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CuChulainn Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tutan Khamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutan Khamon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tutan Khamon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker gets caught flat footed, as Khamon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Khamon wants to get up but he can't break Baker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khamon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Baker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khamon!
Khamon regains half guard.
Khamon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baker.
Baker content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamon tries to get to full guard but Baker has control of the leg.
Baker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khamon wants to get back to full guard.
Baker trying to pass the guard but Khamon defending well.
Khamon is trying to stand up here but Baker is controlling him well.
Baker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khamon!
Baker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baker tries to control but Khamon wriggling away.
Baker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker controlling his opponent.
Baker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker controlling from the full mount.
Baker avoids the attempt from Khamon to control.
Baker looking to control but Khamon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khamon is bucking up trying to escape but Baker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Khamon wants to control but Baker is having none of it.
Khamon is bucking up trying to escape but Baker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baker lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khamon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baker landing shots from mount.
Baker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baker landing shots from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baker raining down shots from the mount!
Baker with shots to the head and body - Khamon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khamon is in a horrible position here. Baker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khamon is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Khamon is working to get back to half guard.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baker cracks Khamon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Khamon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Khamon is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Khamon working to try and regain half guard.
Khamon is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Khamon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Butch Baker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baker trying to control but Khamon is working from the bottom.
Baker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baker landing with the ground and pound.
Baker gets to his feet. Khamon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baker tries to clinch up.
Khamon fails with the takedown
and Baker counters with a single leg into guard. Khamon didn't expect that.
Khamon is rocked!
Baker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khamon is still in real trouble! Can Baker finish him?
Baker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baker gets to his feet - Khamon follows without any prompting.
Khamon seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khamon as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baker.
Khamon closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Khamon pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khamon tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butch Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tutan Khamon.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Khamon shoots in but Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baker.
Khamon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khamon is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khamon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Khamon has control of the leg.
Baker 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.
Baker is refusing to be controlled, as Khamon sits in half guard.
Baker missing with punches from the bottom.
Baker tries to roll over but Khamon keeps him under control.
Baker is looking to control Khamon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baker avoid being mounted?
Baker is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khamon tries to avoid it but Baker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khamon to the ground. Khamon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tutan Khamon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker rushes Khamon and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Butch Baker!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Butch Baker!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Butch Baker!
Butch Baker wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Popcorn. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nordlund.
Nordlund connects with a high kick.
It looks like Nick Szyslak has been cut.
Szyslak throws a jab when Nordlund was well out of range.
Szyslak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nordlund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Szyslak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Nordlund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Szyslak.
Szyslak with a nice cross.
Szyslak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nordlund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Szyslak misses with a wild body shot.
Nordlund slips under a jab from Szyslak.
Nordlund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szyslak throws a hook but Nordlund avoids it easily.
Szyslak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordlund.
Nordlund smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nordlund fails to land with a series of punches.
Nordlund lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick from Nordlund.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordlund lands with a nice body kick.
Nordlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nordlund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szyslak throws out the jab.
Szyslak misses with a wild body shot.
Szyslak throws a hook but Nordlund avoids it easily.
Nick Szyslak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordlund digs a good hook to Szyslak's body.
Nordlund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szyslak avoids the head kick by Nordlund.
Nordlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some wild striking there from Nordlund.
Nordlund thows a body kick. Szyslak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Szyslak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nordlund counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nordlund throws a leg kick which misses Szyslak's front leg but catches the back leg as Szyslak tries to avoid it.
Nordlund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nordlund avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szyslak looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordlund. That's going to slow Szyslak down.
Szyslak misses with a right hand
and Nordlund counters with a series of strikes. Szyslak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Szyslak misses with a left hand
and Nordlund counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Szyslak thinking.
Nordlund lands a head kick!
Nordlund throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Szyslak's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordlund.
Nordlund throws a combination that misses
letting Szyslak counter with a right hand.
Szyslak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nordlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyslak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nordlund swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szyslak.
Good shot there by Szyslak.
Szyslak just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordlund.
Nordlund lands a head kick. Szyslak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Szyslak is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nordlund.
Szyslak is still on wobbly legs! Can Nordlund finish him?
Nordlund scores with a hook.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nordlund! Szyslak is out on his feet! Nordlund rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Szyslak is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Szyslak is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Nordlund!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Major has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Major!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis drives through and clinches with Major against the cage.
Major is fighting off a takedown attempt but Davis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Major to the mat. Major regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Davis won't allow Major to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis works over Major with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Major is keeping the position for now.
Major looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Major is retaining full guard.
Davis advances position into side control!
Davis working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Major really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Major is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Major keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis advances nicely into full mount.
Davis is working for a guillotine from mount but Major frees his head quite easily.
Davis looking to control but Major is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis working Major over with strikes here.
Major wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Major manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis is looking to advance position but Major won't allow it.
Davis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Major is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Major is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Major throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Major is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Major trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davis looking for a guillotine here but Major defends easily.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Major manages to get himself to full guard.
Major is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Davis passes Major's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Davis is tying to control. Major wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis trying to control from Major's half guard. Major has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis shoots in and bounces Major off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davis forces Major back against the cage and clinches.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Major down.
Davis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Major, who protects the arm well.
Major struggling a bit here.
Davis trying to control the action but Major is working from the bottom.
Davis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Davis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Major struggling a bit here.
Davis cracks Major with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Tim Major has been cut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Major some visible discomfort.
Major is rocked!
Davis landing a few strikes.
Major is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
The cut above Tim Major's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis has hold of Major's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Major tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Davis cranks the arm and Major screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Major, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mickey Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenklins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokisho Mazanati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokisho Mazanati has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leeroy Jenklins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokisho Mazanati!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazanati tries to clinch but Jenklins moves out of range.
Jenklins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazanati.
Jenklins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenklins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenklins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mazanati actively working from the bottom here.
Mazanati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenklins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenklins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenklins lands a nice short elbow.
Mazanati looks gassed!
Jenklins is looking to take a break and control but Mazanati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mazanati is trying to stand back up but Jenklins is controlling him
Jenklins working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenklins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazanati keeps working.
Jenklins prevents Mazanati from improving his position.
Jenklins slips a nice elbow through Mazanati's hands, connecting with Mazanati's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenklins slips a nice elbow through Mazanati's hands, connecting with Mazanati's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenklins lands a nice short elbow.
Mazanati taking some punishment here, with Jenklins in his half guard.
Mazanati is rocked!
Jenklins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mazanati is still in real trouble! Can Jenklins finish him?
Jenklins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mazanati seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenklins wants to take a breather but Mazanati is having none of it.
Jenklins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jenklins working Mazanati over with strikes.
Mazanati on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenklins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mazanati tries to kick Jenklins off but Jenklins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jenklins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mazanati with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenklins connects with a nice short shot to Mazanati's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazanati wants to get back to his feet.
Jenklins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mazanati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mazanati makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mazanati is looking to clinch.
Jenklins throws a sloppy head kick and Mazanati moves out of range easily.
Jenklins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mazanati.
Mazanati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenklins swats away the attempt to clinch by Mazanati.
Jenklins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yokisho Mazanati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenklins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mazanati's guard.
Jenklins wants to pass the guard but Mazanati is keeping the position.
Jenklins won't allow Mazanati to get back to his feet.
Jenklins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jenklins lands a couple of digs.
Jenklins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenklins chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenklins stands up over Mazanati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenklins connects with a couple of short punches.
Jenklins landing some decent shots from guard.
Jenklins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mazanati's guard.
Jenklins is nestled in close to Mazanati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenklins connects with a nice short shot to Mazanati's temple.
Jenklins is looking to take a break and control but Mazanati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenklins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jenklins prevents Mazanati from getting the reversal.
Jenklins unloading with bombs!
Jenklins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mazanati's face.
Jenklins working the ground and pound effectively.
Jenklins scoring with strikes but Mazanati is staying in there.
Jenklins working the ground and pound effectively.
Jenklins cracks Mazanati with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenklins scoring with strikes but Mazanati is staying in there.
Jenklins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jenklins with a couple of short strikes.
Jenklins prevents Mazanati from getting the reversal.
Jenklins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jenklins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jenklins lands a heavy elbow.
Mazanati slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
Mazanati wants to get back to his feet.
Mazanati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mazanati trying to control from the bottom.
Jenklins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mazanati's head.
Mazanati looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jenklins trying to control the action but Mazanati is working from the bottom.
Jenklins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jenklins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jenklins throws and low kick but Mazanati moves out of range easily.
Jenklins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazanati stuffs the takedown.
Mazanati wants to clinch but Jenklins slips to the side
and Jenklins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mazanati wants to improve his position but Jenklins is controlling well.
Jenklins working the head and body with strikes.
Mazanati has hold of Jenklins's hands but Jenklins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mazanati slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mazanati had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jenklins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mazanati Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jenklins's back instead.
Jenklins manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mazanati's guard. Nice work there by Jenklins.
Jenklins is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Mazanati is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jenklins stops a takedown attempt from Mazanati.
Jenklins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mazanati throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mazanati prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leeroy Jenklins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazanati tries to score a body lock takedown but Jenklins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jenklins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mazanati pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jenklins gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazanati has hold of Jenklins's hands but Jenklins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenklins slips a nice elbow through Mazanati's hands, connecting with Mazanati's forehead.
Jenklins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jenklins 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenklins lands a nice short elbow.
Jenklins prevents Mazanati from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenklins connects with a nice short shot to Mazanati's temple.
Jenklins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jenklins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jenklins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenklins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jenklins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mazanati looks a forlorn figure.
Mazanati in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jenklins raining down shots from the mount!
Jenklins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jenklins landing strikes from the mount and Mazanati is in trouble!
Mazanati in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jenklins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mazanati?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenklins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mazanati taking shots to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jenklins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jenklins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mazanati is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mazanati is squirming around, avoiding Jenklins's attempts to control the action.
Jenklins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mazanati on the ground.
Jenklins working Mazanati over with strikes here.
Mazanati is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jenklins landing strikes from the mount and Mazanati is in trouble!
Jenklins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mazanati is looking to get to half guard.
Jenklins landing punches.
Jenklins breaks from Mazanati's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mazanati squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jenklins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mazanati is in a horrible position here. Jenklins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mazanati is trying to escape the mount.
Mazanati really wants to buck Jenklins off and get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mazanati is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mazanati is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jenklins working Mazanati over with strikes here.
Mazanati gets back to half guard.
Jenklins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mazanati is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jenklins pulls his head out easily.
Mazanati looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mazanati wants to get back to full guard.
Mazanati is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenklins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenklins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mazanati with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mazanati wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenklins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yokisho Mazanati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mazanati stalks Jenklins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenklins's face. Jenklins staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeroy Jenklins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jenklins 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Leeroy Jenklins!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Leeroy Jenklins!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Leeroy Jenklins!
Leeroy Jenklins wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Jenkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Allen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allen scores with a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Allen advances to half guard.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Allen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Allen thows a huge punch but Jenkins dodges it nicely.
Jenkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jenkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling Allen 's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allen thows a big elbow that misses.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jenkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Allen wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Allen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is trying to control but can't.
Jenkins is positioning himself well to prevent Allen advancing to mount.
Jenkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allen trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Jenkins wants to stand but Allen is controlling the position.
Jenkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jenkins is tightening it up a little... Allen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Allen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Allen taps out! nice BJJ there by Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Max Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Javier Chavez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarno Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Javier Chavez Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chavez Jr!
Chavez Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahma unloads with some shots from mount but Chavez Jr bucks and avoids them well.
Ahma punching from mount but Chavez Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ahma 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.
Ahma fails to take his opponent's back.
Poor strikes thrown by Ahma there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ahma looking to finish with strikes here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma tries to control but Chavez Jr wriggling away.
Ahma has hold of Chavez Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chavez Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ahma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chavez Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ahma looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ahma wants to finish this one by submission but Chavez Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ahma.
That's two 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.
Ahma is working for a guillotine from mount but Chavez Jr frees his head quite easily.
Ahma is breathing heavily.
Ahma moves to the back.
Ahma is persistently looking for the submission but Chavez Jr is defending it well.
Ahma controlling from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Chavez Jr is defending well though. Ahma let's go of the attempt for now.
Chavez Jr fending off the submission attempt from Ahma.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez Jr is trying to get back to his feet but Ahma has full control of the position and if anything, Chavez Jr has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ahma thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ahma patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ahma is cranking Chavez Jr's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Chavez Jr! He's tightened the choke and Chavez Jr is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarno Ahma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincezo DeMilio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincezo DeMilio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincezo DeMilio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher gets the takedown into side control.
Gallagher wants to control but DeMilio is keeping him busy.
DeMilio is letting Gallagher control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeMilio is looking to reverse the position.
Gallagher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeMilio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeMilio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
DeMilio wants to improve his position but Gallagher is controlling well.
Gallagher is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for DeMilio!
Gallagher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Vincezo DeMilio has been cut.
Gallagher working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
DeMilio is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMilio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gallagher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
DeMilio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for DeMilio.
DeMilio is breathing heavily.
DeMilio wants to sweep but no luck.
Gallagher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gallagher is pushing down on DeMilio's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeMilio is fighting to maintain full guard but Gallagher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Gallagher 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.
Gallagher is keen to just control but DeMilio is a slippery customer.
DeMilio is trying to stand back up but Gallagher is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher seems to be working for a kimura but DeMilio defends the submission attempt.
Gallagher is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is thwarting DeMilio's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Gallagher seems content to control.
Gallagher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for DeMilio!
Gallagher controlling the position easily from mount.
Gallagher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeMilio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gallagher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vincezo DeMilio's cut is getting worse.
Gallagher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but DeMilio manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gallagher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gallagher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher controls the position.
DeMilio is trying to improve his position.
Gallagher scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jeez, Vincezo DeMilio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vincezo DeMilio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Liam Gallagher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Cairn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes into the arena with Soldier Side blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Cairn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cairn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdul Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cairn fails with the takedown.
Cairn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cairn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cairn is trying to get back to half guard.
Cairn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cairn is trying to get back to full guard.
Cairn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Malik is thwarting Cairn's attempts to control the position.
Malik is keen to just control but Cairn is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik wants to stand up but Cairn is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cairn misses with a takedown attempt
and Malik counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cairn!
Abdul Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Cairn.
Cairn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Malik with shots to the head and body - Cairn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cairn is trying desperately to improve position.
Malik wants to get back to his feet but Cairn is holding on tight.
Cairn is trying to reverse the position but instead Malik has taken his back - oops!
Cairn looks gassed!
Cairn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cairn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik trying to control but Cairn is having none of it.
Malik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Malik get's back to his feet.
Malik throws a chopping leg kick but Cairn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malik tries to bum rush Cairn with a series of wild strikes but Cairn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cairn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cairn's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cairn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cairn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malik stacks Cairn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Malik!
Cairn is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairn is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cairn is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cairn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cairn is trying to maintain the position but Malik is very close to passing his half guard.
Cairn is trying to get back to full guard.
Cairn wants to control but Malik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cairn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cairn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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.
Cairn tries to get to full guard but Malik has control of the leg.
Cairn actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cairn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malik misses with a series of wild punches.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cairn checks it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cairn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cairn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Cairn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cairn misses with a takedown attempt
and Malik counters with a takedown into side control.
Malik decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cairn to his feet.
Malik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cairn.
Cairn fails with the takedown
and Malik counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cairn manages to get back to half guard.
Cairn tries to get to full guard but Malik has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cairn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Malik pulls his head out easily.
Cairn trying to control but Malik postures up.
Cairn keeping hold of Malik's head, controlling as best he can.
Cairn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malik trying to control the position from guard on top but Cairn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malik stopping the sweep attempt from Cairn.
Cairn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cairn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malik tries to stand but Cairn is controlling from the bottom.
Cairn is looking for a triangle but Malik pushes his legs off easily.
Cairn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cairn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cairn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cairn trying to control the position.
Malik trying to control but Cairn is working from the bottom.
Cairn managing to control the position.
Cairn is looking for a triangle but Malik pushes his legs off easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cairn has a closed guard, preventing Malik from standing up.
Cairn has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Malik should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cairn has tightened it up now! Malik 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 9:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anthony Cairn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Lovelace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovelace has chosen The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as his entrance music. Luna Lovelace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Barry Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luna Lovelace!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelace manages to avoid it.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lovelace's waist but Lovelace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Jimmy Barry Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Lovelace dodges it nicely.
Murphy with the ground and pound but Lovelace uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Lovelace blocks nicely.
Lovelace working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy works over Lovelace with some ground and pound from guard.
Lovelace keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Lovelace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murphy looking to control.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Lovelace trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lovelace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lovelace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lovelace stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Lovelace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lovelace is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Lovelace winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy has a hand on Lovelace's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lovelace takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
Lovelace with a couple of short strikes.
Lovelace controlling the pace for now.
Murphy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lovelace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lovelace is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Lovelace trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lovelace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Murphy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lovelace pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelace is working for a submission of some sort.
Lovelace looks gassed!
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
Lovelace won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Lovelace tries to pass.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovelace is one step ahead there.
Lovelace wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Lovelace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murphy is working an open guard so Lovelace takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Lovelace circles away.
Lovelace swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lovelace taking some punishment here, with Murphy in his half guard.
Lovelace is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Lovelace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Lovelace is working away.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but Lovelace defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Lovelace is looking to escape.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Lovelace is looking to escape.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but Lovelace is defending well.
Murphy wants to work for an arm triangle but Lovelace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lovelace wants to get back to his feet.
Lovelace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murphy 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.
Lovelace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lovelace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lovelace dives on top into guard.
Lovelace controlling from the top position.
Lovelace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lovelace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murphy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lovelace puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Lovelace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovelace is one step ahead there.
Murphy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Murphy looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Barry Murphy.
I think Murphy 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jimmy Barry Murphy!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jimmy Barry Murphy!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jimmy Barry Murphy!
Jimmy Barry Murphy wins by unanimous decision!
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