and Troeng counters with a right hand to the body.
Kerr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troeng. Troeng obviously looking to wear him down.
Troeng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kerr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerr throws a right hand that misses
and Kerr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Kerr misses its intended target.
Troeng throws a good cross that connects.
Troeng 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Troeng fails to land.
Troeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr pushes Troeng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerr digs a right hand into Troeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Troeng's gas tank.
Troeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Kerr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Thor Troeng has been cut.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troeng.
Kerr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
Troeng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerr lands a right hand.
Troeng is rocked!
Kerr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr dips a shoulder and cracks Troeng with a mighty uppercut! Troeng falls back against the cage and Kerr unloads with a barrage of strikes! Troeng is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kerr screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demolisher Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Jack has chosen Pleasures of the Flesh as his entrance music. Demolisher Jack will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Demolisher Jack!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Smith.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack 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.
It looks like Bubba Smith has been cut.
Jack is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jack throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack connects with a body shot.
Jack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Jack cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Smith swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Jack throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lunges at Jack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jack's hand.
Jack is rocked!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Jack's head.
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith drops Jack with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jack looks back up at him and smiles so Smith waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jack swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bubba Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack leaves his chin hanging out and Smith seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jack crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Smith!
Bubba Smith took some time post fight to say the following; 'I just want to be the best in the world, I train every damn day, no one works harder than my big ass #SmithBrothers'.
Demolisher Jack was interviewed post fight and said 'So sorry '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 London, Left Ball!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Three!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Three looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Three wants to clinch.
Ball looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Three closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ball circles away.
Three shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ball but Ball pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ball thuds a left hand into Three's body.
Three clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Three fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ball avoids it really well and circles away.
Ball is looking to counter punch.
Left Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Three.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ball swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ball went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Three.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball connects with a single shot there.
Three fails with the takedown
letting Ball counter with a right hand.
Three darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ball has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Three is working away from the top position though.
Three sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ball defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Three thows a huge punch but Ball dodges it nicely.
Ball knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Three on the ground.
Three is pressing down on Ball's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ball is holding on for now.
Three is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ball is looking to improve his position.
Three thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ball's head.
Three is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ball has managed to free his arm - good work.
Three is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ball defends it well.
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!
Ball preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Three has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Three is nestled in close to Ball, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ball tries to roll over but Three keeps him under control.
Three landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Three is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ball is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Test Three!
Test Three is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligerito Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mgk- Spotlight. Ligerito Rodriguez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ligerito Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Crow is avoiding it.
Crow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Crow misses.
Rodriguez rushes Crow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Crow manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Crow pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Crow pushes him off.
Crow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range and Crow settles back down.
Nice body kick there by Crow.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Crow moves out of range.
Crow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Crow.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Crow is avoiding it.
Crow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crow defends it well.
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!
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow scores with a body shot.
Crow keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Crow in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crow as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Crow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ligerito Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sam Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Crow finds it's way through Rodriguez's defenses.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Crow is avoiding it.
Crow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodriguez forces Crow back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Crow controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crow blocks an uppercut.
Crow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crow blocks an uppercut.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Crow's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Crow circles away.
It looked like Crow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crow digs a good hook to Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crow punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Crow looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
A jab from Crow misses.
Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Crow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Crow controls the action.
Crow is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crow blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to stall.
Crow tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Crow blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Crow.
Crow tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Crow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez prevents Crow from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Crow.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Crow is having none of it.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Crow keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crow wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Crow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crow feints a jab promting Rodriguez to slip. Crow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodriguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodriguez.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez is leaning against Crow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Crow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Crow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crow breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Crow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Crow is avoiding it.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Crow against the cage.
Ligerito Rodriguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Crow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Crow 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.
Crow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is fighting to break Crow's control of his arms but Crow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodriguez defends well.
Rodriguez stops Crow from standing up.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Crow is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez working some strikes from top position.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crow working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Crow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez slips nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow wants to get back to his feet.
Crow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crow kicks Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
Rodriguez has Crow up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crow tries to pull guard but Rodriguez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crow is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Crow avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crow as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Crow prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez presses Crow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rodriguez is looking to control Crow's arms but Crow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Crow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sam Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crow.
Rodriguez has Crow up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez is leaning against Crow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Crow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez tries to work over Crow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crow is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crow is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Crow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Crow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
Crow breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodriguez lands in his opponent's guard.
Crow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Ligerito Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriguez is controlling him.
Crow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crow pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ligerito Rodriguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crow misses with the combination.
Crow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Crow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Crow moves out of range.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Crow.
Rodriguez wants to stall.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez ducks right into an uppercut from Crow.
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into Crow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rodriguez stops Crow from standing up.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Crow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crow is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crow is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodriguez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crow is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Rodriguez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crow is trying to control Rodriguez's posture but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez advances to full mount.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount.
Crow is trying to stand.
Crow regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez working over Crow with some ground and pound. Crow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crow is rocked!
Rodriguez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oh Crow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez wants to finish this one by submission but Crow is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Crow covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ligerito Rodriguez!
Ligerito Rodriguez is the new super heavyweight champion!
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