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RMMA 49 - Gigante v Lenkov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corem Van De Van (ranked 25216 p4p, 25255 weight class) and Michal Tefcole (ranked 432 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Corem Van De Van!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michal Tefcole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Van De Van darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tefcole cracks Van De Van with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tefcole looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Van is just out of range.
Van De Van moves out of range of the strikes.
Van De Van was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tefcole lands a lovely overhand right.
Michal Tefcole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tefcole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van De Van.
Van De Van rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tefcole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tefcole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tefcole. Van De Van does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tefcole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van De Van walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Tefcole misses its intended target.
Van De Van throws a big counter combination but Tefcole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van De Van keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tefcole.
Van De Van appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van De Van lands an elbow that stopped Tefcole in his tracks for a moment.
Van De Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Van moves out of range of the strikes.
Van De Van misses with a body kick.
Van De Van fakes the leg kick and cracks Tefcole in the body.
Good shot there by Tefcole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefcole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Van.
Van De Van throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tefcole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van De Van swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tefcole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tefcole dodges the punch combination from Van De Van.
Van De Van pushes Tefcole away with a front kick.
Tefcole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van De Van tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Van throws a series of punches but Tefcole avoids them all with ease.
Tefcole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van De Vans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tefcole throws a body shot but no joy.
Van De Van misses with a body kick.
Tefcole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van De Van manages to avoid it.
Van De Van ducks under a wild hook from Tefcole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Tefcole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefcole misses with a straight left.
Van De Van defending well as Tefcole loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Tefcole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van De Van doesn't seem phased though.
Van De Van tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tefcole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tefcole lands with a nice body punch.
Tefcole throws a shot to the body.
Tefcole lands a right hook to the body.
Van De Van fails with the takedown.
Van De Van throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tefcole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van De Van doesn't manage to clinch there - Tefcole circles away.
Tefcole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tefcole 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.
Van De Van throws a wild body kick that Tefcole sees coming a mile off.
Tefcole swings for the body but Van De Van moves out of range.
Tefcole throws a looping overhand right but Van De Van ducks down to avoid it.
Van De Van tries to clinch up but Tefcole circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Van De Van scores with a four punch combination!
Tefcole misses with a wild body shot.
Van De Van is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van De Van clinches with his opponent.
Tefcole gets control of Van De Van's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tefcole will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Van De Van stops Tefcole from standing up.
Tefcole wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Van De Van manages to pass to side control.
Well, if Van De Van is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Van De Van escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tefcole stuns Van De Van with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van De Van throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van De Van throws a right and a left that Tefcole avoids nicely.
Tefcole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tefcole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van De Van at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van De Van lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Van closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van De Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tefcole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tefcole misses with a body shot.
Tefcole cracks Van De Van with a good jab.
Van De Van ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van De Van. Tefcole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tefcole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tefcole with a nice cross.
Tefcole moves out of range as Van De Van throws a body kick.
Tefcole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tefcole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tefcole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van De Van under the eye.
Van De Van misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tefcole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van De Van looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tefcole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tefcole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van De Van tries a head kick but it misses.
Tefcole has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice shot lands for Tefcole.
Tefcole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tefcole misses with an uppercut. Van De Van saw that one coming.
It looked like Van De Van was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tefcole.
Van De Van gets a clinch.
Tefcole decides to pull guard.
Van De Van gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tefcole scores with a body shot.
Van De Van connects with the punch.
Van De Van is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van De Van darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tefcole throws a hook but Van De Van avoids it easily.
Van De Van throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tefcole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van De Van avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van De Van wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van De Van will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van De Van throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Van lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tefcole just misses with a punch to the body.
Tefcole misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Tefcole.
Tefcole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tefcole throws a body punch but Van De Van moves out of range.
Van De Van throws a counter high kick but Tefcole was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van De Van loads up on a big right hand but Tefcole slips the punch.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tefcole lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van De Van lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van De Van moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tefcole scores with a jab. Van De Van acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tefcole 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.
Decent striking displayed by Van De Van there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tefcole misses with a looping right.
Tefcole scores with a body shot.
Tefcole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tefcole misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefcole misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Tefcole.
Tefcole throws a lazy uppercut
and Van De Van makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tefcole really felt that one!
Tefcole jabs at Van De Van's body.
Corem Van De Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tefcole throws a body punch but Van De Van moves out of range.
Tefcole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tefcole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Van.
Tefcole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van De Van is looking to land body kicks.
Van De Van throws a nice looking combination but Tefcole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tefcole thuds a left hand into Van De Van's body.
Van De Van misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van De Van looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van De Van scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van De Van throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tefcole as he connects with a hook.
Tefcole throws a shot to the body.
Van De Van scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tefcole in his tracks.
Van De Van has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tefcole finds it's way round the side to connect with Van De Van's head.
Tefcole lands with an overhand left.
Tefcole lands a nice hook to Van De Van's body. Van De Van takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tefcole misses with a straight right.
As Tefcole tries to get set, Van De Van tries to push him back and clinch up but Tefcole manages to avoid the attempt.
Van De Van's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tefcole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van De Van scrambles back to his feet.
Van De Van throws a body kick that misses.
Tefcole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tefcole takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tefcole slips a jab and a cross from Van De Van.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tefcole.
Van De Van misses with a straight right.
Van De Van swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Tefcole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tefcole jabs Van De Van to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michal Tefcole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tefcole misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Van just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Tefcole.
Tefcole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van De Van.
Michal Tefcole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tefcole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van De Van's head.
Van De Van drives through and clinches with Tefcole against the cage.
Van De Van breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tefcole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van De Van misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tefcole.
Tefcole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tefcole slips a jab and a cross from Van De Van.
Tefcole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tefcole blocks a head kick by Van De Van.
Van De Van tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tefcole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van De Van walks into a jab.
Tefcole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tefcole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tefcole misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tefcole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tefcole throws a jab but it's blocked by Van De Van.
Tefcole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van De Van tries to close the distance and clinch but Tefcole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van De Van throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tefcole avoids the head kick by Van De Van.
Tefcole tries to move into range but Van De Van moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van De Van blocks a jab.
Van De Van misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van De Van rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tefcole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tefcole defending well as Van De Van loads up on a big left hand.
Van De Van tries to bum rush Tefcole with a series of wild strikes but Tefcole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tefcole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tefcole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tefcole thuds a left hand into Van De Van's body.
Van De Van is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van De Van is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tefcole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Van misses with a looping right.
Jab from Tefcole.
Tefcole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefcole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tefcole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van De Van tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tefcole counters with a nice uppercut.
Van De Van looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tefcole misses the body punch
and Van De Van counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tefcole thinking.
Van De Van walks into a stiff left hand from Tefcole.
Van De Van avoids the body shot from Tefcole.
Tefcole lands a nice hook to Van De Van's body. Van De Van takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Van De Van misses.
Van De Van keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van De Van tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tefcole manages to circle out of the way.
Tefcole lands with an overhand left.
Tefcole loads up on a big right hand but Van De Van slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van De Van. That's going to slow Tefcole down.
Van De Van tries to move into range but Tefcole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Van shoots in but no luck this time.
Van De Van moves away from the strike by Tefcole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Van walks into a jab.
Tefcole just misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Van moves forwards but Tefcole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tefcole slips a straight right by Van De Van.
Tefcole lands with a hook. Van De Van tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tefcole throws a big shot that misses.
Tefcole lands a jab to the head.
Van De Van misses with a series of wild punches.
Van De Van takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van De Van gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van De Van bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van De Van swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tefcole misses with a looping right.
Van De Van connects with a body shot that sends Tefcole's belly button to the back.
Tefcole scores with the left hand. Van De Van knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tefcole does it's job there.
Van De Van ducks under a wild hook from Tefcole.
Tefcole lands with an uppercut that bounces Van De Van off the cage and back into range.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Van De Van wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van De Van misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tefcole digs a good body shot into Van De Van's ribs.
Van De Van swinging wildly here.
Tefcole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van De Van misses with a wild combination.
Van De Van wants to clinch up but Tefcole keeps it at a distance.
Van De Van takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tefcole lands a nice shot to the body.
Tefcole misses with a wild body shot.
Corem Van De Van has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Van takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Van on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van De Van is looking to land body kicks.
Tefcole lands a nice hook to Van De Van's body. Van De Van takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van De Van takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tefcole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Tefcole misses its intended target.
Tefcole scores with a nice strike.
Van De Van tries to clinch up.
Van De Van keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tefcole.
Van De Van scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Van De Van.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tefcole connects with a body shot that sends Van De Van's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Tefcole. No joy for Van De Van on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corem Van De Van. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tefcole lands a jab to Van De Van's midsection.
Michal Tefcole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van De Van.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tefcole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tefcole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tefcole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 2528 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Do Gyeom Lee (ranked 235 p4p, 316 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Van Gogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Do Gyeom Lee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee 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.
Van Gogh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Gogh checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Gogh connects with a body shot.
Van Gogh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Gogh scores with a nice head shot.
Van Gogh scores with a nice head shot.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Gogh counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Van Gogh to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Lee is rocked!
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gogh. Van Gogh obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Gogh finish him?
Van Gogh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Van Gogh gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lee is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Gogh!
A very excited looking Vincent Van Gogh 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Winslow (ranked 2784 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Rickety Cricket (ranked 294 p4p, 320 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickety Cricket!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow avoids the body shot from Cricket.
Winslow missing with a left hand there. Cricket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winslow throws a body punch but Cricket moves out of range.
Winslow throws an overhand right that lands on Cricket's shoulder, as Cricket tries to avoid the shot.
Winslow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cricket lands with an uppercut that bounces Winslow off the cage and back into range.
Winslow slips under a jab from Cricket.
Cricket takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 It looks like Rickety Cricket has been cut.
Cricket is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cricket.
Cricket is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winslow.
Winslow shoots in looking for a takedown. Cricket tries to sprawl out of it but Winslow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cricket manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cricket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cricket misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow blocks a jab.
Winslow gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winslow.
A left hand lands to the body for Winslow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winslow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cricket looks winded!
Winslow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Winslow manages to end up in side control.
Winslow cracks Cricket with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cricket takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Winslow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Rickety Cricket's cut even more.
Winslow 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.
Winslow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cricket is rocked!
The cut above Rickety Cricket's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rickety Cricket's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Winslow!
A very excited looking Jeff Winslow 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shavkat Buckley (ranked 2787 p4p, 2808 weight class) and Rokky Toyota (ranked 316 p4p, 319 weight class). Buckley comes to the cage accompanied by ÜLKENDER (Taū adam). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170
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170
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shavkat Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rokky Toyota!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyota misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toyota thinking.
Toyota with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toyota's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buckley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toyota scrambles back to his feet.
Toyota swings for the body but Buckley moves out of range.
Buckley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buckley throws a combination. Toyota tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Buckley connects with a right hand. Toyota shakes it off.
Toyota fails with the takedown.
Shavkat Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokky Toyota.
Buckley connects with a body shot that sends Toyota's belly button to the back.
Toyota takes a swing at Buckley's ribcage but misses.
Toyota takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckley lands a nice shot to the body.
Toyota scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Toyota tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyota looks up at the clock and then as Buckley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Toyota smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Toyota taking a breather here.
Toyota throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Buckley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckley is trying to stand back up but Toyota is controlling him
Buckley has hold of Toyota's hands but Toyota slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buckley tries to kick Toyota off but Toyota keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Toyota thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buckley's head.
Buckley is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyota working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've been hearing good reports from Buckley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Buckley tries to kick Toyota off but Toyota keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Toyota trying to control from half guard but Buckley is working away.
Toyota is pressing down on Buckley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buckley is holding on for now.
Buckley is trying to stand up here but Toyota is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toyota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buckley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toyota looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buckley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throws a right hand that Toyota ducks under and follows up with a left that Toyota also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Buckley. No joy for Toyota on that attempt.
Toyota with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buckley connects with a body shot.
Toyota will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toyota has his takedown stuffed
and Buckley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckley is looking to wear down Toyota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice sprawl there from Buckley as Toyota shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckley. Toyota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toyota fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toyota looks winded!
Buckley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throws a nice looking combination but Toyota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckley misses with a jab to the body
and Toyota counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buckley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Toyota is on him like a limpet, forcing Buckley back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley jumps into guard, dragging Toyota to the mat.
Toyota won't allow Buckley to get back to his feet.
Toyota throws a big right hand that misses.
Toyota cracks Buckley with a solid left hand.
Toyota must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Buckley is looking to stand up but Toyota isn't so interested in that idea.
Toyota throwing strikes from guard but Buckley blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toyota stops Buckley from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shavkat Buckley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Buckley connects with a nice looking jab.
Toyota 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.
Buckley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buckley wants it to stay on the feet.
Buckley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buckley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckley thuds his right hand into Toyota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toyota on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toyota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buckley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toyota can do to turn this around?
Buckley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toyota walks into a stiff left hand from Buckley.
Buckley connects with a body shot that sends Toyota's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckley scores with a body shot.
Toyota fails with the takedown
and Buckley counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyota misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shavkat Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokky Toyota.
Buckley just misses with a punch to the body.
Toyota misses with a takedown
and Buckley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buckley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toyota with a poor takedown
and Buckley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toyota is breathing heavily.
Buckley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toyota's hands.
No luck for Toyota with that takedown attempt.
Toyota swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buckley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buckley stalks Toyota and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toyota's face. Toyota staggers backwards, shaken.
Toyota is rocked!
Buckley cracks Toyota with a good jab.
Toyota is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckley finish him?
Shavkat Buckley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Buckley connects with a body shot that sends Toyota's belly button to the back.
Buckley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buckley scores with a shot to the body.
Buckley lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley cracks Toyota with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Toyota tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Buckley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Toyota is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shavkat Buckley!
A determined Shavkat Buckley didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Deleon (ranked 1041 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Tony Tate (ranked 137 p4p, 238 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
210
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195
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Tate!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Deleon.
Deleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate thinks about the counter body kick.
Deleon looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Tate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deleon.
Deleon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tate on the side of the head.
Deleon dips to his left and cracks Tate with an uppercut!
Deleon misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a nice body kick.
Tate misses with an uppercut. Deleon saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleon misses with a looping left.
Tate clinches.
Deleon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deleon is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate controlling the position well.
Deleon throwing shots but Tate is blocking nicely.
Deleon is trying to control the action in half guard but Tate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate controlling the position for now.
Deleon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate keeping control of the position.
Deleon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tate preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deleon lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to control Deleon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Deleon.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deleon.
Deleon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deleon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tate trying to control here.
Deleon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tate is still trying to improve position.
Tate felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deleon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tate is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Deleon there.
Deleon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate is positioning himself well to prevent Deleon advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is refusing to be controlled, as Deleon sits in half guard.
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deleon is working away from the top position though.
Tate tries to roll over but Deleon keeps him under control.
Deleon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tate trying to control from the bottom.
Deleon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deleon wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.
Deleon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deleon is nestled in close to Tate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Deleon 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.
Tate keeping control of the position.
Tate wants to improve his position but Deleon is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
Deleon is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Tate wants to get back to full guard.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deleon.
Tate is trying to maintain the position but Deleon is very close to passing his half guard.
Tate is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Deleon is staying active.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
Deleon is trying to control the action in half guard but Tate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Deleon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Deleon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deleon throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Jab by Deleon.
Deleon scores with a jab to the head.
Tate throws the left hand but Deleon avoids the punch easily.
Deleon misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deleon misses with a left hand
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Deleon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deleon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Deleon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Maddox Deleon has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Deleon looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Tate let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deleon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Deleon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Deleon misses the jab.
Tate let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deleon loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but Deleon pushes him away.
Tate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deleon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Deleon tests Tate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maddox Deleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate drives through and clinches with Deleon against the cage.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deleon backwards.
Tate prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Deleon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deleon.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deleon.
Tate misses with a body punch.
Deleon tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
Deleon is trying to drag Tate to the mat but Tate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deleon is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Tate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deleon tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the cage.
Tate scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Tate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deleons head.
Deleon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deleons head.
Deleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deleon misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon misses with a looping left.
Deleon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deleon throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Deleon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Deleon misses.
Deleon dives in and scores a takedown into Tate's guard.
Tate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maddox Deleon is winning the standup battle so far.
Deleon throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Deleon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Deleon lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deleon misses with a double jab
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Tate's head.
Deleon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deleon avoids a kick to the body.
Deleon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deleon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Deleon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deleon misses with a hook.
Deleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deleon with a jab.
Deleon swings widly with a right hand
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deleon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Tate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maddox Deleon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Deleon shoots in and bounces Tate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Deleon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tate wants to control the position but Deleon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deleon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tate is trying to maintain the position but Deleon is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is controlling Deleon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Deleon is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deleon lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to roll over but Deleon keeps him under control.
Deleon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deleon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tate won't allow Deleon to pass to mount.
Deleon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deleon prevents Tate from standing back up.
Tate keeping control of the position.
Tate is trying to control but can't.
Deleon thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Tate holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tate wants to control but Deleon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Deleon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deleon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Deleon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate defending well though.
Tate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Deleon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deleon.
Deleon is trying to control the action in half guard but Tate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Deleon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maddox Deleon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deleon.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deleon.
Tate is looking to escape.
Tate wants to improve his position but Deleon is controlling well.
Tate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Deleon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deleon is working away from the top position though.
Tate taking some punishment here, with Deleon in his half guard.
Deleon thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Tate taking some punishment here, with Deleon in his half guard.
Deleon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deleon.
Deleon is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Deleon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deleon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Deleon throwing shots but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Deleon has control of the leg.
Tate trying to control here.
Tate taking some punishment here, with Deleon in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate kicks Deleon off and gets back to his feet.
Deleon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deleon throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate throws out a counter right but Deleon avoids it with no problem.
Deleon throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Deleon looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Deleon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tate in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deleon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deleon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deleon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
Deleon works over Tate's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox Deleon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deleon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Deleon!
Maddox Deleon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neil Stephens (ranked 1148 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Nathanael McGuire (ranked 133 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neil Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathanael McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Stephens.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire misses.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Stephens 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.
The fighters circling - Stephens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stephens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire throws a good cross that connects.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stephens throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Stephens misses its intended target.
Stephens closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGuire quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stephens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stephens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to stand up here but Stephens is controlling him well.
Stephens throwing shots but McGuire is blocking nicely.
Stephens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Stephens is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stephens is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGuire can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGuire looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGuire misses with the combination.
McGuire misses with a wild combination.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Stephens.
McGuire misses with a hook to the body
and Stephens counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens moves away from the strike by McGuire.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stephens.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Stephens.
McGuire leaning against his opponent.
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
McGuire cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
Stephens tries to pull guard but McGuire holds him up against the cage and eventually Stephens drops back down to his feet.
Stephens tries to pull guard but McGuire won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
Stephens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stephens manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stephens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire throws the left hand but Stephens avoids the punch easily.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Stephens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stephens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stephens throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stephens misses with an uppercut.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Stephens counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire backing up. McGuire nods at Stephens to acknowledge the strikes.
Stephens throws a combination that misses
and McGuire counters by moving into the clinch.
Stephens can't break the clinch.
Stephens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGuire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Stephens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stephens swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stephens thinking.
Stephens lands a nice hook to McGuire's body. McGuire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stephens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
Stephens takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Stephens controls his hands.
McGuire crunches a lovely knee into Stephens's ribcage.
Stephens has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McGuire after a bit of a struggle.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Stephens's head.
Stephens takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGuire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Stephens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stephens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephens's face.
Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Stephens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stephens manages to avoid it.
Stephens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stephens.
Nathanael McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Stephens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stephens wants to control but McGuire is keeping him busy.
McGuire has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stephens is on him like a limpet, forcing McGuire back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working Stephens over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephens throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire throws out a counter right but Stephens avoids it with no problem.
Stephens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stephens back to the cage. McGuire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGuire slips under a jab from Stephens.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stephens with a body shot.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Stephens.
McGuire unleashes a big counter combination but Stephens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stephens throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
McGuire jabs at Stephens's body.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Stephens is looking to counter punch.
Stephens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stephens scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stephens throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stephens with a nice cross.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Stephens throws a combination. McGuire tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stephens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Stephens is just out of range.
It looked like Stephens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
Neil Stephens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stephens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuire to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire slips under a jab from Stephens.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stephens.
Stephens throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Stephens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephens with a jab.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Stephens digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathanael McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stephens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stephens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stephens lands a jab.
Stephens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
A left lands for McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stephens misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stephens, pushing him back against the cage.
Stephens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuire obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Stephens's ribcage. Stephens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stephens seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Stephens won't want to take too many of those.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire cracks Stephens with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuire has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stephens to stand back up!
 Stephens is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire takes a swing at Stephens's ribcage but misses.
Oh Stephens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stephens seems to have got his legs back now.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGuire stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire landing knees to the body.
Stephens being controlled against the cage.
Stephens looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire works on Stephens's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
Stephens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuire.
A short right from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stephens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuire is pressed up against the cage. Stephens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGuire down to the mat. McGuire avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stephens staying out of range there.
McGuire drops Stephens with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stephens looks back up at him and smiles so McGuire waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
McGuire cracks Stephens with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuire has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stephens to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Stephens misses
and McGuire counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathanael McGuire!
Nathanael McGuire thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Neil Stephens was interviewed post fight and said 'Gonna win some, gonna lose some! Got my wife and kids back home, so just gonna take some time and reset before my next.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tin Williams (ranked 2471 p4p, 774 weight class) and Will Bond (ranked 198 p4p, 73 weight class). Williams's entrance music is Cannonball. A fine choice. Bond has chosen The Notorious B.I.G., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Notorious Thugs as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Bond!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bond's coach down at Place of the Way was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bond fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Bond is now in Williams's guard.
Bond controlling from the top position.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Let's hope that Bond has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bond drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bond jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bond controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Bond is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bond pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Bond is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Bond ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bond no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Williams advances to half guard.
Bond is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bond keeps working.
Bond gets back to full guard.
Bond looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bond looking to control.
Bond looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bond is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bond trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams is looking for a triangle here but Bond uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bond is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Williams will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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.
Bond is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Bond keeps moving and retains side control.
Bond tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bond connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams is letting Bond control him for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Bond 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.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Will Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Bond manages to avoid it.
Bond misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond shoots in but no luck this time.
Bond throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams leaves Bond with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tin Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Bond.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bond has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bond is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond manages to get back to half guard.
Bond wants to control the action here but instead Williams manages to pass to full mount!
Bond is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams tries to control but Bond wriggling away.
Bond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams landing punches.
Bond is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bond is now in Williams's guard. A big mistake from Williams there, giving up the dominant position!
Bond pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bond wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bond is trying for a kimura here. Williams looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bond wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Bond!
Will Bond seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Myers (ranked 371 p4p, 2162 weight class) and Miguel Diaz (ranked 49 p4p, 212 weight class). Myers comes to the cage accompanied by In The Hall Of The Mountain King. Maurice Myers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Diaz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Myers circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Myers misses
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz's coach down at Royal Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Myers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Myers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz stuns Myers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myers in his tracks.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Myers rather than just go for the knockout.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Myers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Myers counters with a straight right hand.
Myers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Miguel Diaz has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Myers thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diaz is rocked!
Myers connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Diaz out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice Myers!
An out of breath Maurice Myers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beetle Juice (ranked 706 p4p, 481 weight class) and Zoltan Szentgyorgyi (ranked 77 p4p, 56 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, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Beetle Juice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoltan Szentgyorgyi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szentgyorgyi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Szentgyorgyi wants it to stay on the feet.
Szentgyorgyi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juice at a distance.
Juice has his takedown stuffed
and Szentgyorgyi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Szentgyorgyi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juice's head backwards.
A big right from Szentgyorgyi misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Juice or perhaps it was just good defense by Szentgyorgyi, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beetle Juice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Szentgyorgyi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juice is thwarting Szentgyorgyi's attempts to control the position.
Szentgyorgyi lands with a few short shots to the body.
Szentgyorgyi is looking to improve his position.
Juice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Szentgyorgyi is just riding it out for now. Juice eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice moves nicely into side control.
Szentgyorgyi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Szentgyorgyi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Szentgyorgyi prevents Juice from improving his position.
Szentgyorgyi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Juice manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szentgyorgyi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juice has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Szentgyorgyi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Juice has tightened it up now! Szentgyorgyi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Beetle Juice!
After winning the bout, Beetle Juice 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tout Petit Gigante (ranked 72 p4p, 461 weight class) and Roman Lenkov (ranked 11 p4p, 53 weight class). Gigante comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tout Petit Gigante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Lenkov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gigante fails with the takedown.
Lenkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gigante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lenkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lenkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gigante with a body shot.
No luck for Gigante with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tout Petit Gigante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gigante shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lenkov defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gigante gets a double leg takedown into Lenkov's guard.
Gigante advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigante goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lenkov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gigante but great work by Lenkov.
Gigante wants to control but Lenkov postures up.
Gigante is trying to improve his position.
Gigante tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gigante tries to hold on but Lenkov pushes him away.
Gigante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gigante gets back to half guard.
Gigante wants to improve his position but Lenkov is controlling well.
Gigante wants to control but Lenkov is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigante 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.
Gigante tries to get to full guard but Lenkov has control of the leg.
Gigante is trying to maintain the position but Lenkov is very close to passing his half guard.
Gigante tries to get to full guard but Lenkov has control of the leg.
Lenkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gigante sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gigante works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gigante is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gigante managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gigante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Lenkov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lenkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gigante checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gigante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Gigante with that takedown attempt.
Gigante gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lenkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Lenkov 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.
Gigante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gigante fails with a takedown attempt.
Gigante feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lenkov has his foot on Gigante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gigante works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gigante passes Lenkov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gigante is trying to control the action in half guard but Lenkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigante trying to pass the guard but Lenkov defending well.
Gigante is trying to control. Lenkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gigante is looking for a kimura but Lenkov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gigante to get the leverage.
Lenkov wants to get back to full guard.
Gigante is keen to just control but Lenkov is a slippery customer.
Gigante wants to pass the guard but Lenkov is defending well.
Gigante trying to control the action but Lenkov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gigante throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gigante fails with the takedown
and Lenkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gigante feints and as Lenkov raises his hands in defense, Gigante changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gigante trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gigante sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lenkov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gigante has his hands clasped together but Lenkov extends and breaks Gigante's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lenkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Lenkov!
Roman Lenkov is the new featherweight champion!
Roman Lenkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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