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HFC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Mihic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Mihic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mihic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mihic lands with some strikes.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Mihic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Mihic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Andy Johnson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Mihic finish him?
Mihic lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mihic with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Mihic lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Andy Johnson's cut even more.
Mihic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Mihic.
Andy Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andy Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marko Mihic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brugnolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Estavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Brugnolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juanito Estavan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brugnolo forces Estavan back against the ropes and clinches.
Estavan keeps control of Brugnolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brugnolo has picked Estavan up - he's going for a ride! Brugnolo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brugnolo moves into full mount! Estavan won't be happy about that!
Brugnolo trying to control but Estavan is having none of it.
Estavan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brugnolo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Estavan wants to control but Brugnolo is having none of it.
Brugnolo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Estavan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Estavan is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estavan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Brugnolo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Estavan wants to improve his position but Brugnolo is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Estavan looks to land a combination. Brugnolo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brugnolo lands a jab-cross combination.
Estavan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Estavan showed some decent athleticism there.
Brugnolo wants to improve his position but Estavan is controlling well.
Brugnolo actively working from the bottom here.
Estavan trying to mount his opponent but Brugnolo defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estavan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Estavan working over Brugnolo with some ground and pound. Brugnolo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brugnolo is looking to improve his position.
Estavan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Estavan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Estavan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Brugnolo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brugnolo tries to get to full guard but Estavan has control of the leg.
Brugnolo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo is looking to improve his position.
Brugnolo is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brugnolo connects with a jab.
Brugnolo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brugnolo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brugnolo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Estavan wants to break free but Brugnolo has control.
Estavan tries to break the clinch but Brugnolo is controlling the position.
Brugnolo prevents the takedown attempt.
Estavan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brugnolo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Estavan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Estavan is looking to break free of the clinch but Brugnolo has double underhooks.
Brugnolo manages to break the clinch.
Brugnolo throws a combination. Estavan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estavan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brugnolo counters with a head kick.
Estavan shoots and misses
and Brugnolo counters with a head kick.
Kevin Brugnolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Estavan.
Estavan tries to clinch but Brugnolo moves away
and Brugnolo counters with a thumping low kick.
Estavan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Estavan throws a head kick that misses.
Estavan fails with the takedown
and Brugnolo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brugnolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brugnolo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brugnolo feints and then cracks Estavan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estavan down.
Brugnolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juanito Estavan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brugnolo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brugnolo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Brugnolo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brugnolo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Estavan as he jumps to the side.
Estavan throws a head kick that misses
and Brugnolo counters with a good low kick that Estavan was not able to check.
Brugnolo instigates a clinch.
Estavan tries for a takedown but Brugnolo manages to get underhooks.
Brugnolo can't break the clinch.
Brugnolo pulls guard effortlessly.
Brugnolo seems keen to control Estavan's posture.
Brugnolo looking for a sweep. Not yet Brugnolo, not yet.
Brugnolo is looking to stand up but Estavan isn't so interested in that idea.
Brugnolo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brugnolo wants to get back to his feet but Estavan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estavan trying to control but Brugnolo is working from the bottom.
Estavan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brugnolo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estavan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Estavan is pushing down on Brugnolo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brugnolo is fighting to maintain full guard but Estavan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brugnolo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brugnolo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Estavan stands up and waves to Brugnolo to follow him.
Estavan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estavan misses with a takedown
and Brugnolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Estavan's head.
Brugnolo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brugnolo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Estavan throws a body kick the misses
and Brugnolo counters with a good low kick that Estavan was not able to check.
Brugnolo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brugnolo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brugnolo trying to control from half guard but Estavan is working away.
Brugnolo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Estavan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brugnolo wants to control but Estavan is keeping him busy.
Brugnolo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Estavan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brugnolo is nestled in close to Estavan, 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.
Estavan gets back to full guard.
Estavan keeping full guard, as Brugnolo tries to pass.
Estavan pushes Brugnolo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Estavan falls off balance throwing a combination
so Brugnolo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brugnolo is fighting to break Estavan's control of his arms but Estavan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brugnolo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Estavan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Brugnolo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Estavan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Brugnolo's back instead.
Estavan avoiding Brugnolo 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estavan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brugnolo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Estavan keeps control of the position as Brugnolo tries to break free.
Estavan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brugnolo is defending well though. Estavan let's go of the attempt for now.
Brugnolo wants to get back to his feet.
Will Estavan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kevin Brugnolo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estavan not allowing Brugnolo to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brugnolo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Estavan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brugnolo!
Estavan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Estavan with a couple of short strikes.
Brugnolo wants to hold on but Estavan pushes him away.
Brugnolo tries to improve his position but instead Estavan has taken his back!
Brugnolo is in bad spot here.
Estavan softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Brugnolo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estavan is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Brugnolo up.
Estavan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brugnolo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brugnolo for a finish.
Estavan biding his time, controlling Brugnolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estavan has the hooks in. Brugnolo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brugnolo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Brugnolo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Estavan's guard. Nice work there by Brugnolo.
Brugnolo postures up.
Estavan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Estavan holds on and takes a little breather.
Brugnolo wanted to stand there but Estavan had control of the position.
Brugnolo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brugnolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Estavan with a poor takedown
and Brugnolo counters with a low kick, right behind Estavan 's knee.
That's two 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.
Brugnolo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Estavan has a closed guard, preventing Brugnolo from standing up.
Estavan keeping moving, preventing Brugnolo from controlling successfully.
Brugnolo is looking to work some ground and pound but Estavan has wrist control.
Brugnolo postures up.
Brugnolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Estavan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brugnolo wants to pass the guard but Estavan is keeping the position.
Brugnolo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brugnolo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brugnolo lands a glancing blow to the side of Estavan's head.
Estavan takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estavan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brugnolo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Estavan keeping moving, preventing Brugnolo from controlling successfully.
Brugnolo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brugnolo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Estavan wants to sweep here but Brugnolo controlling him for the moment.
Brugnolo slips nicely into half guard.
Brugnolo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Estavan to get to his feet.
Brugnolo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estavan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Brugnolo lands an elbow inside.
Brugnolo pulls guard successfully.
Brugnolo seems keen to control Estavan's posture.
Estavan trying to control the position from guard on top but Brugnolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo punching from the bottom.
Brugnolo 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.
Brugnolo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Estavan wants to control from the top but Brugnolo keeps moving.
Estavan 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.
Brugnolo working a defensive guard here.
Juanito Estavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brugnolo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Estavan manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Brugnolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brugnolo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Kevin Brugnolo!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Kevin Brugnolo!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Kevin Brugnolo!
Kevin Brugnolo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnathon Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Juicy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnathon Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bison.
Reyes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bison is controlling him well.
An elbow from Bison crashes against the mat.
Bison throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reyes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bison taking a breather here.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Bison drags him back down.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bison gets a clinch.
Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bison breaks from the clinch.
Reyes tries to keep at a distance but Bison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Bison manages to get underhooks.
Bison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reyes.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathon Reyes.
Reyes wants a takedown but no success here.
Reyes is working for takedown but Bison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reyes looks gassed!
Bison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bison throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Bison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bison prevents Reyes from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bison decides to stand up.
Bison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bison trying to mount his opponent but Reyes defends it.
Reyes tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bison manages to move to mount!
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bison is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Bison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the ring accompanied by Eric Morrillo- Break Down the Doors. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Faraday!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faraday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faraday misses with a knee strike.
Faraday stops a takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson is working Faraday over against the ropes.
Faraday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faraday prevents it.
Robinson jumps guard but Faraday stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faraday lands a knee to the head.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Faraday holds him up against the ropes and eventually Robinson drops back down to his feet.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sam Robinson has been cut.
Faraday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faraday prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faraday tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Faraday with a knee to the head.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faraday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robinson looking for a takedown.
Faraday lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Faraday is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faraday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson clinches.
Faraday lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Faraday trying to stall but Robinson improves his position.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faraday fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Faraday tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Robinson is pressed up against the ropes. Faraday has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Faraday shows good takedown defense.
Faraday wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Faraday is trying to control Robinson's posture but Robinson avoids it.
Faraday gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faraday flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Faraday tries to kick Robinson off but Robinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faraday trying to hold on to Robinson's head to control him but Robinson postures up.
Faraday tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Robinson wants to stand up but Faraday is controlling the position.
Faraday trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Faraday tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robinson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faraday's guard.
Robinson stops Faraday from standing up.
Faraday manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Faraday looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faraday avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Robinson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Robinson is squirming around, avoiding Faraday's attempts to control the action.
Robinson working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Robinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Faraday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but Faraday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faraday as he jumps to the side.
Faraday tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Robinson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Faraday to stand up.
Faraday wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Faraday is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson wants to control for a moment but Faraday uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control but Faraday is keeping busy.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Faraday is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Faraday wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Faraday controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Faraday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Robinson.
Faraday working a defensive guard here.
Faraday is looking to stand up but Robinson isn't so interested in that idea.
Faraday controlling Robinson's posture.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Faraday is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working hard here to advance position.
Faraday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him.
Sam Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Faraday is proving hard to escape from.
Faraday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faraday tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faraday lands a knee to the head.
Faraday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Faraday is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robinson is stalling here. Faraday is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Robinson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Faraday has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Robinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Robinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faraday tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faraday to the ground. Faraday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Faraday's head but Faraday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faraday has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Faraday's guard now.
Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Faraday's guard now.
Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sam Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faraday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson moves into the clinch.
Faraday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faraday prevents it.
Robinson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faraday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faraday throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faraday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Robinson drags the fight down to the ground.
Faraday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson wants to stand but Faraday is controlling the position.
Faraday decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Robinson, up you get!
Robinson looks for a takedown but Faraday sprawls well.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Robinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Robinson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faraday keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Faraday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faraday tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Robinson.
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!
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson stands and steps away. Faraday gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Robinson shoots in and bounces Faraday off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dominic Faraday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faraday throws a head kick that half lands.
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but Faraday defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robinson trying to control the action but Faraday is working from the bottom.
Faraday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faraday is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faraday keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Sam Robinson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Sam Robinson!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Sam Robinson!
Sam Robinson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud has chosen Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
130 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gronk Groenhud!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a series of punches but Groenhud avoids them all with ease.
Groenhud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Groenhud scores with a one two! Gunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Billy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Groenhud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groenhud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Groenhud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Groenhud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gunn is rocked!
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!
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Groenhud cracks Gunn with a left hook right on the temple and Gunn goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Groenhud lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gunn is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gronk Groenhud!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Vorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Vorhees has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Vorhees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredrik Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorhees throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Vorhees fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vorhees changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johansson tries to avoid it but Vorhees manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johansson to the ground. Johansson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vorhees throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Fredrik Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorhees tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson moves into range and clinches up with Vorhees.
Vorhees is trying to stall.
Johansson lands an elbow inside that Vorhees shrugs off.
Johansson lands a damaging elbow.
Vorhees tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Vorhees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorhees tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson works on Vorhees's body with a couple of short punches.
Johansson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johansson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Johansson.
Johansson gets through Vorhees's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Johansson.
Johansson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vorhees's face.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Johansson digs a right hand underneath Vorhees's ribcage. Vorhees let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vorhees is breathing heavily.
Vorhees fails to pull guard.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johansson crunches a lovely knee into Vorhees's ribcage.
Johansson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johansson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johansson jumps guard and drags Vorhees to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johansson has Vorhees pulled in close to control his posture.
Johansson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vorhees. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vorhees prevents Johansson from getting back to his feet.
Johansson controlling Vorhees's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Let's hope that Johansson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to keep Vorhees in close.
Vorhees advances position into side control!
Vorhees will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vorhees wants to stand but Johansson is controlling his arm.
Vorhees is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vorhees's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Vorhees tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Johansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vorhees.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johansson is trying to control but can't.
Vorhees thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Vorhees is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Johansson. No joy for Vorhees on that attempt.
Vorhees tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johansson swivels and escapes.
Vorhees tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vorhees throws a front kick aimed at Johansson's knee but Johansson avoids it well.
Johansson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johansson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vorhees is looking to control Johansson's arms but Johansson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vorhees has his back to the ropes.
with the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Vorhees, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansson clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Johansson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johansson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vorhees will feel that in the morning.
Vorhees looks for a takedown but Johansson sprawls well.
Vorhees throws a front kick aimed at Johansson's knee but Johansson avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johansson.
Jason Vorhees is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vorhees tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Vorhees tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johansson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vorhees really felt that one!
Vorhees gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johansson counters with a body kick that stops Vorhees in his tracks momentarily.
Johansson has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson lands a left hand.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Vorhees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vorhees misses with the head strike.
Johansson scores with a hook to the body.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vorhees backwards.
Vorhees tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johansson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Vorhees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorhees scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorhees scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johansson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Vorhees easily slips into full mount!
Vorhees scoring with strikes but Johansson is staying in there.
Vorhees wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.
Vorhees lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorhees looking to control but Johansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vorhees looking to finish with strikes here!
Vorhees wants to control but instead Johansson manages to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vorhees moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorhees controls the position.
Vorhees passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johansson!
Johansson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vorhees trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Vorhees controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to hold on but Vorhees postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vorhees jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johansson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Vorhees dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johansson has closed the distance and engaged Vorhees in a clinch.
Vorhees breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson clinches.
Johansson lands a knee to the body.
Johansson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vorhees jumps guard but Johansson stands there with Vorhees around his waist. Vorhees gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johansson with a knee to the head.
Vorhees has had enough of the clinch but Johansson keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Johansson.
Johansson lands a knee to the body.
Johansson scores with a hook to the body.
Vorhees goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johansson prevents it.
Johansson landing knees to the body.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Johansson ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johansson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vorhees would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Vorhees from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson 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.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Vorhees from controlling successfully.
Vorhees controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vorhees wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vorhees is looking to stand up but Johansson won't let him.
Vorhees wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johansson clinches up against the ropes.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson stops a takedown attempt from Vorhees.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Vorhees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorhees is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johansson is keeping busy.
Johansson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vorhees lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson pulls Vorhees into guard.
Vorhees trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson controlling the position.
Vorhees tries to stand but Johansson is controlling from the bottom.
Vorhees trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Vorhees drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johansson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johansson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johansson!
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.
Vorhees tries to escape but Johansson is in control.
Vorhees struggling a bit here.
Vorhees is looking for a sweep.
Johansson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vorhees will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Johansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johansson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Fredrik Johansson!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Fredrik Johansson!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Fredrik Johansson!
Fredrik Johansson wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ROCCO hard stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). stone comes to the ring accompanied by tempel of india. Blackley has chosen Shock To The System by Billy Idol as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ROCCO hard stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Blackley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley avoids a kick to the body.
stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackley.
stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from stone does no damage.
Crack! A monster head kick from stone and Blackley falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). ROCCO hard stone!
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