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BKC 46 : Bautin Vs Parka PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Job (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Job is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Need A Dollar. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Job!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Job misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Job throws a series of punches but Nishimura avoids them all with ease.
Job moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Job.
Job misses with a wild combination.
Job throws a series of punches but Nishimura avoids them all with ease.
Job misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Job!
Steve Job seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishimura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nishimura misses with a head kick.
Nishimura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Job defends it well.
Nishimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Job doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nishimura.
Nishimura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nishimura is stalling here. Job is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nishimura seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Job has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Job scores with punches from side control.
Nishimura prevents Job from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura trying to remain calm as Job controls from the top position.
Job advances to full mount.
Job looking to control but Nishimura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nishimura is trying desperately to improve position.
Nishimura is working hard here to advance position.
Nishimura wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Job controlling the position easily from mount.
Job goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nishimura is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nishimura forces his way into half guard.
Nishimura prevents Job from improving his position.
Nishimura trying to control from half guard but Job is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nishimura trying to mount his opponent but Job defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Job slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nishimura postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Job is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nishimura, into his guard.
Job wants to pass the guard but Nishimura is keeping the position.
Job slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nishimura avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Job.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Job 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.
Nishimura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Job takes a swing at Nishimura's ribcage but misses.
Job throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nishimura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Job regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nishimura has gone for a leg lock! Job slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nishimura's guard.
Nishimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Nishimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Job defends it easily.
Job trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nishimura manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura advances to half guard.
Job is looking to control Nishimura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Job avoid being mounted?
Nishimura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nishimura seems to be working for a kimura but Job defends the submission attempt.
Nishimura seems to be looking for submissions.
Job is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Nishimura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Job manages to get to full guard.
Nishimura trying to control but Job is working from the bottom.
Job wants to sweep but no luck.
Job looking to control.
Nishimura is looking to stand up but Job won't let him.
Job is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Job just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Job is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Job doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nishimura counters with a nice leg kick.
Nishimura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Job counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Job.
Nishimura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nishimura wants to stand but Job is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nishimura is trying to control the position but Job postures up.
Job passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Job tries to pass to full mount but Nishimura defends it.
Job wants to control but Nishimura is keeping him busy.
Nishimura is looking to control Job's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nishimura avoid being mounted?
Job is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Job is trying to control. Nishimura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Job prevents Nishimura from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Job showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Job fails to land with a series of punches.
Job throws a series of punches but Nishimura avoids them all with ease.
Nishimura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Job misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Job!
Nishimura misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Job.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nishimura moves into full mount! Job won't be happy about that!
Job is working to get back to half guard.
Job takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nishimura landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Job turns into him and now he's in Nishimura's guard.
Nishimura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Job defends well.
Job tries to free his leg and advance position but Nishimura is retaining full guard.
Nishimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Job trying to control the position from guard on top but Nishimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Nishimura throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Job wants to control from the top but Nishimura keeps moving.
Steve Job has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nishimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Job scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Job lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Nishimura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Job advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Job thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nishimura's head.
Shinji Nishimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nishimura wants to control but Job is keeping busy.
Nishimura is looking for a sweep. Job is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four 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.
Nishimura punching from the bottom.
Job is trying to control. Nishimura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Job is looking for a kimura here.
Job thows a huge punch but Nishimura dodges it nicely.
Job looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Job comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Job has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Job!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Going In. Long Dong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Belisle's chin.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belisle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Long Dong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belisle is looking to clinch.
Belisle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belisle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belisle prevents a body shot from Dong.
Belisle swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Dong as the two fighters clinch.
Belisle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belisle tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong avoids the damage to the body.
Dong scores with a shoulder strike.
Belisle is breathing heavily.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belisle is trying to maintain a safe position but Dong gets an underhook and turns Belisle into the cage.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Belisle controls the action.
Belisle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belisle working Dong over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belisle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belisle as Dong tries to tie him up.
Dong digs a right hand into Belisle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belisle's gas tank.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belisle's elbow.
Belisle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Dong scores with a hook to the body.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belisle trying to control the position but instead, Dong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belisle into the cage.
A short right from Dong.
Belisle prevents a body shot from Dong.
Dong tries to work over Belisle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belisle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Belisle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belisle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dong misses with the combination.
Belisle walks into a stiff left hand from Dong.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong scores with a nice strike.
Dong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belisle throws a chopping leg kick but Dong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Belisle throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Long Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belisle tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belisle.
A head kick misses from Belisle.
Belisle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belisle misses with a head kick.
Belisle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belisle slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
Dong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belisle.
Dong misses with a two punch combination.
Dong lands a nice shot that snaps Belisle's head back.
Belisle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dong looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Belisle from controlling successfully.
Dong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Belisle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dong, up you get!
Belisle throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dong misses with a two punch combination.
Belisle slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
Dong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Dong does it's job there.
Belisle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Belisle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong's head backwards.
Belisle misses with a combination
and Dong counters with a left and a right that stings Belisle.
Belisle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.
Belisle is pushing Dong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belisle misses with a knee to the head.
Belisle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belisle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dong blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Belisle blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Dong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dong blocks a head kick by Belisle.
Belisle throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Belisle shoots in but no luck this time.
Dong avoids the head kick by Belisle.
Belisle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belisle lands a jab to the head.
Dong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belisle shoots in and drives through. Dong sprawls well.
Dong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Belisle moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belisle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belisle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belisle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve Belisle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belisle counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong looks to land a combination. Belisle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dong stuns Belisle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dong clobbers Belisle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Dong - just one landing.
Belisle is rocked!
Dong Rushes Belisle and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Belisle is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Dong Piles on the pressure and Belisle crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Long Dong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson moves into the clinch successfully.
Strife lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferguson prevents the takedown attempt.
Strife works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferguson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strife misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Strife scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strife misses with a punch to the body.
Strife with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strife is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ferguson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferguson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strife drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ferguson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Strife has Ferguson in his guard.
Strife lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferguson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife throws some wild stikes that Ferguson manages to avoid easily.
Strife throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferguson because Strife loaded up on that one.
Ferguson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Ferguson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferguson stops Strife from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ferguson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ferguson looks gassed!
Strife jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferguson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferguson and Strife has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Strife tries to move to mount but Ferguson blocks the move with his legs.
Strife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferguson, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Strife tries to advance to mount but Ferguson denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strife lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife tries to advance to mount but Ferguson denies him.
Ferguson tries to escape but Strife is in control.
Strife works to advance to full mount. Ferguson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ferguson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Strife is landing with some decent strikes but Ferguson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strife looking to ground and pound but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strife sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife throws some wild stikes that Ferguson manages to avoid easily.
Strife wants to take his opponent's back but Ferguson doesn't allow it.
Strife goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ferguson turns into him and now he's in Strife's guard.
Ferguson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Strife stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Ferguson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Strife.
Strife thows a body shot but no joy.
Strife lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Ferguson drives through and clinches with Strife against the cage.
Strife misses with an elbow over the top.
Strife lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferguson wants a takedown but no success here.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strife misses with an elbow over the top.
Strife scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strife backwards.
Ferguson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strife prevents it.
Strife prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Strife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strife prevents the takedown attempt.
Cloud Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turd Ferguson.
Strife throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferguson blocks it with crossed arms.
Strife misses with a knee to the head.
Strife prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Strife.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strife prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strife lands a left hand.
Strife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferguson avoiding damage as Strife throws knees to the body.
Ferguson gets underhooks to prevent Strife's takedown attempt.
A short right from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cloud Strife has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferguson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strife is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Ferguson.
Strife pushes Ferguson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strife lands with a right to the head.
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strife misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strife is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferguson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferguson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strife clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Strife manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ferguson's guard. Nice work there by Strife.
Strife sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferguson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferguson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Strife wants to advance to full mount but Ferguson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Strife is looking to advance position but Ferguson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Strife slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferguson is working for a kimura but Strife is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferguson prevents Strife from improving his position.
Strife 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Strife is controlling the position.
Ferguson 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.
Cloud Strife overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strife tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
Strife works his way to full guard. Good work.
Strife is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strife is looking to advance position but Ferguson won't allow it.
Ferguson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Strife.
Ferguson wants to stand and escape but Strife is having none of it.
Strife wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strife advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that second round.
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!
Strife stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strife thows a body shot but no joy.
Strife lands a jab.
Ferguson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Ferguson lands but Strife takes it in his stride.
Strife doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Strife wants to hit a switch here but Ferguson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Strife there!
Strife is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson working for a submission but Strife is keeping him at bay.
Ferguson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Strife is surviving well by controlling Ferguson's body position as best he can.
Ferguson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Strife can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ferguson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Strife keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strife sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ferguson is working for a kimura but Strife is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferguson is looking to advance position but Strife won't allow it.
Strife makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strife.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strife is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson can't keep his opponent in guard - Strife advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Strife wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is defending well.
Strife is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!
Ferguson is controlling an arm, preventing Strife from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ferguson is in a horrible position here. Strife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Strife unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Strife unloads with some shots from mount but Ferguson bucks and avoids them well.
Strife forces the positional change into back control.
Can Ferguson hold on?! Strife is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Strife lands punches and elbows.
Ferguson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Strife.
Strife has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Ferguson is defending well but eventually Strife manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Ferguson has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cloud Strife!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kren Litzke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Litzke has chosen Feuer Frei by Rammstein as his entrance music. Kren Litzke 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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29
290 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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28
299 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kren Litzke!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litzke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roland swivels and escapes.
Litzke fails with a takedown attempt.
Roland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Litzke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roland preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roland preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Roland.
Roland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Litzke takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Kren Litzke has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litzke misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Litzke moves away from the strike by Roland.
Litzke lands a jab to Roland's midsection.
Roland tests Litzke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Litzke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roland counters with a takedown into side control.
Antonio Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kren Litzke.
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roland cracks Litzke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Litzke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Litzke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Roland off and has taken his back!
Well, with Litzke on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Roland is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Litzke misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Roland covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Litzke is trying to stick to Roland's back but Roland is turning into Litzke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Litzke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Roland.
Litzke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Litzke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Litzke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Litzke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roland defends it easily.
Litzke looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Litzke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Litzke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roland's guard.
Litzke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Litzke working to try and regain half guard.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Litzke is in trouble!
Roland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Litzke is looking to escape.
Roland lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litzke is working to get back to half guard.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Litzke is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roland lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Litzke is trying to escape the mount.
Roland postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Litzke looks a forlorn figure.
Litzke can't escape the position.
Roland controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Litzke is desperately trying to improve his position but Roland has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Roland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Roland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kren Litzke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roland swinging wildly here.
Litzke has his takedown stuffed
letting Roland counter with a right hand.
Litzke throws the left hand but Roland avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Litzke. Beautiful body shot.
Roland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roland lands a body shot.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
Litzke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
Litzke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roland.
Litzke is breathing heavily.
Litzke slips under a jab.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
Roland misses with a body punch
and Litzke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Litzke is trying desperately to land a takedown but Roland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Litzke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litzke shoots and misses
letting Roland counter with a right hand.
Antonio Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kren Litzke.
Litzke throws a right hand that Roland ducks under and follows up with a left that Roland also avoids with ease.
Kren Litzke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Litzke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roland moves away.
Roland closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Litzke quickly recovers to half guard.
Litzke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roland wants to take a breather but Litzke is having none of it.
Litzke wants to improve his position but Roland is controlling well.
Roland slips a nice elbow through Litzke's hands, connecting with Litzke's forehead.
Roland passes the guard and advances to mount!
Roland wants to control the pace but Litzke is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Litzke?
Litzke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Roland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roland landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litzke is trying desperately to improve position.
Litzke is bucking up trying to escape but Roland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Litzke is working to get back to half guard.
Litzke tries to hold on but Roland pushes him away.
Litzke is bucking up trying to escape but Roland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland lands with some strikes.
Litzke is bucking up trying to escape but Roland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Litzke can't escape the position.
Litzke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litzke can do to turn this around?
Roland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Litzke hang on?
A nice elbow there by Roland.
Antonio Roland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roland breaks from Litzke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Litzke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Litzke is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Litzke is in trouble!
Roland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roland looking to finish Litzke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Litzke!
Roland lands a heavy elbow.
Roland landing punches.
Roland lands a heavy elbow.
Roland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Litzke?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Litzke tries to reverse the position but Roland maintains control.
Roland lands with some strikes.
Litzke is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Roland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kren Litzke's cut.
That's time! Roland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Litzke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roland scores with a jab to the body.
Roland drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Litzke wants to get back to full guard.
Litzke is trying to maintain the position but Roland is very close to passing his half guard.
Roland gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Litzke throws a jab but it's blocked by Roland.
Roland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Litzke!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Roland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Litzke's face.
Litzke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Litzke tries to free his leg and advance position but Roland is retaining full guard.
Litzke throws and elbow that misses. Roland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Litzke's guard. Nice move by Roland!
Litzke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Litzke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roland has managed to get both his arms back between Litzke's legs - danger averted.
Roland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Litzke's head.
Roland preventing the sweep.
Roland trying to control but Litzke is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Litzke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Litzke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roland has passed into side control.
Roland is putting a hurting on Litzke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Litzke is trying to improve his position.
Roland stands up and beckons Litzke to his feet.
Roland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Litzke is trying to defend but Roland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Litzke tries to roll over but Roland keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roland wants to control but Litzke is keeping him busy.
Roland prevents Litzke from improving his position.
Roland is just content to waste time from the top position. Litzke takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Roland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Litzke is keeping the position for now.
Litzke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Litzke tries to control but Roland wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roland tries to hold on but Litzke pushes him away.
Litzke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Litzke lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Litzke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Roland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roland 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Roland!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between rick johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobba Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to my sacrifice by creed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sapp's choice of entrance music: SHAFT- Isaac hayes. rick johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobba Sapp's chin.
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26
309 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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22
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, rick johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobba Sapp!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sapp throws a looping overhand right but johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Sapp takes a swing at johnson's ribcage but misses.
Sapp throws a hook but johnson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sapp. johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sapp throws a jab when johnson was well out of range.
Sapp ducks right into an uppercut from johnson.
It looks like Bobba Sapp has been cut.
Sapp stuffs the takedown.
Sapp stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like rick johnson has been cut.
Bobba Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sapp throws out the jab.
Sapp leaves johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rick johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp misses with a wild body shot.
Sapp misses with a hook. johnson ducked under it nicely.
Sapp throws a hook to the side of johnson's head but johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sapp lands a big uppercut and johnson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but johnson looks OK. Sapp waves johnson back to his feet!
Sapp throws an overhand right that lands on johnson's shoulder, as johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Sapp lands a nice shot to the body.
johnson is breathing heavily.
A jab from Sapp misses.
Sapp circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops johnson to the canvas! johnson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Sapp keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobba Sapp!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Makhdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhdoom comes to the cage accompanied by The Rocky Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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24
179 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Makhdoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhdoom throws a series of punches but Arteta avoids them all with ease.
Arteta misses with a hook.
Arteta throws the left hand but Makhdoom avoids the punch easily.
Arteta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makhdoom.
Makhdoom takes one on the button.
Makhdoom throws a hook but Arteta avoids it easily.
Arteta swings for the body but Makhdoom moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta lands with a nice body punch.
Makhdoom throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhdoom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arteta.
Makhdoom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arteta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arteta tries to close the distance and clinch but Makhdoom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makhdoom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arteta.
Arteta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arteta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slow jab from Arteta misses its intended target.
Makhdoom throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Makhdoom keeps the fight on the outside.
Makhdoom lands with a nice combination. Arteta backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arteta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makhdoom looks to land a combination but Arteta avoids it well.
Arteta misses with a body shot.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makhdoom keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta defending well as Makhdoom loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Arteta.
Arteta looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhdoom is just out of range.
Arteta sizes up Makhdoom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.
Arteta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makhdoom doesn't seem bothered though.
Arteta clinches with his opponent.
Makhdoom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta gets through Makhdoom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makhdoom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Arteta as the two fighters clinch.
Arteta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
Makhdoom manages to break the clinch.
Makhdoom slips a straight right by Arteta.
Makhdoom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arteta.
Makhdoom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arteta.
Makhdoom takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that round.
That's time! Makhdoom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makhdoom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makhdoom avoids the body shot from Arteta.
Makhdoom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Makhdoom does no damage.
Arteta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhdoom moves away.
Arteta lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhdoom takes a swing at Arteta's ribcage but misses.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arteta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makhdoom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arteta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makhdoom misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Arteta. Beautiful body shot.
Makhdoom throws a nice looking combination but Arteta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two 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.
Arteta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arteta avoids the body shot from Makhdoom.
Makhdoom misses with the combination.
Makhdoom lands with an overhand left.
Arteta misses with a body shot
and Makhdoom counters with a left to the body.
Arteta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makhdoom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omar Makhdoom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makhdoom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makhdoom tries to score with a low kick but Arteta moves his leg out of the way.
Makhdoom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makhdoom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arteta avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Makhdoom looks to land a combination but Arteta avoids it well.
Arteta misses with a shot to the body
and Makhdoom counters with a right hand to the body.
Arteta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhdoom.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arteta tries to clinch up but Makhdoom circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Omar Makhdoom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Makhdoom misses with a few strikes there.
Arteta tries to close the distance and clinch but Makhdoom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arteta catches Makhdoom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makhdoom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arteta fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta scores with a body shot.
Makhdoom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arteta lands a nice shot to the body.
Arteta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arteta wants it to stay on the feet.
Arteta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makhdoom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makhdoom misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta stuffs the takedown.
Arteta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Arteta. Beautiful body shot.
Makhdoom throws a hook but Arteta avoids it easily.
Makhdoom misses with a double jab.
Makhdoom defending well as Arteta loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhdoom misses with the combination.
Diego Arteta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arteta connects with the punch.
Arteta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arteta. Makhdoom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arteta jabs at Makhdoom's body.
Sloppy strikes from Makhdoom. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arteta misses with a body punch
and Makhdoom counters with a one-two to the body.
Makhdoom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arteta misses with a body shot
and Makhdoom counters with a right hand to the body.
Makhdoom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
A big left from Arteta misses.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makhdoom was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta.
Arteta cracks Makhdoom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Arteta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arteta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Arteta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gora Sammo (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ouriel Semiazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gora Sammo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semiazas misses with a straight left.
Semiazas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sammo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sammo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semiazas's waist but Semiazas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sammo off to one side.
Semiazas looks to land a left hand but Sammo moved out of range nicely.
Sammo needs to keep his hands up - Semiazas had a free shot at his head there.
Semiazas tries to clinch up.
Semiazas misses with a wild body shot.
Sammo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Semiazas!
Semiazas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sammo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Semiazas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sammo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Semiazas turns into him and now he's in Sammo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo wants to get back to his feet but Semiazas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Semiazas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Semiazas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sammo has his feet on Semiazas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Semiazas swinging wildly here.
Semiazas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sammo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Semiazas counters with a stiff right hand.
Semiazas with a jab.
Sammo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Semiazas in his tracks.
Sammo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semiazas's waist but Semiazas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sammo off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammo takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Sammo misses.
Semiazas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Semiazas enables Sammo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Semiazas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sammo trying to control but Semiazas is working from the bottom.
Sammo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice body punch from Semiazas.
Semiazas scores with the left hand. Sammo knows he should have avoided that one.
Sammo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Semiazas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Semiazas sprawls well initially but Sammo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semiazas is trying to control but can't.
Sammo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semiazas keeping control of the position.
Semiazas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sammo wants to take a breather but Semiazas is having none of it.
Sammo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Semiazas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sammo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sammo stopping the sweep attempt from Semiazas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouriel Semiazas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sammo has his takedown stuffed
and Semiazas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sammo!
Sammo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Semiazas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Semiazas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sammo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Semiazas.
Semiazas throws some wild stikes that Sammo manages to avoid easily.
Semiazas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Semiazas throws some wild stikes that Sammo manages to avoid easily.
Semiazas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Semiazas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sammo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Semiazas postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sammo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Semiazas and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ouriel Semiazas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Randaberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randaberg has chosen The Lucky Bullets as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Randaberg!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randaberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strikes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Randaberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strikes is fending him off so far but Randaberg persists. Nope, Strikes circles away and we're back to standing.
Randaberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strikes throws a series of punches but Randaberg avoids them all with ease.
Randaberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strikes.
Strikes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strikes ducks under a wild hook from Randaberg.
Strikes gets a clinch.
Randaberg throws a head punch that misses.
Randaberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Strikes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Strikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strikes slows down the pace here.
Strikes lands a knee to the body.
Strikes throws a head punch that misses.
Strikes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randaberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randaberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Strikes.
Randaberg has Strikes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strikes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carlos Strikes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Randaberg.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the head but Randaberg blocks with his arms.
Randaberg tries for a takedown but Strikes manages to get underhooks.
Strikes leaning against his opponent.
Randaberg slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randaberg.
Strikes blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randaberg misses the jab.
Strikes ducks under a wild hook from Randaberg.
Randaberg misses with a combination
and Strikes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Randaberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Randaberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strikes quickly recovers to half guard.
Randaberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strikes is looking for a sweep. Randaberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Randaberg 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.
Randaberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Strikes trying to control but Randaberg postures up.
Strikes tries to roll over but Randaberg keeps him under control.
Randaberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strikes defends it well.
Randaberg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strikes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Randaberg.
Strikes is refusing to be controlled, as Randaberg sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Randaberg thows a huge punch but Strikes dodges it nicely.
Randaberg is controlling the pace.
Randaberg wants to pass to mount but Strikes is defending the position.
Strikes tries to get to full guard but Randaberg has control of the leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Randaberg is trying to control. Strikes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Randaberg seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randaberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Strikes tries to get to full guard but Randaberg has control of the leg.
Strikes gets full guard.
Randaberg trying to control but Strikes is working from the bottom.
Randaberg is stalling in the full guard.
Randaberg wants to control from the top but Strikes keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Strikes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Randaberg misses.
Strikes moves in looking to clinch but Randaberg pushes him off.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randaberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randaberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Strikes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strikes ducks under a wild hook from Randaberg.
Randaberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randaberg looks to throw the jab but Strikes is out of range.
Strikes tries to clinch but Randaberg is having none of it.
Randaberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strikes tries to avoid it but Randaberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strikes to the ground. Strikes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randaberg throws the left hand but Strikes avoids the punch easily.
Randaberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Randaberg scores with a jab to the body.
Randaberg lands a nice shot that snaps Strikes's head back.
Randaberg lands a jab to the nose.
Randaberg throws an overhand right that lands on Strikes's shoulder, as Strikes tries to avoid the shot.
Randaberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randaberg cracks a nice hook into Strikes's ribs.
Randaberg throws a lazy right hand but Strikes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randaberg tries for a takedown but Strikes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Randaberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos Strikes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Randaberg.
Strikes misses with a head kick.
Randaberg misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Randaberg.
Danga de danga de dang - Randaberg scores with a four punch combination!
Strikes is looking to clinch but Randaberg is avoiding it.
Randaberg shoots in for a double leg but Strikes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice jab there from Randaberg.
Randaberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strikes wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Randaberg!
Randaberg misses with a low kick as Strikes jumps back.
Carlos Strikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randaberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strikes's waist but Strikes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Randaberg off to one side.
Randaberg is breathing heavily.
Randaberg scores with a jab to the body.
Strikes instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes keeps control of Randaberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Randaberg goes for a takedown attempt but Strikes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Strikes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Randaberg lands.
Randaberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Randaberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Randaberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randaberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Randaberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Randaberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randaberg loads up on a big right hand but Strikes slips the punch.
Randaberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strikes avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randaberg throws a lazy right hand but Strikes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes just misses with a punch to the body.
Randaberg lands with a hook. Strikes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carlos Strikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randaberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strikes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Randaberg misses with a hook.
Randaberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Randaberg throws a hook but Strikes avoids it easily.
Strikes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Randaberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
Randaberg dips to his left and cracks Strikes with an uppercut!
Randaberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Strikes lands a front kick.
Strikes tries to clinch but Randaberg moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Randaberg.
Strikes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randaberg.
Strikes misses with a wild combination.
Randaberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Strikes tries to clinch but Randaberg moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes slips a jab from Randaberg.
Strikes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricky Randaberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strikes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randaberg.
Strikes tries to clinch there but Randaberg circles away.
Randaberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strikes has time to react.
Randaberg fails to land the takedown.
Strikes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randaberg throws a nice looking combination but Strikes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strikes tries to move into range but Randaberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strikes throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strikes throws a leg kick but Randaberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strikes doesn't manage to clinch there - Randaberg circles away.
Nice shot by Randaberg.
Randaberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Randaberg 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! This is the final round!
Strikes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randaberg.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randaberg misses with a looping left.
Randaberg with a jab.
A big right from Randaberg misses.
Strikes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Randaberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strikes tries a low kick but Randaberg avoids it.
Randaberg lands a two punch combo.
Randaberg misses with a wild combination.
Strikes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Randaberg misses.
Strikes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strikes tries a head kick but it misses.
Randaberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strikes has time to react.
Strikes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randaberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Strikes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Randaberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Randaberg misses with a wild combination.
Randaberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randaberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strikes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randaberg.
Strikes moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Randaberg.
Strikes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randaberg shoots in and drives through. Strikes sprawls well.
Carlos Strikes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Randaberg.
Strikes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strikes closes the distance and pushes Randaberg back into the cage.
Randaberg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Strikes.
Strikes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randaberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Strikes breaks from the clinch.
Strikes is looking to clinch.
Strikes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strikes throws a nice looking combination but Randaberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Randaberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strikes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Strikes throws a head kick that Randaberg semi-blocks.
Randaberg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strikes is looking to clinch.
Strikes lands a slapping body shot.
Randaberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strikes tries to clinch but Randaberg is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strikes.
Strikes staying out of range there.
Randaberg blocks a head kick by Strikes.
Strikes looks for the body kick but Randaberg saw that one coming.
Strikes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Randaberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randaberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strikes.
Strikes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Randaberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes lands a really nice looking cross but Randaberg seems unphased.
Strikes takes the fight into the clinch.
Randaberg managing to block the knees to the body from Strikes.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randaberg avoids it.
Randaberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randaberg gets the takedown into side control.
Strikes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Randaberg is looking to take a break and control but Strikes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randaberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Strikes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Randaberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg looking to control but Strikes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Randaberg thowing shots but they're missing.
Strikes bucks up and throws Randaberg to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Randaberg fails with the takedown
and Strikes counters by moving into the clinch.
Strikes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strikes blocks an uppercut.
Randaberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strikes's efforts to push away.
Randaberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Randaberg.
I think Randaberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josey Wales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the cage accompanied by Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Josey Wales!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shepherd throws a series of punches but Wales avoids them all with ease.
Shepherd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shepherd.
Wales avoids the body shot from Shepherd.
Wales takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shepherd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wales moves away.
Wales forces Shepherd back against the cage and clinches.
Wales blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Wales.
Wales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shepherd's face.
It looks like Frankie Shepherd has been cut.
Shepherd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shepherd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wales avoids the body shot from Shepherd.
Wales throws a hook but Shepherd avoids it easily.
Wales loads up on a big right hand but Shepherd slips the punch.
Wales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepherd avoids it really well and circles away.
Shepherd cracks Wales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd tests Wales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shepherd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wales.
Shepherd jabs Wales to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shepherd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shepherd throws a low kick, looking for Wales's leg but Wales calmly moves out of range.
Shepherd is looking to wear down Wales with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shepherd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wales is rocked!
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses.
Wales is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepherd finish him?
Wales staying out of range there.
A jab from Shepherd misses.
Wales slips a jab from Shepherd.
Shepherd connects with a stiff jab that staggers Wales - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frankie Shepherd!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bautin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lobotomy. Parka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphys - Im Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piru Parka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin misses with an uppercut. Parka saw that one coming.
Parka tries to land a front kick but Bautin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bautin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
Parka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parka avoids the head kick by Bautin.
Bautin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parka.
Parka throws a head kick that misses.
Parka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bautin defending well though.
Parka lands strikes from half guard.
Bautin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Parka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bautin keeps working.
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.
Bautin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parka is working away from the top position though.
Bautin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parka lands a nice short elbow.
Parka winds up and cracks Bautin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bautin is trying to get back to full guard.
Parka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka working over Bautin with some ground and pound. Bautin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parka thows a huge punch but Bautin dodges it nicely.
Parka is working for an americana but Bautin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Parka was thinking about the submission.
Parka lands a couple of digs.
Bautin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parka prevents Bautin from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parka throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parka is looking to work some ground and pound but Bautin has wrist control.
Parka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka preventing the sweep.
Parka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parka trying to control the position from guard on top but Bautin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Parka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Parka throws a big right hand that misses.
Parka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bautin is keeping the position for now.
Parka throws a strike but Bautin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parka has his foot on Bautin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bautin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bautin chips away with some ground and pound.
Parka is trying to keep Bautin in close.
Parka wants to sweep here but Bautin controlling him for the moment.
Parka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bautin defends well.
Parka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Parka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bautin postures up in Parka's guard and throws a big left but Parka blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautin trying to control but Parka is working from the bottom.
Parka wants to sweep here but Bautin controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piru Parka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bautin throws a front kick aimed at Parka's knee but Parka avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Bautin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bautin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Bautin.
Parka slips under a jab.
Bautin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bautin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parka blocks a leg kick.
Bautin tries to bum rush Parka with a series of wild strikes but Parka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parka misses with a leg kick.
Bautin throws a head kick but Parka moves out of range.
Bautin scores with a hook.
Bautin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parka's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautin looks to land a left hand but Parka moved out of range nicely.
Bautin throws a head kick that misses
and Parka counters with an inside leg kick.
Bautin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Parka.
Bautin looks to throw the jab but Parka is out of range.
Parka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parka is trying to control the action in half guard but Bautin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bautin wants to improve his position but Parka is controlling well.
Parka trying to control the pace.
Parka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bautin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bautin is staying active underneath Parka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautin is trying to get back to full guard.
Parka is trying to control the action in half guard but Bautin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Parka.
Parka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bautin's head.
Bautin moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parka lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parka throws and elbow that misses. Bautin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parka's guard. Nice move by Bautin!
Bautin trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bautin is not content to let Parka control the position.
Bautin is trying to stand back up but Parka is controlling him
Parka trying to control from half guard but Bautin is working away.
Parka content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parka prevents Bautin from improving his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bautin moves into full guard.
Piru Parka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bautin trying to keep a closed guard but Parka is proving a slippery customer.
Parka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parka stopping the sweep attempt from Bautin.
Parka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bautin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piru Parka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
That's time! Bautin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bautin's half guard.
Parka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bautin is not content to let Parka control the position.
Parka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Parka prevents Bautin from improving his position.
Parka working over Bautin with some ground and pound. Bautin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bautin's head.
Parka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parka is looking to take a break and control but Bautin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bautin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bautin keeps working.
Bautin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parka.
Parka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautin has hold of Parka's hands but Parka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bautin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parka.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bautin's head.
Parka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bautin has hold of Parka's hands but Parka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bautin has hold of Parka's hands but Parka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bautin is looking to improve his position.
Bautin is staying active underneath Parka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Parka working the head and body with strikes.
Sergei Bautin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parka with the ground and pound but Bautin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parka throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parka.
Bautin trying to keep a closed guard but Parka is proving a slippery customer.
Parka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piru Parka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parka slips nicely into half guard.
Parka is thwarting Bautin's attempts to control the position.
Parka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bautin wants to improve his position but Parka is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piru Parka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parka 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piru Parka!
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