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Honor FC 8: Execution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley's entrance music is Shock To The System by Billy Idol. A fine choice. Rogers has chosen "Firefly" by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ricky Rogers enters the ring!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley misses with a head kick.
Blackley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blackley throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.
Rogers is trying to keep Blackley in close.
Blackley won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackley trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rogers works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blackley is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers 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.
Blackley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blackley trying to strike off his back.
Blackley trying to control the position.
Blackley looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackley, not yet.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Blackley circles away easily
and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rogers won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackley trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
Rogers wants to control but Blackley postures up.
The ground and pound from Blackley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.
Blackley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for 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.
Blackley is breathing heavily.
Rogers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rogers gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Blackley preventing the sweep.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.
Blackley won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Blackley throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.
Rogers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blackley uses it to pass to side control.
Blackley is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blackley's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rogers is looking to control Blackley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rogers avoid being mounted?
Rogers wants to stand back up but Blackley manages to pass into side control.
Rogers tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blackley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rogers is positioning himself well to prevent Blackley advancing to mount.
Rogers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Blackley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackley's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Blackley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogers scores with a takedown into Blackley's guard.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Blackley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blackley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rogers's head.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Blackley tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Blackley lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackley connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers keeping busy on the bottom but Blackley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Blackley has control of the leg.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Blackley is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blackley in particular looking to stall.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
Blackley is controlling the pace.
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.
Rogers wants to control but Blackley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blackley works his way into side control.
Rogers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Blackley's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blackley working the ground and pound effectively.
Blackley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
Blackley breaks from Rogers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blackley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blackley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogers tries to hold on but Blackley pushes him away.
Rogers can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackley working Rogers over with strikes here.
Blackley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blackley raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers tries to hold on but Blackley pushes him away.
Rogers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blackley tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Blackley 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blackley tries to keep at a distance but Rogers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rogers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackley smiles and moves away.
Rogers shoots and misses
and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers trying to control but Blackley postures up.
Blackley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers gets full guard.
Blackley postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Blackley being controlled here momentarily.
Rogers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blackley has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Blackley has control of the leg.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers is looking for a sweep. Blackley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blackley wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blackley is stalling in the full guard.
Rogers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rogers 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.
Rogers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blackley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blackley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers pulls Blackley in to control the position.
Rogers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blackley has passed into side control.
Blackley working away.
Rogers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Blackley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Derek Blackley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rogers is trying to control Blackley's posture but Blackley avoids it.
Blackley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blackley tries to move to mount but Rogers blocks the move with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Derek Blackley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rogers.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blackley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rogers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blackley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blackley and Rogers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackley gets back to half guard.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blackley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers is looking to stall here but Blackley recovers full guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackley keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Blackley keeps moving.
Ricky Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackley is trying to keep Rogers in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blackley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackley, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Blackley!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Carlson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Speer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prayer. Tom Speer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Carlson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Speer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson Jr shoots in for a double leg but Speer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlson Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carlson Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Speer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carlson Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Speer defends the submission attempt.
Carlson Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Carlson Jr 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.
Carlson Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson Jr is looking to take a break and control but Speer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Speer looks gassed!
Carlson Jr winds up and cracks Speer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carlson Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Speer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlson Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlson Jr stands up and beckons Speer to join him on the feet.
Carlson Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlson Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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.
Carlson Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carlson Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carlson Jr wants to pass to mount but Speer is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carlson Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Speer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carlson Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Speer is just riding it out for now. Carlson Jr eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr is looking to take a break and control but Speer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlson Jr escapes and gets back to his feet.
Carlson Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carlson Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr advances to half guard.
Carlson Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carlson Jr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Speer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Carlson Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Carlson Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrik Johansson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Payne's chin.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredrik Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Payne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Payne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payne tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Johansson or perhaps it was just good defense by Payne which made him look bad.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne has his takedown stuffed
and Johansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Payne's guard.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Johansson looking to pass the guard.
Johansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johansson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payne defending well though.
Johansson controlling the pace.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Payne looks gassed!
Still in half guard, Johansson seems content to control.
Payne tries to get to full guard but Johansson has control of the leg.
Johansson is taking a breather. Payne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johansson drops an elbow to the side of Payne's head.
Johansson slows the pace down in half guard.
Payne strikes from the bottom but Johansson passes into mount!
Payne working to try and regain half guard.
Johansson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johansson working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johansson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johansson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johansson cracks Payne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johansson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johansson lands a heavy elbow.
Johansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johansson lands with some strikes.
Johansson lands with some strikes.
Johansson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johansson unloading with bombs!
Johansson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Payne tries to improve his position but Johansson has taken his back! Johansson has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Payne tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Johansson pushes Payne away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fredrik Johansson!
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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). The key to victory for Marko Mihic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihic moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Mihic is rocked!
It looks like Marko Mihic has been cut.
Mihic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Mihic 's eye.
Oh Mihic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mihic's brow.
Mihic seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Mihic takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Marko Mihic's cut is getting worse.
Mihic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mihic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Mihic is blocking nicely.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mihic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mihic throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Mihic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mihic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mihic parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mihic to escape.
Mihic tries to improve position but can't.
Mihic manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Mihic is defending the position.
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.
Mihic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mihic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mihic wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Mihic.
Johnson tries to stand but Mihic is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mihic tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mihic to the ground. Mihic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mihic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mihic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mihic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mihic misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mihic prevents Johnson from moving into mount.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Mihic get back to his feet.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson prevents Mihic from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson pushes Mihic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mihic is trying to break free.
Mihic takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Mihic goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Johnson in side control.
Marko Mihic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson cracks Mihic with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Johnson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mihic is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sonny bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sonny bishop will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sonny bishop!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison gets the takedown into side control.
bishop looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but bishop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bison stands up and beckons bishop to his feet.
bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bison.
Bison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bishop tries to keep at a distance but Bison has taken the fight into the clinch.
bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.
bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. bishop sprawls well initially but Bison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
bishop wants to get back to full guard.
Bison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
bishop taking some punishment here, with Bison in his half guard.
bishop is trying to control but can't.
Bison postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for bishop to stand up.
bishop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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.
Bison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if bishop can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
bishop throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bison throwing strikes but missing.
bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bison is one step ahead there.
bishop wants to stand but Bison is controlling the position.
Bison preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bison is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bishop avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop is looking to improve his position but Bison isn't that keen on the idea.
Bison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bison unloads with some shots from mount but bishop bucks and avoids them well.
bishop really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
bishop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bison sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bison thowing shots but they're missing.
Bison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bison throws some wild stikes that bishop manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison unloads with some shots from mount but bishop bucks and avoids them well.
bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bison working the ground and pound effectively.
Bison looking to finish with strikes here!
Bison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
bishop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
bishop blocking the ground and pound.
bishop holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bison tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
bishop can't escape the position.
bishop is squirming around, avoiding Bison's attempts to control the action.
bishop throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bison misses with a head shot.
Bison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bison sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
bishop is trying desperately to improve position.
Bison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Bison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bison looking to finish with strikes here!
Bison looking to ground and pound but bishop is blocking nicely.
Bison unloads with some shots from mount but bishop bucks and avoids them well.
bishop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
bishop clinches up against the ropes.
bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bison shoots in but bishop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bison there as he acknowledges the shot.
bishop tries to clinch there but Bison circles away.
Mike Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in bishop's guard.
Bison with a flurry of punches that miss.
bishop wants to get back to his feet but Bison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bison postures up in bishop's guard and throws a big left but bishop blocks it.
Bison is pushing down on bishop's leg trying to pass to half guard. bishop is fighting to maintain full guard but Bison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. bishop defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bison stops bishop from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bishop gets caught flat footed, as Bison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bison tries to stand but bishop is controlling from the bottom.
bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bison trying to control the position from guard on top but bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bison pushing down on bishop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bison slows the pace down in half guard.
Bison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. bishop defending well though.
Bison thows a huge punch but bishop dodges it nicely.
Bison is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for bishop!
Bison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bison breaks from bishop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
bishop blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bison.
Bison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
bishop is trying desperately to improve position.
bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bison looking to finish with strikes here!
Bison punching from mount but bishop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bison misses with a head shot.
Bison looking to ground and pound but bishop is blocking nicely.
Bison with shots to the head and body - bishop looks very uncomfortable down there.
bishop is in a horrible position here. Bison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bison unloading with bombs!
Bison looking to finish with strikes here!
Bison working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison looking to land elbow strikes but bishop uses the position to regain half guard.
bishop is trying to get back to full guard.
Bison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bison throwing shots but bishop is blocking nicely.
Bison passes to side control.
Bison trying to control the position but bishop is working away.
The strikes coming from Bison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
bishop tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bison easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bishop tries to reverse the position but Bison maintains control.
Mike Bison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bishop taking shots to the head.
bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bison throws some wild stikes that bishop manages to avoid easily.
Bison looking to finish with strikes here!
Bison with good strikes from the mount here!
Bison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bison unloads with some shots from mount but bishop bucks and avoids them well.
Bison throwing strikes here but bishop is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
bishop is trying to escape the mount.
bishop wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bison.
Bison is landing with some decent strikes but bishop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bison dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed bishop's head.
Bison postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for bishop to stand up.
bishop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bison misses with a double jab.
bishop is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bison misses with the combination.
Bison misses with a head kick.
Bison throws a head kick but bishop moves out of range.
Bison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bishop swivels and escapes.
Bison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. bishop tries to avoid it but Bison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag bishop to the ground. bishop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Bison. Bison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bison gets a takedown into half guard.
Bison decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from bishop as Bison shoots in.
bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bison as he avoids it easily.
Bison shoots for a takedown but bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bison throws a series of punches but bishop avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bison.
Sloppy strikes there by Bison.
Bison trying to control the position but bishop is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bison working the body and head with strikes.
Bison working the head and body with strikes.
Bison working the ground and pound but bishop is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Bison crashes against the mat.
Bison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but bishop is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bison.
Bison trying to control the position but bishop is working away.
Bison decides to stand back up. Bison steps back and let's bishop get back to his feet.
bishop tries to clinch there but Bison circles away.
Bison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bishop is fending him off so far but Bison persists. Nope, bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
bishop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bison to the mat! Bison manages to get full guard.
bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Bison is retaining full guard.
Bison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison with good strikes from the mount here!
Bison unloading with bombs!
Bison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that bishop can do to turn this around?
Bison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. bishop looks a forlorn figure.
Bison punching from mount but bishop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
bishop wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bison.
Bison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bison misses with a head shot.
bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
bishop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bishop blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bishop really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bison misses with a head shot.
bishop is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bison looking to ground and pound but bishop is blocking nicely.
Bison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bison looking to finish with strikes here!
bishop tries to hold on but Bison postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bishop really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
sonny bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bishop has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bison, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bison!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Brugnolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brugnolo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vasco Rossi - Fammi Godere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kevin Brugnolo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tsatsu Gomi's chin.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Brugnolo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomi.
Gomi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brugnolo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomi really is a fat lump.
Gomi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brugnolo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brugnolo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is working for a kimura but Brugnolo is defending it quite comfortably.
Gomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brugnolo kicks off Gomi and gets to his feet.
Brugnolo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Brugnolo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brugnolo's waist but Brugnolo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brugnolo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Brugnolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Brugnolo. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Brugnolo misses the shot to the body.
Brugnolo scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brugnolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomi stops Brugnolo from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brugnolo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gomi, into his guard.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Brugnolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
Brugnolo wants to stand but Gomi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brugnolo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Brugnolo from controlling successfully.
Gomi has a closed guard, preventing Brugnolo from standing up.
Gomi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brugnolo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brugnolo is keeping the position for now.
Gomi advances position into side control!
Gomi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brugnolo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gomi but great work by Brugnolo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Brugnolo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brugnolo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brugnolo's waist but Brugnolo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomi is thwarting Brugnolo's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brugnolo wants to get back to his feet.
Gomi throwing shots but Brugnolo is blocking nicely.
Brugnolo won't allow Gomi to pass to mount.
Gomi is thwarting Brugnolo's attempts to control the position.
Brugnolo wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brugnolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Brugnolo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tsatsu Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brugnolo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice shot lands for Brugnolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Brugnolo as Gomi shoots in.
Brugnolo scores with a nice head shot.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Brugnolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
Gomi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gomi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brugnolo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gomi but great work by Brugnolo.
Gomi is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brugnolo decides to stand back up.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brugnolo swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brugnolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Brugnolo connects with a jab.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brugnolo's waist but Brugnolo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Brugnolo shows good takedown defense.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brugnolo, right into the meat.
A jab from Brugnolo does it's job there.
Brugnolo throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brugnolo.
Brugnolo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brugnolo is working to get back to half guard.
Brugnolo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brugnolo is surviving well by controlling Gomi's body position as best he can.
Gomi goes for an armbar but Brugnolo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Brugnolo.
Brugnolo throwing strikes from guard but Gomi blocks nicely.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Brugnolo from controlling successfully.
Gomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brugnolo has picked Gomi up and slammed him! Gomi can't keep hold of the triangle and Brugnolo manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gomi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gomi tries to buck Brugnolo off but Brugnolo is having none of it.
Gomi regains half guard.
Gomi wants to get back to full guard.
Gomi actively working from the bottom here.
Gomi manages to get to full guard.
Gomi has his feet on Brugnolo's thighs here. He's pushed Brugnolo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brugnolo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tsatsu Gomi!
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