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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Elchert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Miroshnichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Elchert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Evgeniy Miroshnichenko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elchert keeps the fight on the outside.
Elchert leaves Miroshnichenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elchert avoids a kick to the body.
Miroshnichenko tries to bum rush Elchert with a series of wild strikes but Elchert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elchert gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Elchert is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miroshnichenko won't allow Elchert to pass to mount.
Miroshnichenko moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miroshnichenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Elchert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elchert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miroshnichenko is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miroshnichenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elchert controls the pace.
Elchert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miroshnichenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elchert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steven Elchert.
Elchert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miroshnichenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elchert somewhat.
Miroshnichenko with a poor takedown
and Elchert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miroshnichenko's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elchert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elchert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Elchert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miroshnichenko is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miroshnichenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elchert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elchert.
Steven Elchert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeniy Miroshnichenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miroshnichenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elchert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miroshnichenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miroshnichenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elchert is breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miroshnichenko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Elchert tries to lock up and control but Miroshnichenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miroshnichenko trying to control but Elchert is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Elchert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miroshnichenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elchert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miroshnichenko won't be happy with that.
Miroshnichenko sneaks back into half guard.
Miroshnichenko is looking for a sweep. Elchert is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miroshnichenko is looking to escape.
Elchert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miroshnichenko on the ground.
Elchert controlling the action here.
Miroshnichenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elchert keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Miroshnichenko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steven Elchert wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miroshnichenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elchert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elchert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elchert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steven Elchert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miroshnichenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elchert manages to get himself to full guard.
Elchert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miroshnichenko slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miroshnichenko lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elchert is trying to maintain the position but Miroshnichenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Miroshnichenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Elchert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miroshnichenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elchert won't allow Miroshnichenko to pass to mount.
Miroshnichenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elchert keeps working.
Elchert won't allow Miroshnichenko to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miroshnichenko is trying to work for a kimura but Elchert is defending well.
Miroshnichenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elchert defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Elchert 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!
Miroshnichenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elchert's head.
Elchert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miroshnichenko.
Elchert shoots and misses
and Miroshnichenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miroshnichenko.
Miroshnichenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Elchert has control of Miroshnichenko's left arm, preventing Miroshnichenko from doing any damage.
Elchert looking for a sweep. Not yet Elchert, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miroshnichenko gets to his feet - Elchert follows without any prompting.
Miroshnichenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Elchert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miroshnichenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elchert manages to get himself to full guard.
Miroshnichenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miroshnichenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Elchert is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miroshnichenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elchert keeping moving, preventing Miroshnichenko from controlling successfully.
Miroshnichenko tries to stand but Elchert is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elchert trying to control the position.
Evgeniy Miroshnichenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evgeniy Miroshnichenko.
Miroshnichenko gets the takedown into side control.
Elchert tries to control but Miroshnichenko manages to take his back.
Elchert is really stuck here.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elchert covering up well and avoiding damage.
Miroshnichenko trying to control momentarily.
Miroshnichenko gets his hands free as Elchert looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeniy Miroshnichenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Elchert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Elchert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Miller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer scores with a leg kick.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer connects with a body shot.
Spencer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spencer shoots in but no luck this time.
Spencer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Spencer clinches.
Miller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spencer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spencer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spencer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spencer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spencer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Miller to get to his feet.
Miller looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Spencer.
Spencer tries a head kick but it misses.
Spencer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.
Spencer lands a takedown into guard.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spencer wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Spencer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spencer lands with a nice body kick.
Spencer throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Spencer swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Spencer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Miller was covering up waiting for the punch and Spencer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller working for a triangle but Spencer defends it easily.
Spencer advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spencer can pounce on him.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Spencer tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Spencer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spencer counters with a one-two to the body.
Spencer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michael Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller is looking to escape.
Miller is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Spencer in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spencer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Spencer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spencer throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Spencer lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spencer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spencer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Michael Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Miller.
Spencer jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.
Spencer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crunch! Spencer slams his shin into Miller's torso.
Spencer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spencer trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to improve his position but Spencer is controlling well.
Spencer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Miller to get to his feet.
Spencer tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Spencer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spencer. Miller shrugs it off though.
Spencer instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spencer.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spencer prevents Miller from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Spencer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spencer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer is looking to land body kicks.
Michael Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Spencer looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spencer tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spencer.
Spencer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
Spencer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spencer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Michael Spencer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spencer.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Spencer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spencer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Miller tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Spencer content just to control the position here.
Spencer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer get's back to his feet.
Spencer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spencer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Spencer throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spencer can pounce on him.
Spencer throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spencer throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Spencer tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Spencer doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
James Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spencer 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Spencer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakatsu Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking Point - One of a Kind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Masakatsu Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luger controls Suzuki momentarily but Suzuki frees himself.
Luger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suzuki!
Suzuki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Suzuki is squirming around, avoiding Luger's attempts to control the action.
Suzuki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luger wants to control the pace but Suzuki is squirming around nicely.
Luger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suzuki is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger tries to control but Suzuki wriggling away.
Suzuki is looking to get to half guard.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luger content just to control the position here.
Luger looking to control but Suzuki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Suzuki working to try and regain half guard.
Luger trying to control but Suzuki is having none of it.
Suzuki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard but Luger has mounted him!
Suzuki is looking to improve his position but Luger isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger controlling from the full mount.
Luger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suzuki is looking to escape.
Suzuki can't escape the position.
Suzuki is squirming around, avoiding Luger's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luger controlling the position easily from mount.
Suzuki is working to get back to half guard.
Luger controlling from the full mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Luger just wasn't active enough.
Suzuki walks into a jab.
It looks like Masakatsu Suzuki has been cut.
Luger lands with a good body shot.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Luger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suzuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Suzuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luger cracks a nice hook into Suzuki's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masakatsu Suzuki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luger.
Luger is looking to wear down Suzuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suzuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luger swivels and escapes.
Luger lands with an overhand left.
Luger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luger lands a nice looking body shot.
Luger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luger works Suzuki's body with a nice hook.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Luger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Masakatsu Suzuki's cut even more.
Masakatsu Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suzuki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suzuki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luger digs a good body shot into Suzuki's ribs.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Suzuki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The cut above Masakatsu Suzuki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luger jabs at Suzuki's body.
Suzuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suzuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shane Luger is winning the standup battle so far.
Luger lands with a good body shot.
Suzuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Luger does it's job there.
Luger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suzuki.
Luger cracks a nice hook into Suzuki's ribs.
Luger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luger connects with a nice looking jab.
Masakatsu Suzuki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Luger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luger lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Masakatsu Suzuki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Luger!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Eggson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddler comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder. Jason Riddler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Riddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Eggson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler throws a series of punches but Eggson moves out of range.
Riddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eggson dodges the punch combination from Riddler.
Eggson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riddler.
A slow jab from Riddler misses its intended target.
Eggson slips a straight right by Riddler.
Eggson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eggson fakes the leg kick and cracks Riddler in the body.
Eggson closes the distance and clinches up with Riddler, looking for a takedown. Eggson pushes Riddler against the cage but Riddler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eggson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riddler avoids it really well and circles away.
Eggson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eggson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Riddler is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carl Eggson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
May is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
May misses with an uppercut. Zubrowka saw that one coming.
May scores with a jab. Zubrowka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
May looks to throw the jab but Zubrowka is out of range.
Zubrowka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zubrowka thuds his shin into the meat of May's side.
May swinging wildly here.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
May tries to pull guard but Zubrowka won't allow it.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zubrowka.
Nice body kick there by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka scores with a spinning back kick!
May walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
May jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zubrowka lands a nice shot to the body.
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.
It looks like James May has been cut.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May walks into a straight right hand from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zubrowka connects with a high kick.
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Zubrowka lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zubrowka connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka lands with a nice body kick.
Zubrowka jabs May to the body, keeping him at a distance.
May throws a lazy right hand but Zubrowka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from May misses
and Zubrowka counters with a nice leg kick.
Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from May.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka crunches a lovely knee into May's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
Zubrowka connects with a nasty looking knee right to May's face.
Zubrowka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zubrowka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. May shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zubrowka moves into the clinch successfully.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May throws a body punch but Zubrowka moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May throws a right hand that Zubrowka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zubrowka also avoids with ease.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zubrowka darts in and clinches May up against the cage.
Zubrowka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite May's efforts to push away.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! Zubrowka slams his shin into May's torso.
Zubrowka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zubrowka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
May misses with a hook. Zubrowka ducked under it nicely.
Zubrowka throws a leg kick which misses May's front leg but catches the back leg as May tries to avoid it.
Zubrowka gets a clinch.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zubrowka.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zubrowka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May misses with a hook. Zubrowka ducked under it nicely.
Zubrowka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping May at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka walks into a jab.
Zubrowka rushes May and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for May, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zubrowka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Zubrowka lands but May takes it in his stride.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that May semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.
James May's cut is getting worse.
Zubrowka prevents May from breaking the clinch.
May is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
May takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zubrowka keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zubrowka.
A knee to the head by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but May blocks with his arms.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
May blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - May throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Zubrowka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James May's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zubrowka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zubrowka there as he acknowledges the shot.
May throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zubrowka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May just misses with a punch to the body.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zubrowka lands a nice elbow.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zubrowka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
May on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zubrowka. Zubrowka obviously looking to wear him down.
Zubrowka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and May connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zubrowka scrambles back to his feet.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zubrowka landing knees to the body.
May tries for a takedown but Zubrowka manages to get underhooks.
Zubrowka lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
Zubrowka cracks the inside of May's front leg.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! May crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zubrowka - the referee stops the clock and May gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zubrowka. May manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May throws out a loose jab but Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zubrowka ducks under a wild hook from May.
Zubrowka connects with an inside leg kick.
May is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
Zubrowka digs a good body shot into May's ribs.
May misses with a hook.
Zubrowka has May up against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down May rather than just go for the knockout.
Zubrowka clinches up against the cage.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka rushes May and presses him up against the cage.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from May misses
and Zubrowka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zubrowka drives through and clinches with May against the cage.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and May avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zubrowka.
Zubrowka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by May.
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!
Zubrowka throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
May is looking to clinch but Zubrowka is avoiding it.
May takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
May lands with an uppercut that bounces Zubrowka off the cage and back into rage.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zubrowka, right into the meat.
Zubrowka stuns May with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zubrowka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from May misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for May.
May shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zubrowka counters with a low kick, right behind May 's knee.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from May.
May is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
May jabs Zubrowka right on the nose. Zubrowka blinks but takes it well.
May tries to keep at a distance but Zubrowka has taken the fight into the clinch.
May is trying to break the clinch but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but May blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
May throws a looping overhand right but Zubrowka ducks down to avoid it.
Zubrowka throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
May misses the jab.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! May crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zubrowka - the referee stops the clock and May gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zubrowka. May manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zubrowka lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
May tries a head kick but it misses.
Zubrowka lands with a nice body kick.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
May throws a hook but Zubrowka avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Zubrowka lands but May takes it in his stride.
Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May clobbers Zubrowka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
May walks into a jab.
Zubrowka has closed the distance and engaged May in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
May fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
May wants to get back to striking at distance but Zubrowka won't allow it.
May jumps guard but Zubrowka stands there with May around his waist. May gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladivar Zubrowka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James May's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
May throws a looping overhand right but Zubrowka ducks down to avoid it.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and May connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zubrowka scrambles back to his feet.
May closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zubrowka lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zubrowka - that will leave a mark!
Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
Zubrowka lands an elbow just above May 's eye.
Zubrowka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
May working hard to break the clinch.
May on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zubrowka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka lands with a right hand.
Zubrowka moves into range and clinches up with May.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May tries to keep at a distance but Zubrowka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka rushes May and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May is trying to push Zubrowka away but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from May.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. May shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zubrowka drives through and clinches with May against the cage.
May avoiding damage as Zubrowka throws knees to the body.
Zubrowka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
May tries to break the clinch but Zubrowka is controlling the position.
May on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May avoids the head kick by Zubrowka.
May throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zubrowka misses the jab.
Zubrowka pushes May up against the cage in a clinch.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka thows a left - swing and a miss!
May scores with a sloppy right hand. Zubrowka should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Zubrowka.
May misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from May misses.
Zubrowka moves out of range as May strikes.
Vladivar Zubrowka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. May shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
May misses with a low kick.
May looks to land a right hand but Zubrowka moved out of range.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zubrowka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zubrowka has closed the distance and engaged May in a clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka moves out of range of the leg kick from May.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka lands a nice shot to the body.
Zubrowka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zubrowka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent May stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May working hard to break the clinch.
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
May tries to break the clinch but Zubrowka is controlling the position.
Zubrowka has May pressed against the cage, preventing May from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May fails to land the takedown.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May looks to throw the jab but Zubrowka is out of range.
Zubrowka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt May.
May takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick. May tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
May throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zubrowka pushes May up against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zubrowka clinches.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but May blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka scores with a jab. May acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zubrowka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zubrowka staying out of range there.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May tries to break free but Zubrowka pushes him back against the cage.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May avoids the body shot from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from May.
Zubrowka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zubrowka defending well as May loads up on a big left hand.
Zubrowka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
May misses with a straight right.
May takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from May misses.
Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
May throws a leg kick but Zubrowka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zubrowka lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May wants to break free but Zubrowka has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladivar Zubrowka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zubrowka 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 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladivar Zubrowka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Trinckelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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20
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tony Trinckelton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a leg kick but Trinckelton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Trinckelton is avoiding it.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson dives in and grabs Trinckelton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trinckelton pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trinckelton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trinckelton keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Trinckelton blocks nicely.
Trinckelton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trinckelton pushes Wilson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Trinckelton closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson is trying to push Trinckelton away but Trinckelton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trinckelton manages to break the clinch.
Wilson thumps Trinckelton with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinckelton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Trinckelton getting side control.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trinckelton working over Wilson with some ground and pound. Wilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trinckelton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trinckelton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trinckelton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trinckelton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Trinckelton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trinckelton.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trinckelton is working away from the top position though.
Wilson tries to roll over but Trinckelton keeps him under control.
Trinckelton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trinckelton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Trinckelton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
Trinckelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trinckelton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trinckelton wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trinckelton is nestled in close to Wilson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilson tries to roll over but Trinckelton keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson moves into full guard.
Trinckelton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trinckelton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trinckelton chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson 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.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Trinckelton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson wants to stand up but Trinckelton is controlling him.
Trinckelton drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Trinckelton off! Trinckelton jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Trinckelton lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trinckelton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trinckelton has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trinckelton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trinckelton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trinckelton wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Trinckelton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trinckelton trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Trinckelton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trinckelton postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Trinckelton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Trinckelton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trinckelton stands up and waves to Wilson to follow him.
Trinckelton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Trinckelton working Wilson over with strikes.
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!
Trinckelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trinckelton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trinckelton.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Trinckelton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trinckelton is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trinckelton working Wilson over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trinckelton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinckelton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trinckelton wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Trinckelton wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trinckelton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trinckelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trinckelton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trinckelton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trinckelton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trinckelton connects with a nice short shot to Wilson's temple.
Trinckelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trinckelton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Trinckelton wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Tony Trinckelton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trinckelton connects with a nice short shot to Wilson's temple.
Trinckelton works his way into full mount!
Trinckelton unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trinckelton working Wilson over with strikes here.
Trinckelton lands with some strikes.
Wilson is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Trinckelton! Wilson is hurt baaadly! Trinckelton is firing away with more strikes - Wilson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Trinckelton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cane Gairzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix) as his entrance music. Cane Gairzinio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christopher Gracie's chin.
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24
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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25
143 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Christopher Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch there but Gairzinio circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Gairzinio pushes him off.
No joy there for Gairzinio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gairzinio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gairzinio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christopher Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gairzinio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gairzinio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gairzinio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gairzinio doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gairzinio wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gairzinio's head.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gairzinio's head.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gairzinio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie punching from mount but Gairzinio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gairzinio is breathing heavily.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gairzinio is rocked!
Gracie unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gairzinio wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gracie celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mortimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Steinburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steinburger has chosen Throw the Jew down the well as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Mortimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Steinburger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinburger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Charles Steinburger has been cut.
Steinburger moves out of range of the strikes.
Mortimer throws a body punch but Steinburger moves out of range.
Charles Steinburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinburger throws a front kick aimed at Mortimer's knee but Mortimer avoids it well.
Mortimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steinburger connects with a solid leg kick.
Mortimer lands with a nice body punch.
Mortimer misses with a body shot.
Mortimer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinburger feints and then cracks Mortimer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mortimer down.
Steinburger dodges the punch combination from Mortimer.
Danga de danga de dang - Mortimer scores with a four punch combination!
Steinburger moves out of range of the body kick from Mortimer.
Mortimer misses with a two punch combination.
Steinburger throws a leg kick that misses.
Mortimer thows a leg kick but Steinburger checks it
and Steinburger counters with a good low kick that Mortimer was not able to check.
Steinburger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steinburger throws a leg kick but Mortimer checks it.
Steinburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steinburger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mortimer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mortimer keeps the fight on the outside.
Steinburger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steinburger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steinburger throws a leg kick which misses Mortimer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mortimer tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mortimer tries to keep at a distance but Steinburger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steinburger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mortimer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steinburger missing with knees to the body.
Mortimer looking to slow down the pace here.
Mortimer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mortimer wants to break free but Steinburger has control.
Steinburger lands a knee to the body.
Steinburger crunches a lovely knee into Mortimer's ribcage.
Steinburger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steinburger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steinburger controlling the action here for a moment.
Steinburger tries to land knees in the clinch but Mortimer avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steinburger lands a body shot.
Steinburger trying to land knees to the body.
Mortimer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steinburger avoiding damage.
Mortimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mortimer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mortimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mortimer tries to work over Steinburger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steinburger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mortimer avoids it.
Steinburger tries to land knees in the clinch but Mortimer avoids the damage to the body.
Mortimer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steinburger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mortimer has Steinburger pushed against the cage.
Steinburger scores with a hook to the body.
Mortimer blocks the elbow strike.
Mortimer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger moves out of range as Mortimer strikes.
A low kick from Steinburger is predictable there
and Mortimer counters with a two punch combo.
Mortimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mortimer lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Charles Steinburger's cut even more.
Mortimer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mortimer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steinburger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big left from Mortimer misses.
Mortimer stuns Steinburger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mortimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steinburger is out of range.
Steinburger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mortimer's 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!
Mortimer misses with a body kick.
Mortimer misses with a body shot.
Mortimer swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Steinburger.
Mortimer keeps the fight on the outside.
Mortimer misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steinburger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steinburger. That's going to slow Mortimer down.
Mortimer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steinburger.
Steinburger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mortimer's head.
Steinburger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steinburger darts in and clinches Mortimer up against the cage.
Steinburger lands a good knee to the midsection. Mortimer won't want to take too many of those.
Steinburger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steinburger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mortimer gets through Steinburger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steinburger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steinburger crunches a lovely knee into Mortimer's ribcage.
Steinburger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mortimer avoids it.
Steinburger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steinburger manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steinburger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steinburger scores with a push kick.
Steinburger lands with a kick to the temple. Mortimer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steinburger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Steinburger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Steinburger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinburger. Mortimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steinburger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mortimer.
Mortimer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steinburger tries a low kick but Mortimer avoids it.
Mortimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Mortimer.
Mortimer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steinburger lands with a kick to the temple. Mortimer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mortimer misses with a body punch
and Steinburger counters with a nice leg kick.
Mortimer is looking to chop away at Steinburger's legs.
Charles Steinburger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mortimer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tony Mortimer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mortimer lands a really nice looking cross but Steinburger seems unphased.
Steinburger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steinburger throws a head kick but Mortimer moves out of range.
Mortimer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steinburger misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steinburger throws a solid leg kick but Mortimer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steinburger.
Steinburger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Mortimer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mortimer misses.
Steinburger tries a low kick but Mortimer avoids it.
Steinburger throws a head kick but Mortimer moves out of range.
Mortimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steinburger moves away.
Steinburger throws a leg kick
and Mortimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steinburger checks a leg kick.
Mortimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mortimer throws a leg kick
and Steinburger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mortimer misses with the head strike.
Mortimer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steinburger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mortimer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steinburger blocking some punches.
Steinburger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mortimer avoids it.
Mortimer throws a head punch that misses.
Mortimer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steinburger obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steinburger throws a solid leg kick but Mortimer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steinburger.
Steinburger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy left from Mortimer finds it's target.
A punch combination from Mortimer misses.
Steinburger tries a head kick but it misses.
Steinburger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mortimer's sensitive parts.
Steinburger tries to score with a low kick but Mortimer moves his leg out of the way.
Steinburger rushes Mortimer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steinburger being controlled against the cage.
Mortimer avoiding damage as Steinburger throws knees to the body.
Mortimer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steinburger.
Steinburger looking to slow down the pace here.
Steinburger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mortimer avoids it.
Mortimer wants to break free but Steinburger has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steinburger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mortimer.
Steinburger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steinburger lands a nice knee to the body.
Mortimer avoiding damage as Steinburger throws knees to the body.
Mortimer tries to work over Steinburger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steinburger stalling in the clinch.
Mortimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steinburger is looking to score with low kicks.
Steinburger thows a leg kick but Mortimer checks it
and Mortimer counters with a series of strikes. Steinburger will be more careful next time no doubt.
The cut above Charles Steinburger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mortimer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steinburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mortimer. That did some damage!
Mortimer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steinburger.
Mortimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steinburger.
A head kick misses from Mortimer.
Mortimer throws a lazy head kick
and Steinburger moves into the clinch.
Steinburger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mortimer up against the cage.
Mortimer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger landing knees to the head.
Mortimer tries to break the clinch but Steinburger is controlling the position.
Mortimer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steinburger working Mortimer over with knees to the body.
Steinburger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steinburger.
Steinburger tries to land knees in the clinch but Mortimer avoids the damage to the body.
Mortimer misses with a punch to the body.
Steinburger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mortimer.
Mortimer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mortimer working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Steinburger.
Mortimer tries to break the clinch but Steinburger is controlling the position.
Mortimer trying to control the position but instead, Steinburger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mortimer into the cage.
Steinburger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mortimer is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steinburger landing knees to the body.
Steinburger lands a knee to the head.
Mortimer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Steinburger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Steinburger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mortimer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steinburger can pounce on him.
Mortimer misses with a looping left.
Steinburger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mortimer if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steinburger.
Steinburger tests Mortimer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steinburger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinburger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mortimer misses with a body shot.
Mortimer swats away the attempt to clinch by Steinburger.
Steinburger feints and then cracks Mortimer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mortimer down.
Mortimer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mortimer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steinburger.
Steinburger tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steinburger tries to clinch but Mortimer is having none of it.
Steinburger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steinburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortimer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steinburger misses with a low kick.
Mortimer tries to bum rush Steinburger with a series of wild strikes but Steinburger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steinburger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steinburger tries a head kick but it misses.
Steinburger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mortimer works the jab nicely.
Mortimer lands with a nice body punch.
Steinburger throws a front kick aimed at Mortimer's knee but Mortimer avoids it well.
Mortimer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steinburger is able to avoid easily.
Steinburger throws a nice head kick!
Mortimer checks a low kick from Steinburger.
Mortimer moves out of range as Steinburger throws a body kick.
Steinburger misses with a head kick.
Mortimer lands a nice shot to the body.
Steinburger checks the leg kick.
A combination from Steinburger does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortimer lands a slapping body shot.
Steinburger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mortimer cracks Steinburger with a good jab.
Mortimer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steinburger.
Mortimer scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mortimer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steinburger is looking to land body kicks.
Mortimer misses with a looping left.
Steinburger moves into the clinch.
Mortimer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortimer misses with a straight left.
Steinburger rushes Mortimer and presses him up against the cage.
Steinburger lands a knee to the head.
Mortimer breaks the clinch.
Mortimer cracks Steinburger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charles Steinburger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steinburger throws a leg kick but Mortimer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steinburger wants to clinch up but Mortimer keeps it at a distance.
Steinburger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortimer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steinburger checks it well.
Steinburger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mortimer throws a right and a left that Steinburger avoids nicely.
Mortimer throws a nice looking combination but Steinburger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steinburger is looking to clinch but Mortimer is avoiding it.
Mortimer misses with a series of wild punches.
Steinburger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mortimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mortimer cracks Steinburger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Steinburger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steinburger throws a leg kick which misses Mortimer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mortimer tries to avoid it.
Steinburger misses with a low kick.
Mortimer throws a lazy right hand but Steinburger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steinburger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mortimer scores with a hook to the body.
Tony Mortimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mortimer.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steinburger stalls.
Steinburger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steinburger digs a right hand into Mortimer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mortimer's gas tank.
Come on Mortimer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mortimer misses with a body punch.
Mortimer managing to block the knees to the body from Steinburger.
Mortimer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortimer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steinburger counters with a leg kick.
Mortimer scores with a shot to the body.
Mortimer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mortimer misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinburger throws a nice head kick!
Steinburger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mortimer.
Steinburger thows a leg kick but Mortimer checks it
and Mortimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortimer just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Steinburger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steinburger 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Steinburger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunde Sven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Marvin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunde Sven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sven was well out of range. Poor timing from Marvin.
Sven goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin lands with a shot to the body.
Sven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marvin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sven ducks under a wild hook from Marvin.
Sven tries to close the distance and clinch but Marvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marvin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sven manages to avoid it.
Marvin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Marvin crashes against the mat.
Marvin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Marvin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sven to see if he's OK.
Marvin is trying to get an arm triangle but Sven is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sven is trying to control Marvin's posture but Marvin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Marvin stalls from top position.
Marvin is looking to take a break and control but Sven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sven's face as Marvin controls the position.
Marvin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Marvin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sven can't do much from the bottom here.
Sven prevents Marvin from moving into mount.
Marvin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marvin is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin trying to control the position but Sven is working away.
Sven parries the strikes from Marvin easily there. Marvin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sven to escape.
Marvin with the ground and pound but Sven regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sven pushes Marvin off and gets back to his feet.
Sven misses with a body shot
and Marvin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marvin throws a jab when Sven was well out of range.
Marvin scores with a hook to the body. Sven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marvin pushes Sven up against the cage in a clinch.
Marvin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sven backwards.
Sven struggles to land a body shot inside as Marvin controls his hands.
Sven misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Marvin.
Marvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sven.
Marvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marvin lands a right hand.
Marvin scores with a hook to the body.
Marvin presses Sven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Marvin.
Marvin digs a right hand into Sven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sven's gas tank.
Marvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sven or not.
Sven is breathing heavily.
Marvin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marvin lands with a light punch inside.
Marvin prevents Sven from breaking the clinch.
Marvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sven backwards.
Marvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sven.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marvin.
A right hand to the body from Marvin.
Marvin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sven's efforts to push away.
Sven tries to score a body lock takedown but Marvin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marvin lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Marvin.
Sven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Marvin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marvin.
Sven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marvin lands with a short shot to the head.
Marvin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marvin lands a right hand.
Marvin digs a right hand underneath Sven's ribcage. Sven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Marvin.
Marvin lands a left hand.
Marvin cracks Sven with a nice body shot.
Marvin has clasped his hands together around Sven's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Marvin cracks Sven with a big right hand but Sven just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sven seems a little lost for a moment, as Marvin dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin lands a few punches from side control.
Marvin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin advances nicely into full mount.
Sven is bucking up trying to escape but Marvin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marvin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sven's waist but Sven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marvin off to one side.
Marvin takes a swing at Sven's ribcage but misses.
Marvin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marvin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sven tries to get out of the position.
Marvin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marvin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marvin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marvin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Marvin wants to control but Sven is keeping him busy.
Sven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sven, who protects the arm well.
Marvin is looking to take a break and control but Sven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marvin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marvin controlling the position.
Marvin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marvin trying to control the position but Sven is working away.
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.
Marvin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marvin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sven has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marvin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sven to see if he's OK.
Sven is trying to get back to half guard.
Sven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marvin on the ground.
Marvin wants to control but Sven is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven is trying to improve his position.
Marvin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marvin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sven is looking to get back to his feet here but Marvin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sven's back.
Marvin cracks Sven with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sven from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Marvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marvin cracks Sven with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sven from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sven is keeping busy.
Sven trying to get back to his feet but Marvin is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sven defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Marvin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sven.
Marvin missing with strikes.
Sven staying busy and making it hard for Marvin to control.
I really don't envy Sven right now.
Marvin has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Sven is in real trouble here. Marvin gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Sven is tapping out! Marvin wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Marvin! King Marvin retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Underworld's choice of entrance music: Mr. Torture. Hades Underworld has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with TJ Johnson's chin.
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26
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underworld keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Underworld has managed to clinch.
Underworld lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Underworld smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Underworld lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab lands there for Underworld.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Underworld sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Underworld instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Underworld.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Underworld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Underworld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Underworld lands a body shot in the clinch.
Underworld scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Underworld lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Underworld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underworld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Underworld presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Underworld presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Underworld presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Underworld - that landed with a thud.
Underworld works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Underworld lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Underworld as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Underworld.
Good body shot from Underworld.
Underworld drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Underworld lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Underworld drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A left hand lands to the body for Underworld.
Underworld lands with a right to the head.
Underworld works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Underworld creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson tries to clinch up but Underworld pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Johnson to the mat! Johnson covers up and Underworld unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hades Underworld! Hades Underworld retains his middleweight title!
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